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Beyond 100TB, here's how Western Digital is betting on heat dot magnetic recording to reach the storage skies

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By 2026 , Western Digital says its capacity will reach 36TB-44 TB thanks to HAMR technology.

By 2030s , the company expects HAMR to be superseded by bit-pattern recording, which will lead the push for 100TB+ hard drives.

Western Digital isn’t only focusing on traditional hard drives, it’s also exploring new growth opportunities.