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HGST won't be with us for much longer either due to the recent WD rebranding [1][2]. As part of the unification of our new Western Digital brand, the Ultrastar
by arthurfm 9y ago
HGST won't be with us for much longer either due to the recent WD rebranding [1][2].
As part of the unification of our new Western Digital brand, the Ultrastar DC HC320 is being introduced under the Western Digital Data Center (DC) segment branding.
All new commercial and enterprise products going forward will carry this new Western Digital branding as we transition away from the HGST brand. Western Digital has gone through a significant transformation with the integration of multiple companies. Moving to the Western Digital brand for all of our commercial and enterprise products is the first step in unifying the brands in our portfolio.
[1] https://blog.westerndigital.com/western-digital-sets-new-high-lower-capacity-options/ https://blog.westerndigital.com/western-digital-sets-new-hig...
[2] https://www.hgst.com/products/hard-drives/ultrastar-dc-hc320 https://www.hgst.com/products/hard-drives/ultrastar-dc-hc320
- theologic 9y agoInteresting, if you check the leadership at WD, virtually all of them came from HGST. (President, CFO, COO, etc.) This was a case where the acquiring company became the acquired, and they moved their headquarters from SoCal to NorCal, the ultimate signal of who won the internal war. Once they bought SanDisk, a lot of the SanDisk people moved to Micron. Finally, some key notable players from WD moved to Seagate. The industry has been musical chairs.
- derefr 9y agoDoes this mean that the "WD Data Center" marque will be the indication, going forward, that a drive has the reliability ratings that Backblaze et al regularly see out of currently-HGST-branded drives?