Seagate’s Exos M Drives Push Data Storage Limits to 36TB

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Seagate Technology Holdings plc (NASDAQ: STX), a leader in mass capacity data storage, has announced the shipment of Exos M hard drive samples with capacities up to 36 terabytes (TB). The drives are built on Seagate’s Mozaic 3+ platform, which leverages the breakthrough heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) technology. Exos M offers an exceptional storage scale, ideal for large-scale data center deployments, providing customers with unmatched performance.

Seagate is ramping up to deliver volume shipments of Exos M drives, offering up to 32TB to a major cloud service provider, while also sampling drives with capacities up to 36TB. This innovation is powered by the Mozaic 3+ technology, the industry’s first implementation of HAMR. Exos M drives deliver significant advantages for data center operators, including 300% more storage capacity within the same footprint, a 25% reduction in cost per terabyte, and a 60% decrease in power consumption per terabyte.

With a highly efficient 10-platter design, Exos M achieves an areal density of 3.6TB per platter, a feat unmatched in the storage industry. Seagate is the only data storage company that has reached this level of areal density and continues to push the limits, with a roadmap leading to 10TB per platter.

Dell Technologies, an early adopter of Mozaic 3+, is integrating Seagate’s Exos M 32TB drives into its high-density storage systems. Travis Vigil, SVP of ISG Product Management at Dell, noted that Seagate’s HAMR-enabled Mozaic 3+ technology plays a critical role in supporting demanding AI workloads. As more businesses turn to AI, the need for cost-efficient and scalable storage becomes even more important.

Seagate CEO Dave Mosley emphasized the growing importance of long-term data retention as AI adoption and cloud expansion create vast amounts of data. Seagate’s innovation in areal density and its ability to manufacture hard drives with up to 3.6TB per platter are pivotal in addressing the data storage demands of the future. The company continues to lead in providing scalable solutions for tomorrow’s data-intensive applications.

IDC’s Kuba Stolarski, Research VP for service provider infrastructure, highlighted that the increasing use of AI is driving unprecedented data growth. Seagate’s advancements in areal density position the company well to meet the rising demand for high-capacity storage solutions. As AI and cloud technologies evolve, Seagate remains at the forefront of the storage industry, offering solutions to manage and retain the massive amounts of data generated.