Western Digital Enters In-memory Computing Segment With Ultrastar Memory Drive

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- First in its Portfolio, New Ultrastar DC ME200 Memory Extension Drive
- Expands Servers with Memory Capacity for Real-Time Data Processing, Scaling Databases, Application Caching and Cloud Services
"Today's requirement for faster analytics, data processing, cloud services and high-performance computing (HPC) is increasing demand for in-memory computing across a variety of industries, including healthcare, telecommunications and IT, and retail," said Ashish Nadkarni, group vice president, IDC. "By expanding in-memory capacity, the Ultrastar memory drive helps alleviate the high cost of adding extra DRAM, as well as addresses the physical limitations of available DIMM slots, where scaling is either cost-prohibitive or nearly impossible."

"As a storage infrastructure leader, we're constantly innovating and delivering solutions that address new ways of capturing, preserving, accessing and transforming data," said Mark Grace, senior vice president of Devices, Western Digital. "The new Ultrastar memory drive is a natural addition to our world-class data center portfolio, addressing growing customer demand for business acceleration and real-time data processing within in-memory platforms. Leveraging our proven technology leadership, data center expertise and economies of scale, we are providing a new paradigm to in-memory computing relative to the size, scale and cost-effectiveness of the solution."
Western Digital Blog: In-Memory Computing - Lifting the Constraints of Scale

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