Welcome to the Trends & Technology page of Toshiba. Toshiba is renowned the world over for 50 years of leading innovation – and the power behind its hard drive solutions is no exception. Our enterprise-level developments meet the industry standards with proven reliability. Designed for high capacity and excellent performance, you can be sure that Toshiba’s wealth of experience in hard drives is at work in your storage system. Read more about our technologies in our whitepapers and articles to get to the heart of our innovations.

From 20 Megabytes to 20 Terabytes: 40 years of hard disk drive technology

About 40 years ago, the first PCs were equipped with hard disk drives (HDDs) – large drives that had a storage capacity of just 20 Megabytes. However, the technology shrank rapidly in terms of physical size, while storage capacities grew.

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Lab Report: QSAN XCubeSAN “XS3324D” with Toshiba 18TB Nearline SAS HDD

A glance inside any data center might reveal thousands of HDDs working side by side in glittering arrays, blinking as they smoothly transfer millions and millions of bits and bytes.

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How new hard disk drives interact with old RAID controllers

Sustainability is a must, and it also pays off in the field of data storage, as the following example demonstrates.

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How does high temperature affect your HDDs?

The internal temperature of a hard drive is an important factor not only in its correct functioning but also when it comes to the reliability and lifetime of a storage system. The mechanical components of the hard disk drive, especially the fluid-dynamic bearing of the platter-stack spindle, wear out faster at higher temperatures as the fluid oil leaks out at a faster rate. So, controlling the temperature of hard drives in storage systems is necessary to ensure optimal functionality and high reliability.

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Lab Report: AIC JBOD “J4024-04-35X”

Compact, and easy to install and maintain, large scalable storage is the key building block for large-enterprise and scientific data centers as well as for cloud-scale computing. AIC has recently launched the fourth generation of its 4U 24-bay frontloader JBOD featuring a robust and reliable design, with no cables on the signal path. Toshiba Electronics Europe had the chance to evaluate a sample of the J4024-04 in the European HDD lab in Düsseldorf, Germany.

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Hard drive requirements for video surveillance

The video surveillance market is booming. However, with the growing number of cameras and the higher resolution video streams, the demands on the storage solutions used are increasing. Hard drive manufacturers, as a result, offer special HDDs for video surveillance. Toshiba Electronics Europe explains what sets these drives apart.

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Lab Report: Promise VTrak 5960 JBOD

Striving for climate neutrality and sustainability is key in modern data centers.
The new VTrak J5960 4U 60-Bay toploader JBOD from Promise is promoted as a “JBOD with green DNA”, including a commitment to environmental protection and sustainable production. Toshiba Electronics Europe had the chance to test and evaluate this JBOD in the lab, with 60 Toshiba Enterprise HDDs.

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External games library avoids uninstalling games

Although current games often consume several dozen gigabytes of storage space, even the latest-generation consoles are only sparsely equipped with storage. If you don’t want to uninstall games you have grown fond of, or if you want to play them with friends without lengthy download times, your best option is an external gaming hard drive.

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Storage Trends 2022

The overall amount of data being generated and subsequently stored has grown dramatically, beyond all expectations, and consequently, hard disk drives (HDDs) still play a vital role in the global storage business. In this article, Toshiba Electronics Europe outlines the key trends influencing the storage market in the upcoming year.

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How to avoid data loss on the home NAS

Today, many households are equipped with a network-attached storage (NAS) system as their central storage for all kinds of data. Toshiba Electronics Europe explains, how users can minimise the risk of data loss on their home NAS.

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Case Study – Exceeding Standards Of Smart Surveillance Solutions – DVS

“Toshiba’s recent R&D investment in its Surveillance HDD range has meant a solid and strong proposition from a storage powerhouse. They have an enviable reputation in this market segment and one we are only too glad to be a part of.” Gavin Dunleavy | Commercial Director of DVS INTRODUCTION Today’s intelligent surveillance solutions face a …
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Case Study – Solving Customer Surveillance Challenges 24/7 – Optima Networks

“Our customers want to enjoy a professionally installed camera surveillance system – working without any fuzz. This becomes reality by integrating Toshiba’s HDD solutions into our ONX-series video management system.” Erik Couwels / General Manager Optima Networks INTRODUCTION At the core of Optima Networks’ business is the supply and delivery of reliable equipment and the …
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