Seagate Technology plc provided preliminary earnings guidance for the second quarter ended December 29, 2017. For the quarter, the company expects to report revenue of approximately $2.9 billion, and GAAP and non-GAAP gross margin of approximately 30%. These preliminary results compare to the company’s previous forecast for fiscal second quarter 2018 revenue growth of 3%-5% sequentially, non-GAAP gross margin improvement sequentially. The strength in the company’s revenue and gross margin for the quarter was driven primarily by better-than-expected demand for the company’s HDD mass-storage solutions portfolio and operational execution.