WD My Cloud OS 3 Makes Cloud Storage More Personal and Private

WD, a Western Digital company, introduced enhancements to company’s family of My Cloud personal storage devices, including a redesigned My Cloud OS 3, Software Developer Kit (SDK) enabling enhanced app integration and a dual-drive My Cloud Mirror personal cloud storage offering increased memory and faster processing performance than previous generations.

My Cloud OS 3 features an user interface delivering a rich content-sharing experience, and backup and sync capabilities that elevate the personal cloud NAS offering while retaining the privacy and control unique to personal cloud devices physically located in the home or office.

“We know our personal cloud customers place the highest value on their personal content and enjoy the peace of mind from backing up PCs, smart phones and tablets to and centralizing content on their My Cloud systems,” said Jim Welsh, EVP and GM, content solutions business, WD. “They tell us they are confident in the privacy, control and anywhere access we provide them with the My Cloud OS. Now, with My Cloud OS 3, we’ve made users’ management of their digital lives easier than ever before.“

My Cloud OS 3 features powerful photo and video capabilities via two user experiences: MyCloud.com and My Cloud Albums app. MyCloud.com provides users global access to their My Cloud via a web browser-based user interface and enables file collaboration, access management and a photos and videos gallery view. My Cloud Albums, available for download late September on iTunes and Google Play stores, allows a My Cloud OS 3 user to send a link to a common location, or ‘album’, on the My Cloud to all their friends and family.

My Cloud OS 3’s WD Sync feature syncs data across multiple PCs and notebooks, ensuring that important files are up to date and available to users from almost any device. The OS also allows users to set up automatic camera-roll backup of photos from smartphones and tablets and offers a transfer tool that enables users to quickly move their files to My cloud devices. The OS includes Chromebook and Chromecast support.

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As part of the My Cloud OS 3 launch, the company has introduced My Cloud Device SDK and My Cloud API enabling developers to build new extensions, features and capabilities within the My Cloud ecosystem of personal cloud storage devices. The My Cloud Device SDK, based on the Docker open platform technology, ensures developers can easily access and collaborate to create customized experiences. Partners already developing extensions and new features based on the SDK include Plex and Milestone.

In addition to software upgrades, the company has introduced a new version of My Cloud Mirror personal cloud storage devices, featuring two HDDs set to mirror mode (RAID-1), ensuring content is stored on one drive and automatically duplicated to a second drive. My Cloud Mirror personal cloud storage includes the features announced for My Cloud OS 3 and an improved processor and 512MB RAM for faster file transfers and application support.

WD My cloud OS 3 will be available at the end of the month as a free download on current My Cloud personal cloud storage devices.

My cloud devices supporting the OS 3 include: My Cloud, My Cloud Mirror, My Cloud Expert Series EX2/EX4, My Cloud Expert Series EX2100/EX4100 and My Cloud Business Series DL2100/DL4100.

Customers can download the My Cloud mobile apps, which are available on the iTunes and Google Play stores.

All My Cloud devices are available in the WD store and at select retailers and distributors.

Access to My Cloud Device SDK and My cloud API will be available to interested developers late September.

My Cloud Mirror will have MSRP of 4TB $309.99, 6TB $379.99, 8TB $429.99 and is available for pre-orders today in the WD store and at select retailers and distributors beginning on September 30th.