Capacity-Optimized Enterprise Hard Drive for Bulk-Data Applications

• 8TB, 3.5-inch enterprise drive with industry-leading 6-disk technology,¹ 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—10× 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 2 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