Western Digital has actually begun volume deliveries of its 24 TB UltraStar & Gold CMR HDDs while likewise increase 28 TB SMR drives.
Western Digital's 24 TB Ultrastar & Gold HDDs Are Now Shipping, 28 TB SMR HDDs Ramp
The business has actually recognized the tremendous need from the cloud and information center sector, which is why they have actually chosen to present 2 various HDDs into the marketplace, utilizing the most recent tech onboard. The brand-new drives by Western Digital are the Ultrastar DC HC580 24 TB and Western Digital Gold 24 TB HDDs, which include enhanced performance and power effectiveness.
Both of the disks include energy-assisted perpendicular magnetic recording (ePMR) innovation, which has actually assisted the business to use "the greatest capability HDDs on the marketplace ". Through the combination of OptiNAND, which is a fundamental architecture in the drives, Western Digital intends to control the market in regards to effective and effective efficiency.
2 of 9 Mentioning effectiveness, the HC580 has the capability to allow as much as 612TB of raw storage per rack system, and the drive is 12 %greater in regards to per-TB power performance compared to its previous 22TB equivalent. The greater capability combined with remarkable enhancements within the energy department is what makes the HC580 all set for market application, and possibly control in the longer run.
28TB Ultrastar DC HC680 SMR HDD
Western Digital is driving the next huge shift in cloud information center with SMR HDDs. At 28TB, the brand-new Ultrastar DC HC680 SMR HDDsupplies the utmost in storage density for hyperscale, cloud and business clients. Created for consecutive compose work where storage density, watt/TB and $/ TB are vital criteria, it targets environments such as bulk storage, online backup and archive, video security, cloud storage, storage for regulative compliance, huge information storage, and other applications where information might be occasionally accessed.
24TB Ultrastar DC HC580 CMR HDD
Continuing to provide development at scale, the Ultrastar DC HC580 24TB CMR HDDwith enhanced OptiNAND innovation is the next leap in information density, enabling information center consumers to optimize their storage within the very same footprint, and in power-constrained environments. For much better storage density, the HC580 can allow approximately 612TB of raw storage per rack system in a 4U 102-drive bay service. These drives are likewise more power effective, supplying 12% less Watt/TB compared to the business's previous 22TB variation.
Ultrastar DC HC680 and HC580 SAS HDD variations will be offered in CYQ1 '24 (FYQ3'24).
WD Gold 24TB CMR HDDs
Western Digital is likewise now delivering its 24TB WD Gold CMR SATA HDD into the channel. These drives are particularly developed for system integrators and resellers serving business and SMBs who require more trusted storage for huge information and business storage work compared to conventional customer HDDs. Leveraging developments from the Ultrastar innovation platform, the WD Gold 24TB HDD offers as much as 2.5 M hours MTBF (forecasted), includes vibration defense innovation, is developed to deal with work approximately 550TB annually and features a 5-year restricted guarantee.
In regards to accessibility, the Western Digital Gold 24 TB is currently in the shipping channels, and will most likely opt for retail in an instant. The Ultrastar DC HC680 and HC580 HDDs are now being explored with by the market and are offered for business usage just. Western Digital plans to deliver the SATA variations of the HDDs at first, however they have actually likewise divulged that "SAS-based" variations are anticipated to drop in the very first quarter of 2024.