In high-stakes industries such as automotive, industrial, healthcare and tech, having an IT backup strategy isn’t just advisable, it’s essential.

In the ever-evolving landscape of data storage, selecting the right enterprise-class SSD (Solid-State Drive) for your specific data center application or workload has become a critical decision.

Data is the lifeblood of any business, and increasingly, that data is unstructured. Generated from social media, Internet of Things (IoT) devices, text, images and multimedia, the amount of unstructured data is growing significantly.

The cloud, artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), autonomous vehicles, smart video, and other advanced applications are driving a level of data growth the world has never seen. According to analyst firm IDC, the amount of new data created, captured, replicated and consumed each year is expected to double by 2026 – eventually nearing the 200 zettabyte barrier. Yes, that’s zettabyte with a ‘z.’ 

Times are changing as digital transformation initiatives have led to a tidal wave of data. As a result, storage has become one of the most critical components of keeping pace with this data revolution. It’s affecting companies of all sizes, especially hyperscale companies—such as the largest search, social, entertainment, and e-commerce companies in the world. Scaling efficiently and cost-effectively to meet data growth in a manner that is sustainable and environmentally friendly is paramount to their success

Western Digital announced that it is now shipping new 22TB¹ HDDs targeting three key segments: WD Gold HDDs for IT/data center channel customers; WD Red Pro for network attached storage (NAS), and WD Purple Pro for smart video/surveillance.

Embedded devices are generating an enormous surge of data. That should come as no surprise to anyone who works in the IoT space. What might be surprising is just how big this surge is.