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Just a few months after rolling out its first 6TB hard drive, Seagate has kicked up the capacity by 33%. The firm announced this morning that it's now providing 8TB drives to "select customers." These drives are the "world's first" to hit that capacity milestone, according to marketing VP Scott Horn, and they won't be restricted to an exclusive audience for long. Broader availability is scheduled for next quarter.
The 8TB monster uses a standard 3.5" form factor and 6Gbps SATA interface. It's targeted at datacenters, cloud-based services, and bulk data storage—and it has the rotational vibration tolerance typical of drives designed to slot into tightly packed servers. That's pretty much the extent of what Seagate is revealing about the drive right now, though. The company declined to clarify the platter count, spindle speed, and whether the 8TB unit uses shingled magnetic recording technology. We were told that more details are due "in the coming weeks."
Read more here. (Tech Report)
The 8TB monster uses a standard 3.5" form factor and 6Gbps SATA interface. It's targeted at datacenters, cloud-based services, and bulk data storage—and it has the rotational vibration tolerance typical of drives designed to slot into tightly packed servers. That's pretty much the extent of what Seagate is revealing about the drive right now, though. The company declined to clarify the platter count, spindle speed, and whether the 8TB unit uses shingled magnetic recording technology. We were told that more details are due "in the coming weeks."
Read more here. (Tech Report)
