Big Blue Launches Faster Server Hard Drives

IBM announced today the availability of a new hard drive for servers that is said to run faster than current drives. Keeping up with Seagates current fastest drive, Reuters reports that the IBM Ultrastar 36Z15 runs at 15000 revolutions per minute, matching its Seagate competitor. According to the article, the IBM drive has a better seek time than that of the Seagate, making it the fastest on the market at the moment. A Seagate spokesperson told Reuters that by the time IBM ships the product his company will be back on top with its next-generation products.