Western Digital

Western Digital Corporation
FormerlyGeneral Digital Corporation (1970–1971)
Company typePublic
IndustryComputer data storage
FoundedApril 23, 1970 (1970-04-23) in Newport Beach, California
FounderAlvin B. Phillips
Headquarters,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
David Goeckeler (CEO)[1]
Products
Brands
RevenueIncrease US$13.0 billion (2024)
Negative increase US$−317 million (2024)
Negative increase US$−798 million (2024)
Total assetsDecrease US$24.2 billion (2024)
Total equityDecrease US$10.8 billion (2024)
Number of employees
51,000 (2024)
Websitewesterndigital.com
Footnotes / references
Financials as of June 28, 2024.[2]

Western Digital Corporation is an American data storage company headquartered in San Jose, California. It has a decades-long history in the electronics industry as an integrated circuit and data memory technology developer. It is one of the world's largest computer hard disk drive (HDD) manufacturers, along with producing solid-state drives (SSDs) and flash memory devices.

The company produces its data storage products for everyday users, gamers, creative professionals and small businesses up to enterprises and public clouds. Its portfolio of digital storage includes internal[3][4] and external drives[5][6] for desktop, mobile, photography, gaming, security, data centers and artificial intelligence (AI). Its competitors include the data management and storage companies Seagate Technology and Micron Technology.

Western Digital develops and delivers its HDDs, SSDs, memory cards,[7] NVMe,[8] NAS,[9][10] RAID[11] and other memory technology solutions under its Western Digital, SanDisk, SanDisk Professional, WD and WD_BLACK brands. The company holds approximately 13,000 active patents and maintains a global presence with 12+ manufacturing facilities and other operations in more than 30 countries.

  1. ^ "Cisco exec David Goeckeler appointed CEO of Western Digital". ZDNet.
  2. ^ "US SEC: 2024 Form 10-K Western Digital Corporation". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. August 20, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "Compare Internal HDDs". Western Digital. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  4. ^ "Compare Internal SSDs". Sandisk. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  5. ^ "Compare External HDDs". Western Digital. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  6. ^ "Compare External SSDs". Sandisk. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  7. ^ "Memory Cards & Card Readers Features & Benefits". Sandisk. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  8. ^ "NVMe SSDs - Understanding the Benefits & Use Cases". Sandisk. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  9. ^ "Network Attached Storage (NAS)". Western Digital. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  10. ^ "Network Attached Storage with SSDs". Sandisk. Retrieved October 24, 2024.
  11. ^ "RAID Storage Solutions & RAID Arrays". Western Digital. Retrieved October 24, 2024.

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