- Western Digital unveils new HDD storage choices for companies
- 32TB UltraSMR and 26TB ePMR CMR are the world’s highest capability ePMR HDDs
- Constructed for scalability, effectivity, and lengthy lasting with 5 12 months guarantee
Western Digital has unveiled new developments in laborious drive expertise which it says align with the burgeoning wants of AI and data-intensive functions.
The corporate has not too long ago launched the brand new 32TB UltraSMR HDD and 26TB ePMR CMR HDD.
These new laborious drives, outfitted with progressive options like OptiNAND and ArmorCache provide scalable, environment friendly, and cost-effective options for hyperscalers, cloud service suppliers (CSPs), and enterprises.
Reducing-edge 11-disk design for optimum effectivity
The 32TB Ultrastar DC HC690 SMR HDD is the business’s highest-capacity HDD up to now, utilizing cutting-edge UltraSMR expertise to assist deep content material storage at scale. Alternatively, the 26TB Ultrastar DC HC590 CMR HDD affords a drop-in alternative for enterprises seeking to develop their knowledge capability with out compromising on efficiency or reliability.
The 32TB UltraSMR HDD affords as much as 257 MiB/s sequential efficiency and utilizing simply 5.5W of energy whereas idle making it excellent for “heat” and “chilly” knowledge storage tiers, serving to companies optimize their power consumption whereas scaling their storage wants. In the meantime, the 26TB CMR HDD includes a sustained switch charge of as much as 288 MiB/s and consumes simply 5.6W in idle mode, making it a dependable possibility for mission-critical environments.
Their 11-disk design is the primary of its form to be commercially obtainable and will increase the storage capability with out rising the bodily measurement of the drives, making them extremely environment friendly for contemporary knowledge facilities.
Western Digital integrates the brand new HDDs into the Ultrastar Data60 and Data102 hybrid storage platforms which may accommodate as much as 102 drives, providing as much as 3.26 petabytes of uncooked capability. The corporate additionally makes use of IsoVibe and ArcticFlow to cut back vibration and optimize cooling.
The 26TB WD Gold SATA HDDs provide an honest steadiness for system integrators and resellers. Drawing from the Ultrastar HDD platform, these drives are tailor-made for small and medium companies who require dependable, high-performance storage, and have as much as 2.5 million hours imply time between failure (MTBF) and a five-year guarantee.
“Our CMR and UltraSMR expertise is not simply breaking information—it’s giving prospects the effectivity and TCO advantages they’ve been asking for, and we’re not carried out but,” mentioned Ravi Pendekanti, SVP of Product Administration, HDD Enterprise Unit, Western Digital.
“By delivering the business’s highest ePMR capacities obtainable at present, we’re guaranteeing that our prospects have the storage effectivity, scalability, reliability and unmatched worth they should keep forward.”