Seagate’s New Exos 24TB Hard Drives Deliver Market-Leading Capacity for Hyperscalers and Enterprise Data Centers

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Seagate introduces new high-density hard drives for hyperscale customers and enterprises

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• Seagate's Exos X24 hard drives offer industry-leading total cost of ownership for hyperscale customers and enterprises
• The Exos X24 delivers market-leading capacity, high performance, and enterprise-class reliability
• It offers enhanced caching that performs up to three times better than other solutions
• The Exos X24 has increased sustained data rate and power efficiency
• It features Seagate Secure encryption technology
• Qualification drives are now shipping to key customers

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FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Seagate^® Technology Holdings plc (NASDAQ: STX), a world leader in data storage technology and solutions, introduced the new Seagate^® Exos^® X24 hard drives. With 10 disks delivering 2.4TB each, the Exos X24 is Seagate’s highest density hard drive, offering industry leading total cost of ownership (TCO) for hyperscale customers and enterprises with scale-out data centers.

The conventional magnetic recording (CMR)-based 24TB Exos X24 delivers market-leading capacity, high performance, and enterprise-class reliability. Seagate also continues to offer limited cloud customers the flexibility of a shingled magnetic recording (SMR) Exos X24 configuration at capacities of up to 28TB.

Designed for maximum storage capacity and the highest rack-space efficiency, Exos X24 is purpose-built for hyperscale with powerful performance and proven technology. The new helium 3.5-inch 7200 RPM nearline drive offers both SATA and SAS interfaces and delivers enhanced caching that performs up to three times better than solutions that only utilize read or write caching.

Exos X24 also delivers increased sustained data rate (SDR) of up to 285 MB/s and power efficiency by maintaining IOPS/Watt and proven enterprise-class reliability with a 2.5M-hr meantime between failures (MTBF) rating. It offers Seagate Secure™ encryption technology offering self-encrypting drive (SED), SED-FIPS, and instant secure erase (ISE). The Exos X24 is offered with a 5-year limited warranty.

Seagate’s Exos X24 qualification drives are now shipping to key customers and production drives will be available in volume for channel distribution in December. Seagate has leveraged the same underlying technology platform for its 30TB-plus hard drives based on Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording (HAMR) technology which is on track to begin ramping production in early 2024.

About Seagate Technology

Seagate Technology is the leading innovator of mass-capacity data storage solutions. We create breakthrough technology so you can confidently store your data and easily unlock its value. Founded over 45 years ago, Seagate has shipped over four billion terabytes of data capacity and offers a full portfolio of storage devices, systems, and services from edge to cloud. To learn more about how Seagate leads storage innovation, visit www.seagate.com and our blog, or follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

©2023 Seagate Technology LLC. All rights reserved. Seagate, Seagate Technology, Exos, and the Spiral logo are registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. When referring to drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB equals one trillion bytes. Your computer’s operating system may use a different standard of measurement and report a lower capacity. In addition, some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions, and thus will not be available for data storage. Actual data rates may vary depending on operating environment and other factors.

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Source: Seagate Technology Holdings plc

FAQ

What is the capacity of Seagate's Exos X24 hard drives?

The Exos X24 hard drives have a capacity of 24TB, with a shingled magnetic recording (SMR) configuration available at capacities of up to 28TB.

What interfaces does the Exos X24 offer?

The Exos X24 offers both SATA and SAS interfaces.

What is the warranty for the Exos X24?

The Exos X24 is offered with a 5-year limited warranty.

When will production drives be available for channel distribution?

Production drives will be available in volume for channel distribution in December.

What technology platform is Seagate leveraging for its 30TB-plus hard drives?

Seagate is leveraging Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording (HAMR) technology for its 30TB-plus hard drives, which are expected to begin ramping production in early 2024.