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Western Digital To Split Into Two After Walking Away From Kioxa Merger
Western Digital to split into flash memory and hard disk companies after walking away from stalled merger talks with Kioxa last week
Kioxia, Western Digital ‘Accelerate’ Merger Talks
Toshiba memory spin-off Kioxia and Western Digital said to accelerate merger talks amidst oversupply, falling demand
Seagate To Pay $300m Penalty Over Huawei Exports
Ouch. Seagate to hand over $300 million in fines after it exported 7.4 hard disk drives to Huawei, despite US export restrictions
Western Digital ‘In Talks’ To Buy Kioxia In $20bn NAND Deal
Western Digital could face hurdles to its reported $20bn offer for Kioxia, which could restructure NAND memory market and create Samsung rival
Western Digital Expands NVMe Range For Accessibility, Higher Density
Company aims to make speedy NVMe data centre storage more accessible, while new tech doubles density through support for 15TB SSDs
Toshiba Sells NAND Chip Unit For £13.5bn
Despite ongoing legal tussle with Western Digital, Toshiba is to sell its NAND chip unit for some much needed capital
IFA 2017: SanDisk Unveils Biggest Ever 400GB MicroSD Card
Sorry iPhone. Android smartphones can now have an extra 400GB storage, with world’s highest-capacity microSD card
Western Digital To Acquire Flash Tegile Systems
Data centre flash move as WD announces intention to acquire Tegile Systems
Google, Facebook, Microsoft Lead Growing Appetite For Enterprise-Grade SSDs
Intel, the current leader in supplying enterprise storage disks, is feeling the pressure from Samsung
WD, UN Use Big Data Competition To Fight Climate Change
Data for Climate Action is an open innovation challenge to use data science and big data from the private sector to fight climate change
Why WD Is Moving from Hard Driver To DC Equipment Maker
ANALYSIS: The AI/machine learning era is the next arms race for companies looking to compete in the global market and exist in the next 25 years
Western Digital Boosts VMware vSphere Performance
WD develops FlashSoft software and virtualisation system to speed up vSphere environments
PiDrive 314GB Offers Power-Efficient Storage For Raspberry Pi
Western Digital promises new hard drive is optimised for Raspberry Pi and can aid storage-intensive projects with greater reliability and power efficiency
Western Digital Expands Capacity of Storage Solutions
The increase in capacity also applies to My Cloud EX2 Ultra, part of the creative professional series of My Cloud products WD recently updated
Western Digital’s Acquisition Of SanDisk Approved
Flash meets flash in £13bn storage deal as European Commission rules that buyout won't harm competition
Western Digital Coughs Up £12.2bn For SanDisk
Purchase of flash storage giant Sandisk is latest in large acquisition deals currently reshaping tech industry
SanDisk In Merger Talks With Western Digital, Micron
SanDisk is reportedly approached by two rivals as IT and cloud consolidation continues
Helium Hard Drives Capturing The Supermassive Black Hole In The Centre Of The Galaxy
HGST to deploy helium drives that function better than air-filled HDDs at high-altitude observatories to store data from the edge of a black hole
SanDisk, Seagate And Western Digital Join The Linux Foundation
The new members will help Linux developers with money, expertise
Review: 4TB G-Drive By G-Technology
This perforated aluminium box offers capacity and speed
Western Digital Launches World’s Highest Capacity 10k Hard Drive
Enterprise-ready Ultrastar C10K1800 can store 1.8TB of data in a 2.5-inch form factor
Western Digital Confirms OS X Mavericks Can Wipe External Hard Drive Data
The issue affects other drive manufacturers, but Apple remains silent
Western Digital Inflates 3.5in HDD Storage To 6TB Using Helium
Helium cuts turbulence, boosts drive capacity to 6TB, and opens the way to liquid cooling
IP Expo: Western Digital Offers New Products For SMBs
Stuart Wright from WD talks about the recently launched compact servers
IP Expo: Western Digital Offers New Products For SMBs
Stuart Wright from WD talks about the recently launched compact servers
Western Digital Super Slim HDD Targets Ultrabooks
Western Digital is seeking to provide an alternative to SSDs with its new shock resistent Scorpio Blue 7mm hard drive
Western Digital Reveals 2TB Portable Hard Drive
Western Digital has updated its My Passport portable storage drive portfolio to include a 2TB device
Toshiba And WD Sign HDD Facilities Agreement
Toshiba and Western Digital have reached an agreement that will see the two trade hard disk drive facilities
EC Clears Western Digital’s Hitachi Acquisition
After selling off some assets, WD's merger goes ahead, reducing the number of HDD suppliers to to three