Western Digital is vertically integrating throughout the data-center, manufacturing a range of enterprise HDD and SSD that it integrates in its own brand of industry-standard, high-density, x86 storage servers and JBODs. It sells these to its VAR/SI community through its global distribution network.

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Powerful patent portfolio

Western Digital has 40+ years of innovation, and has a powerful patent portfolio ranking.

First to market with flash & HDD

Innovation allows customers to benefit from earlier access to and enjoy a 6-12 month competitive advantage to deploy in production our latest flash and HDD technologies.

62% lower drive return rate

The most efficient datacenters of tomorrow will focus on increased density as a way to manage growth and contain cost. Ultrastar platforms feature innovative IsoVibe™ and ArcticFlow™ technology that enables higher capacities of flash and HDD to be deployed efficiently and safely at scale. Western Digital observed a 62% lower drive return rate for its products with these innovations than the previous generation.

Vertical integration

Western Digital is the device manufacturer and through vertical integration it owns the whole stack. This combined with supply chain efficiencies translates to a lower acquisition cost for customers and overall lower TCO.

Supply chain efficiency

Western Digital has streamlined its supply chain, configuring its flash and HDD in Ultrastar platforms, selling directly to its global network of distributors. This not only decreases overall costs but moves Western Digital closer to the workload improving customer experience.