Capacity-Optimized Enterprise Hard Drive for Bulk-Data Applications

- 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 24x7 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