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Storage contracts often set the operating limits for AI infrastructure long before the first training run fills a cluster. Key Takeaways AI storage procurement starts with a simple test: can the platform keep data usable, durable, and economical as workloads move from controlled pilots to production scale? The International Energy Agency projects global data center […]

Annual Report filed 2026-08-14

When it comes to AI workloads, compute scales linearly while data scales exponentially, continuously accumulating across training, inference, logs, embeddings, synthetic outputs, and retention windows. Key Takeaways AI data centers now sit inside a resource model that older infrastructure plans were not built to handle. Data center electricity consumption is projected to rise from 485TWh […]

This week’s Future of Memory Storage event is a place where flash gets most of the attention. NAND density, controller innovation, and interface performance are all moving quickly. For the right workloads, flash is indispensable. But if you are building AI infrastructure today, whether you are an AI lab, a neocloud, or a sovereign cloud, […]

Material Event filed 2026-08-05

What being named one of Forbes’ Best Employers for Women means, and what it challenges us to do next. When I learned WD had been recognized as one of Forbes’ Best Employers for Women, I was proud. I was also humbled, because I know how much work is still ahead of us. This recognition carries […]

AI storage works best when each dataset sits on the tier its access pattern justifies. Key Takeaways Storage planning turns into an architectural issue once data keeps accumulating after each training run, replay, and inference cycle. A model team that keeps everything on one fast tier will get simple operations for a while, then face […]

Storage cost sets the limit on how much AI capability you can keep. Key Takeaways AI teams often feel storage pain after compute gets approved, racks get filled, and new data starts piling up from training runs, inference logs, checkpoints, embeddings, and retrieval indexes. That sequence hides the real order of cause and effect. Storage […]

TL;DR: Enterprise HDD storage is at an inflection point Conventional, non-energy-assisted PMR has already reached a practical ceiling around 28TB. ePMR, an energy-assisted recording technology, reaches 26TB on its own and 32TB paired with UltraSMR, itself a capacity lever worth adopting, not just a bonus feature. HAMR is the next leap beyond it, advancing through […]

At WD, sustainability is not a separate initiative—it is embedded in how we innovate, operate, and help our customers scale in the age of AI. That’s why we are honored to be recognized by TIME and Statista as one of the World’s Most Sustainable Companies 2026. This recognition reflects our commitment to transparency, accountability, and […]

How does WD ePMR reduce power consumption? Executive summary ePMR helps support Sustainable AI goals by improving the fundamental efficiency of storage infrastructure. By increasing areal density and capacity per drive, organizations can store more data with fewer physical assets, lowering watts per terabyte and improving storage Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). While not a […]