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Western Digital: We Are Sampling 32TB SMR Hard Drives
by Anton Shilov on August 2, 2024 10:00 AM EST In an unexpected announcement during their quarterly earnings call this week, Western Digital revealed that it has begun sampling an upcoming 32TB hard drive. The nearline HDD is aimed at hyperscalers, and relies on a combination of Westen Digital's EAMR technology, as well as shingled magnetic recording (SMR) technology to hit their highest capacity figures to date.
In an unexpected announcement during their quarterly earnings call this week, Western Digital revealed that it has begun sampling an upcoming 32TB hard drive. "We are shipping samples of our 32TB UltraSMR/ePMR nearline hard drives to select customers," said David Goeckeler, chief executive of Western Digital, at the earnings call. "These drives feature advanced triple-stage actuators and OptiNAND technology which are designed for seamless qualification, integration and deployment in hyperscale cloud and enterprise data centers while maintaining exceptional reliability."
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