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 industrys 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-coverattached motor and humidity sensor for optimum performance in all chassis Seagate Secure Self-Encrypting Drive featuring Instant Secure Erase for costsaving 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