Hard Drives stories
VDURA & WD target AI with hybrid storage
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VDURA and WD certify Ultrastar hybrid arrays with VDURA Data Platform, targeting cheaper petabyte-scale AI and HPC storage.
WD unifies creator storage range under G-DRIVE brand
Fri, 20th Feb 2026
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WD is unifying its creator-focused external storage under the G-DRIVE name, phasing out SanDisk Professional branding across the range.
Smartphones now drive digital evidence in criminal cases
Fri, 6th Feb 2026
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data protection
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surveillance
Smartphones now underpin criminal investigations worldwide, with 97% of cases drawing on mobile data as agencies race to keep pace.
WD maps 100TB-plus hard drives for AI data centres
Wed, 4th Feb 2026
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digital transformation
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WD maps a path to 100TB-plus hard drives, unveiling faster, lower-power designs as cloud data centres scale storage for AI workloads.
VDURA index tracks volatile SSD pricing & AI impact
Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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VDURA launches index and modelling tool as AI-fuelled SSD volatility drives 189% flash cost surge and widens gap with hard drives.
Seagate unveils 30TB drives to power AI-ready data centres
Tue, 15th Jul 2025
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hybrid cloud
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Seagate launches 30TB Exos M and IronWolf Pro drives, boosting scalable AI-ready storage for data centres amid rising global demand and data laws.
Western Digital unveils new high-capacity drives in Australia
Thu, 10th Jul 2025
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digital transformation
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ai
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ar, vr & metaverse
Western Digital launches new high-capacity Professional and NAS storage solutions in Australia, targeting creative and business data demands up to 208TB.
VDURA unveils HyperScaleFlow v11.2 to cut AI storage costs
Wed, 4th Jun 2025
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virtualisation
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data protection
VDURA unveils HyperScaleFlow v11.2, featuring V-ScaleFlow tech to slash AI storage costs and speed up data management on Kubernetes clusters.
Preparing your data centre for AI
Wed, 23rd Apr 2025
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hybrid cloud
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digital transformation
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multi-cloud
AI adoption hits 72% globally, spurring a data surge that challenges data centres to scale storage sustainably amid soaring demand by 2025.
Hands-on Review: WD_Black SN850X NVMe SSD 2TB Game Drive
Wed, 26th Mar 2025
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digital entertainment
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ssd storage
The WD_Black SN850X 2TB NVMe SSD offers impressive speeds and easy installation, making it a top choice for serious gamers seeking an upgrade.
AI-driven cloud storage demand set to double by 2028
Tue, 14th Jan 2025
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cloud storage
A survey by Seagate reveals that over half of businesses expect their cloud storage to more than double by 2028, fueled by AI data generation.
Seagate unveils gaming drives for the holiday season
Tue, 17th Dec 2024
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digital entertainment
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Seagate has unveiled a new range of gaming hard drives and SSDs, set to enhance the gaming experience this Christmas for gamers across Australia and New Zealand.
Seagate unveils IronWolf Pro 24TB hard drive for evolving enterprise needs
Wed, 14th Feb 2024
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Seagate Technology introduces the IronWolf Pro 24TB hard drive, offering sustained transfer rates, vibrational resilience through AgileArray technology, and data protection via IronWolf Health Management, to meet the evolving data needs of SMBs and enterprise NAS environments.
Western Digital launches 24TB & 28TB HDDs for data centres
Mon, 20th Nov 2023
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storage
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data analytics
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hyperscale
Western Digital debuts eco-friendly 24TB and 28TB hard disk drives for data centres, offering higher storage capacity and power efficiency.
Backblaze report set to examine impact of temperature spikes on hard drives
Tue, 14th Nov 2023
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datacentre infrastructure
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transparency
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solid state drives
Backblaze set to release a report examining how temperature spikes affect hard drive failures in data centres.
Seagate Technology releases new Exos 24TB hard drives
Thu, 19th Oct 2023
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Seagate Technology, a global expert in data storage technology and solutions, has introduced the new Seagate Exos X24 hard drives.
Hands-on Review: WD_Black SN770 NVMe SSD Game Drive
Fri, 20th May 2022
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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western digital
Western Digital enhances its WD_Black NVMe SSD range with the WD_Black SN770 Game Drive, offering fast, power-efficient storage.
Synology launches new SAS drives for enterprise customers
Tue, 20th Jul 2021
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storage
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sas
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synology
Synology launches HAS5300 SAS enterprise hard drives to meet demand for high-capacity, high-performance storage systems.
The villain lurking in your PC - a cautionary tale
Tue, 15th Sep 2020
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manufacturing
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seagate
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ssd storage
Deadly flaw discovered in popular hard drive - Seagate Barracuda drives using SMR technology at risk of failure. Backup recommended.
Western Digital adds top tech to data centre solutions
Tue, 14th Jul 2020
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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Worldwide availability of 16TB and 18TB capacities for Ultrastar HDDs, WD Gold HDDs and Ultrastar storage platforms.