Hitachi Global Storage Technologies

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Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (HGST) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. that provides hard disk drives, enterprise-class solid state drives, and external storage solutions and services used to store, preserve and manage the world’s most valued data[1]. HGST services a broad range of market segments, including Enterprise, Desktop, Mobile Computing, Consumer Electronics and Personal Storage.

It was founded in 2003 as a merger of the hard drive businesses of IBM and Hitachi [2], Hitachi paid IBM $2.05 billion USD for its HDD business[3].

In March 2011, Western Digital announced it would acquire HGST, for $4.3 billion. The transaction is not expected to close until March 2012, due to the need to comply with remedy conditions set by the European Union.[4]

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[edit] Brands

[edit] Hard Drives and Solid State Drives

  • Ultrastar – Enterprise-class line of 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch HDDs with SCSI, Fibre Channel, SAS, and SATA interfaces; and a line of 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch Fiber Channel and SAS SSDs.
  • Deskstar – Desktop-class line in 3.5-inch form factor with PATA and SATA interfaces.
  • Travelstar – Mobile-class line in 2.5-inch form factor with PATA and SATA interfaces.
  • Endurastar – Ruggedized line in 2.5-inch form factor with PATA interface, primarily for automotive applications.
  • Cinemastar – 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch form factors, optimized for consumer electronics applications requiring quiet operation and streaming support.

[edit] External Storage Solutions

  • LifeStudio - The first external hard drives that combine photo organization software, a 3D Wall for displaying content, a connected USB Flash key, and both local and cloud storage [1], [2]
  • G-Technology - G-Technology drives are engineered to meet the needs of the content creation and Apple Mac communities, including heavy users of multimedia content, Final Cut Pro digital audio/video specialists and other pre/post production professionals. From portable drives to rack-mount arrays, G-Technology’s USB, FireWire, eSATA, SAS and Fibre Channel storage solutions support virtually all levels of Audio/Video production.

[edit] Acquisitions

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