Device-Managed Shingled Magnetic Recording (DMSMR)
We’ve been listening to your comments about Shingled Magnetic Recording (SMR) technology and recognized an opportunity to provide more detail…
We’re Honoring Earth Day Virtually!
During these challenging times, we’re working alongside our colleagues and community partners to care for the environment and help build…
Behind the Lens – Earth Day Q&A with our Extreme Team and G-Team
Today’s prominent landscape, nature, and wildlife photographers are more than picture “takers”. They are picture “talkers”, turning their shots into…
On WD Red NAS Drives
Recently, there has been discussion regarding the recording technology used in some of our WD Red hard disk drives (HDDs)….
Our Global Supply Chain is Using Data Toward a Paperless Future
From responsible sourcing to efficient shipping, our logistics team is working towards minimizing our impact on the environment. In fact,…
Remembering Len Lauer – Western Digital’s Confidant, Trusted Advisor and Friend
It’s with an incredibly heavy heart that I share the loss of our lead independent director, Len Lauer, who died…
50 Years Later, Sustainability is the New “Green” for Global Companies
As we commemorate Earth Day’s 50th anniversary this year — alongside the same milestone for our company — we recommit…
Big Data Solutions
Object storage emerged to solve the challenges of data at scale. With data growing exponentially, traditional architectures face many challenges…
Now is the Time for DevOps, Self-Service and Automation
The current COVID-19 pandemic has made automated and self-service IT ecosystems critical to keep business running. Here are nine tips…
One Year Later… Dropbox Continues to Innovate with Western Digital
It’s truly an exciting time as software developers continue to create innovative cloud applications and, in the process, more and…
Drive the Future
Data storage helps the automotive industry take the next step forward Car manufactures are building smarter technologies into autonomous vehicles…
The Race to Seal Helium HDDs
Innovation is rarely quick and often only obvious in hindsight. Helium has been one of the greatest breakthroughs for high-capacity…
A Taste of Data: How Data Is Revolutionizing the Alcohol Industry
Since antiquity, humans have made alcohol. It’s part of our ancestry and our every day, and there’s always been a…
Power to the Data Center: Hero or Villain?
Data centers are among the largest consumers of power and electricity, using an estimated two percent of the world’s electricity…
Power to the Data Center: Hero or Villian?
Data centers are among the largest consumers of power and electricity, using an estimated two percent of the world’s electricity…
The Shift to Shared: A New Approach to Optimizing IT Operations
Ask any data center architect what keeps them up at night and they will likely mention downtime and how to…
Five Reasons the 2019 RISC-V Summit is a Can’t-Miss Event
Whether you’re a veteran RISC-V enthusiast or brand new to the world of open-source instruction set architecture (ISA), the RISC-V…
The IoT Evolution – Top 9 IoT Use Cases of 2019
As smart sensors are placed in billions of connected devices around the world, new IoT applications are generating massive streams…
Driving to Data-Centric Architectures and 1B RISC-V Cores
Two years ago we kicked off our commitment to open-source innovation by announcing our goal to transition over one billion…
In 2039, Could Fully Autonomous and Connected Cars Exist?
Recently, I gave the opening remarks and sat in on a panel at A Data-Driven Futurean automotive industry event hosted…
2019 Data Center Year in Review
The era of digital business transformation has been in full thrust in 2019, as emerging applications and data center infrastructure…
Industrial-Grade Storage Enables Drones for Search and Rescue Teams
First things, first: I’m a proud member of the El Dorado County Search and Rescue (EDSAR) organization and have been…
