Energy-assisted PMR (ePMR) recording technology was introduced by Western Digital to create the highest-capacity ultraSMR HDD that is 32TB in size. It is specifically designed for hyperscalers, CSPs, and corporations. Similarly, the company also provides ePMR CMR HDD which has a size of up to 26TB to its enterprise and channel clients. These drives epitomise Western Digital’s commitment to HDD technology that has greater capacity, reliability, and innovation by illustrating the first commercially available disk design with eleven disks and field-proven technology.
The development of the storage industry has been driven to a large extent by the AI Data Cycle and for the management of the input side, with acquisition, processing, and storage of the data as well as the output side which is creation and maintenance of AI content. These drives employ many technological advancements to help data centres optimise the use of their storage.
The company continues to lead the industry in SMR adoption, driving innovation to deliver superior storage capacity while lowering TCO. The Ultrastar DC HC690 UltraSMR HDDs with up to 32TB capacities support customer goals for cost-effective deep content storage at scale. The new drives have up to 257 MiB/s sequential performance and use as little as 5.5W power idle, making them ideal for warm and cold tiers of data.
The Ultrastar DC HC590 CMR HDD is now shipping, offering unbeaten CMR capacity, seamless qualification, easy integration, and rapid adoption while maintaining superior dependability and reliability. Currently, Ultrastar Data is offering Data60 and Data102 JBOD hybrid storage systems that are expandable and has raw capacity up to 3.26PB; supports up to 60 or 102 HDDs. Mentioned innovations such as ArcticFlowTM and IsoVibeTM improve overall performance and durability and also promote cooling and reduction of vibration.
Lastly, the 26TB WD Gold® SATA HDDs are now available in the channel, leveraging innovations from the Ultrastar HDD technology platform to handle heavy, continuous read-write workloads in the toughest of enterprise and commercial system environments. With a five-year limited warranty supporting up to 2.5M hours MTBF, these drives provide the utmost in storage performance, reliability, durability, and flexible capacity for small and medium businesses and design professionals whose mission-critical data and creative output are essential to their success.
