Everything is recorded linearly with each sector being written and read independently, allowing specific sectors to be rewritten without affecting any other sector on the drive. SMR is a newer ...

Seagate, Toshiba and Western Digital voiced support for shingled magnetic recording in 2013, and shipped the first SMR HDD in 2015. In 2016, the drive technology is expected to achieve widespread ...

This publication aims to provide Member States with a concise overview of the latest developments regarding SMR technology worldwide. It explores SMRs under development, their potential growth ...

There is continuing global interest in the development of Small Modular Reactors (SMR). One type of SMR currently under the development in a number of countries is the integral Pressurized Water ...

Keep spare CMR drives on hand for NAS hot-swapping, and avoid SMR disks for performance reasons. Be cautious when exposing ...