– 8TB, 3.5-inch enterprise drive with industry-leading 6-disk technology, resulting in 33% more storage in the same storage slot
– Advanced Write Caching feature to utilize enhanced algorithms, resulting in the industry’s highest nearline storage workload performance efficiencies – 100% performance improvement in random writes over last-generation drive
– Widely accepted, proven ninth-generation conventional perpendicular recording technology for reliable access to unstructured data in bulk storage applications
– 12Gb/s SAS and SATA 6Gb/s interfaces in industry-standard advanced formats for easy integration into replicated and RAID multi-drive storage servers and systems
– State-of-the-art cache, on-the-fly error-correction algorithms, super parity and end-to-end SAS-based data integrity for accurate data storage
– Industry-leading rotational vibration tolerance design helps ensure consistent performance in dense multi-drive systems
– Engineered for 24×7 workloads of 550TB/yr – 10x that of desktop drives
– Robust performance with dual processors, ramp load technology, top-cover-attached motor and humidity sensor for optimum performance in all chassis
– Seagate Secure Self-Encrypting Drive featuring Instant Secure Erase for cost-saving drive retirement and secure data-at-rest protection
– Seagate SeaTools diagnostic software to provide drive self-tests ensuring unnecessary downtime and maximizing TCO

Best-Fit Applications

– Hyperscale applications/cloud data centers with replicated storage
– Massive scale-out data centers and big data analytics
– High-capacity density RAID storage
– Mainstream enterprise external storage arrays (SAN, NAS, DAS)
– Distributed file systems, including Hadoop and Ceph
– Enterprise backup and restore – D2D, virtual tape
– Centralized surveillance