Seagate

- 2TB, 3.5-inch enterprise drive with industry-leading conventional magnetic recording (CMR) technology - Advanced Write Caching feature enables up to 100% performance improvement in random writes over last-generation drive - 12Gb/s SAS interface in industry-standard formats (512n, 512e and 4Kn) 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 design helps ensure consistent performance in dense multi-drive systems - Engineered for 24x7 workloads of 550TB/yr - Robust performance with dual processors, ramp load technology, top-cover-attached motor and humidity sensor for optimum performance in all chassis - On-demand PowerBalance™ feature available for lower power/performance in random read/write environments - 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 no 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 (SAN, NAS, DAS) - Distributed file systems, including Hadoop and Ceph - Enterprise backup and restore—D2D, virtual tape