Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) has announced that it is shipping its new, industry-leading Ultrastar® DC HC570 22TBCMR HDDs in India.Leveraging its unique OptiNAND™, energy-assisted PMR (ePMR), ArmorCache™ and HelioSeal® technologies, the company further expands its technology and areal density leadership, while delivering enhanced value by driving a lower total cost of ownership (TCO) for cloud service providers and enterprise customers.
The Ultrastar Data60 and Data102 JBODs feature the new 22TB CMR Ultrastar HDDs, delivering the industry’s highest storage density in a fully optimized platform for added durability and data reliability for software-defined storage.
The 22TB Ultrastar DC HC570 HDD are now available with the company’s national distributors, RashiPeripherals and Tech Data India. Khalid Wani, Senior Director – Sales, India, Western Digital, said,“We are excited to introduce the world’s first 22TB CMR HDD in India. We are constantly working to help address the capacity demands of the industry, as well as support the evolving economics of data centers for decades to come.”