Company Unveils New Flash and HDD Offerings
Inspired by All of the Ways People Use Data
What’s Next Western Digital
Event – At its What’s Next Western Digital event held
today at The Ritz-Carlton San Francisco, Western Digital Corp.
(NASDAQ: WDC) detailed its mission to unlock the potential of data
by harnessing the possibility to use it. In a series of keynotes
delivered by company leaders, Western Digital also unveiled
breakthrough HDD and Flash innovations inspired by the ways
individuals and businesses use data to create what’s next.
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At its What's Next Western Digital event,
the company introduced the industry’s first 22TB CMR and 26TB
UltraSMR HDDs, and a new family of high-capacity PCIe® Gen4 NVMe™
SSDs. (Photo: Business Wire)
In his opening remarks, David Goeckeler, CEO of Western Digital,
commented on the rapidly expanding market that stems from modern
computing. The growth of the cloud, the explosion of connected
intelligent devices, and the ever-expanding amount of digital
information created with these devices each day around the world,
all demand more and more storage capacity.
“Everything we do starts with the belief in human potential as
it intersects digital innovation and in turn, creates possibility,”
said Goeckeler. “Inspired by the many ways in which our customers
use data and empowered by our strong go-to-market engine, we
uniquely address the broad storage needs of our diverse customers,
at any scale — from the smallest intelligent devices to the largest
public clouds.”
Joined onstage by partners including AMD, Intel and Microsoft,
Rob Soderbery, EVP and GM of the Flash Business Unit at Western
Digital, reinforced the company’s commitment to deliver the
purpose-built solutions that power the most important and exciting
digital applications in the world today.
“Innovating into the future starts with the right tools. We know
that when people are given the tools to push boundaries, they are
unstoppable,” said Soderbery. “From autonomous cars, artificial
intelligence and augmented reality to computing, streaming and
gaming, our flash products help to fuel our customers’ potential
and allow them to perform at their best.”
EVP and GM of the HDD Business Unit, Ashley Gorakhpurwalla,
addressed the changing economics of the data center and introduced
the industry’s first 22TB1 CMR and 26TB UltraSMR HDDs, built upon
the foundation of a series of significant innovations cultivated
over decades. In conversation with Dropbox, he illustrated Western
Digital’s commitment to be a partner to cloud customers by
delivering the innovations they need to achieve their goals.
“As the areal density leader in the HDD industry, intentional
innovation that delivers TCO for our customers is our greatest
responsibility,” said Gorakhpurwalla. “We know that data is our
customers’ most valuable asset, and we bring together the brightest
minds to develop solutions for today’s exponential rate of data
creation to enable deeper connections, new breakthroughs and
smarter decisions.”
New Product Innovations
Building on the expertise cultivated over 50 years of creating
industry-leading technologies, Western Digital also introduced new
flash and HDD products for cloud, client and consumer
customers.
- The Cloud: Western Digital unleashed powerful new data
storage solutions for cloud customers, including the industry’s
first 22TB CMR and 26TB UltraSMR HDDs, and a new family of
high-capacity PCIe® Gen4 NVMe™ SSDs to help them design
tiered-storage solutions more efficiently, and generate more value
out of their infrastructure to help their customers’ data
thrive.
- The Way We Work Now: The new PCIe Gen4 Western Digital
PC SN740 NVMe SSD addresses the unique needs of the hybrid
workforce and elevates the computing experience with sequential
read speeds up to 5,150MB/s2 in a thin, light, low-power
design.
- Creativity: Western Digital introduced the new SanDisk®
Professional PRO-BLADE™ Modular SSD Ecosystem. Designed to meet the
demands of capturing, transferring and preserving increasingly
higher resolution content, the PRO-BLADE solutions enable
professionals to save hours on transfers, save money for equivalent
capacity, and reduce the volume and weight of their gear.
- Gaming: Western Digital unveiled two additions to its
award-winning WD_BLACK™ gaming portfolio. Designed with performance
and style in mind, the new WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD and WD_BLACK
P40 Game Drive SSD, offer gamers more options to elevate their
gaming experience so they can play at their best.
Blog: What's Next: Western Digital Unveils Its Mission to Unlock
the Potential of Data
About Western Digital
Western Digital is on a mission to unlock the potential of data
by harnessing the possibility to use it. With Flash and HDD
franchises, underpinned by advancements in memory technologies, we
create breakthrough innovations and powerful data storage solutions
that enable the world to actualize its aspirations. Core to our
values, we recognize the urgency to combat climate change and have
committed to ambitious carbon reduction goals approved by the
Science Based Targets initiative. Learn more about Western Digital
and the Western Digital®, SanDisk® and WD® brands at
www.westerndigital.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements,
including statements regarding expectations for the development,
applications and performance of the company’s products and
expectations for demand and market trends. There are a number of
risks and uncertainties that may cause these forward-looking
statements to be inaccurate including, among others: future
responses to and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; volatility in
global economic conditions; impact of business and market
conditions; impact of competitive products and pricing; our
development and introduction of products based on new technologies
and expansion into new data storage markets; risks associated with
cost saving initiatives, restructurings, acquisitions,
divestitures, mergers, joint ventures and our strategic
relationships; difficulties or delays in manufacturing or other
supply chain disruptions; hiring and retention of key employees;
our substantial level of debt and other financial obligations;
changes to our relationships with key customers; disruptions in
operations from cyberattacks or other system security risks;
actions by competitors; risks associated with compliance with
changing legal and regulatory requirements and the outcome of legal
proceedings; and other risks and uncertainties listed in the
company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including the company’s most recently filed periodic report, to
which your attention is directed. You should not place undue
reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as
of the date hereof, and the company undertakes no obligation to
update these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent
events or circumstances.
©2022 Western Digital Corporation or its affiliates. All rights
reserved. Western Digital, the Western Digital design, the Western
Digital logo, SanDisk, the SanDisk logo, SanDisk Professional, the
SanDisk Professional Logo, PRO-BLADE, WD, and WD_BLACK are
registered trademarks or trademarks of Western Digital Corporation
or its affiliates in the US and/or other countries. The NVMe word
mark is a trademark of NVM Express, Inc. PCIe® is a registered
trademark and/or service mark of PCI-SIG in the United States
and/or other countries. All other marks are the property of their
respective owners. Product specifications subject to change without
notice. Pictures shown may vary from actual products. Not all
products will be available in all regions of the world.
1 One terabyte (TB) is equal to one trillion bytes. Actual user
capacity may be less due to depending on operating environment. 2 1
MB/s = 1 million bytes per second. Based on internal testing;
performance may vary depending upon host device, usage conditions,
drive capacity, and other factors.
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Western Digital Contacts: Robin Schultz Western Digital
Public Relations 1-408-573-5043 robin.schultz@wdc.com
T. Peter Andrew Western Digital Investor Relations
1-949-672-9655 peter.andrew@wdc.com
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