Latest HDDs News
Seagate Ships First 30TB+ HAMR Hard Drives
Seagate to recognize revenue shipments of 30TB+ HDD-based Exos Corvault systems this quarter.
DirectStorage 1.2 Adds Buffered IO Mode to Speed HDD Performance
Microsoft DirectStorage 1.2 can help speed HDD systems with a new buffered mode, as well as delivering general performance improvements and implementing bug fixes.
Seagate Hit with $300 Million Fine for Shipping 7.4 Million HDDs to Huawei
Seagate to pay record fine for shipping 7.4 million hard drives to Huawei from 2020 to 2021.
HDD Sales Crater, Drop 35% Year-over-Year
Unit shipments of nearline drives suffer the most in the first quarter as exascalers remain cautious.
WD Injects 22TB HDDs Into My Book External Drive Lineup for Capacities up to 44TB
Digital hoarders and 8K content creators, rejoice!
Backup Company Reveals Hard Drive Failure Rates For 2022
Backblaze has published the company's annual report on hard drive failure rates for last year.
Seagate: 22TB and 24TB HDDs Launching Soon, 30+TB HAMR Follows in Q3
Seagate is on track to launch industry's first 30TB HDD with HAMR in the third quarter.
Tape Storage Soars While HDD Sales Crash
Sales of LTO tape for archive storage increased in 2022, in contrast to decreases in HDD sales.