Western Digital is a leading provider of data storage solutions, specializing in hard drives, solid-state drives, and cloud storage services. The company designs, manufactures, and sells a variety of storage devices for personal and enterprise use, catering to the needs of consumers, businesses, and data centers around the globe. With a focus on innovation, Western Digital continually develops advanced technologies to enhance data management and security, enabling users to store and access their information efficiently and reliably. The company plays a vital role in the digital economy, powering everything from personal computing and gaming to large-scale enterprise applications. Read More
Western Digital Corporation (Nasdaq: WDC), the storage foundation of the AI-driven data economy, today announced a significant step in next-generation infrastructure security with the integration of post-quantum cryptography (PQC) into its newest high-capacity Ultrastar® UltraSMR hard disk drives. As AI infrastructure evolves from compute-centric deployments to data systems that persistently retain information across every inference, training run, and interaction, the durability and security of that data becomes foundational, not optional. These drives are currently in qualification with multiple hyperscale customers, reflecting strong early interest in quantum-resilient storage architectures.
Western Digital Corporation (Nasdaq: WDC) today announced it has been included in the 2026 S&P Dow Jones Best‑in‑Class Index (DJ BIC) North America for the first time, recognizing the company’s leadership in building sustainable infrastructure for AI systems operating at increasing scale. The inclusion, effective May 1, 2026, reflects WD’s strong performance across environmental, social, governance, and economic pillars.
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