WD®,  a Western Digital company (NASDAQ: WDC) and world leader in digital storage  solutions, and Baidu, China’s largest search engine, have agreed to integrate Baidu Yun public cloud storage services with WD’s personal cloud and  external storage platforms  to
provide  Chinese consumers a compelling, hybrid digital storage solution.

  WD’s My Cloud personal cloud drives, available  now in China in capacities of 2 TB, 3 TB and 4 TB, enable consumers to  organize, centralize and secure the digital content from all of their computers  and mobile devices and access those files from any device and from anywhere in  the world. WD’s My Cloud™ EX4 high-performance four-bay network attached  storage (NAS) solution, available now in China in 0 TB, 8 TB, 12 TB or 16 TB¹ capacities, provides creative professionals, prosumers and workgroups a  reliable way to save, share, back up, stream and manage massive amounts of  digital data. The Baidu Yun service is a leading public cloud storage service  provider with more than 100  million users. Consumers and businesses store content on Baidu Yun for easy access and sharing from any  computer or mobile device. 

The collaboration between WD and Baidu  will enable Chinese customers to manage their Baidu Yun account and easily transfer files  between their My Cloud or My Cloud EX4 device and Baidu Yun using WD’s My Cloud mobile apps for  iOS and Android operating systems. Baidu and WD customers will also be able to  back up their local content to Baidu Yun,  as well as backup their Baidu Yun  account to their local storage using WD SmartWare™ Pro software.“The growth of Baidu and its public cloud  storage and services in
China has been spectacular; it’s a pleasure to  collaborate with them,” said Jim Welsh, executive vice president, Branded  Products and worldwide sales. ”The integration of Baidu Yun with our personal  cloud and external storage platforms gives our mutual customers the best of all  worlds – the ability to keep content safe at home, while backing  up and sharing with friends on Baidu Yun.”

“Baidu aims to provide the best way for  people to access their valuable content, regardless of their location,” said Hou  Zhenyu, chief architect of Baidu Yun. “WD is a leader in high-capacity local  storage, and integrating our public cloud storage service with WD’s
platform gives  our customers a compelling hybrid cloud storage solution – the best of both  public cloud storage and personal cloud storage.”