Western Digital company, as Seagate company , feels quite comfortable on the hard drive market. Now there is actually a duopoly, as the share of HDD-drives Toshiba barely exceeds 10%. . A little earlier in 2013, the property of Western Digital moved VeloBit and stec , and recently it completed the acquisition of another company - Virident Systems.
All newly purchased units are part of HGST, which became the property of Western Digital in March last year. In addition, Western Digital focuses on solid-state drives corporate purposes, as well HGST has established itself in this sector . The company noted the development Virident Systems SSD with PCI Express interface and the necessary software .
Interestingly, in January this year, Seagate has entered with the company Virident Systems into agreement, according to which they have become strategic partners.