Western Digital Is Preparing 40TB Ultra SMR Hard Drive As Race To First 50TB HDD Heats Up
techradar.pro, Thursday, November 2,2023
CEO confirms that company has a clear roadmap into the 40TB range but didn't provide with a timeline
After Seagate the day before, Western Digital held it first quarter 2024 earnings call (via Marketbeat) and the highlight of the event was the announcement by David Goeckeler, its CEO that the company is looking to launch one or more hard drives with a capacity of 40TB or bigger.
Speaking to an audience of analysts, Goeckeler said that Western Digital has 'a clear roadmap of ePMR- and Ultra SMR-based innovations into the 40-terabyte range'. Yesterday, we reported that Seagate is readying a 30TB hard drive for early 2024 with 32TB models likely as well and a 50TB HDD in the labs. Like its archrival, these models target cloud customers including hyperscalers and social networks.