Western Digital says it can increase your HDD capacity and cut power usage thanks to a 'clever way' of…
- Western Digital claims spinning down hard drives no longer cripple application performance
- WD’s solution offers lower storage power consumption without sacrificing consistent response times
- Reduced drive power usage allows more storage capacity inside existing rack limits
Western Digital (WD) has developed a new power-optimized drive technology which allows hard disks to spin down without causing major performance penalties.
The company's Chief Product Officer, Ahmed Shihab, said the technique lowers power consumption enough to matter to customers while preserving the performance they expect.
Traditional hard drives consume significant power even when they are not actively being accessed by users or applications, and this is not sustainable in the long run.
Spinning down drives saves power
The technique allows drives to enter a low-power state without the lengthy spin-up delays that have made such approaches impractical in the past.
When a drive spins down, it consumes far less electricity, which directly reduces...
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