Enterprise Drive for Bulk Data Applications Exos 7E8 hard drives support up to 8TB per drive, offering bulk data storage for data centre infrastructures requiring a highly reliable enterprise hard drive. Exos 7E8 provides cost-effective, reliable access to unstructured data. Built on field-proven 10th-generation conventional magnetic recording (CMR) technology, the Exos 7E8 drive helps to catalyze the datasphere, enabling data centre architects & IT professionals to deliver trusted performance, rock-solid reliability, ironclad security, & low TCO for demanding 24x 7 operations. Robust Bulk Data Storage for a 24x 7 World Exos 7E8 drives are backed by a 2 million hour MTBF rating & support workloads of 550 T Bper year—10x that of desktop hard drives. With state-of-the-art cache, on-the-fly error-correction algorithms, & rotational vibration design, the Exos 7E8 helps ensure consistent performance in replicated & RAID multi-drive systems. High Performance for Mainstream Data Center Applications Meet your storage workload requirements in the most efficient & cost-effective data center footprint on the market today. The Exos 7E8 delivers easy integration into bulk storage systems with 12 Gb/s SAS & SATA 6 Gb/s interface options. With user-definable innovative technology advancements like Power Choice™ & Seagate RAID Rebuild, you can tailor your nearline storage requirements for even greater improvements in lowering your TCO. Enhanced Reliability, Data Protection, & Security Advanced security features help protect data where it lives—on the drive. Exos 7E8 prevents unauthorized drive access & safeguards stored data with security features that include Secure Downloads & Diagnostics, TCG-compliant Self-Encrypting Drive, & government-grade FIPS/ Common Criteria tamper-resistent hard drive. Seagate Secure™ drives simplify drive repurposing & disposal, help protect data-at-rest, & comply with corporate & federal datasecurity mandates. Main Features Hyperscale applications/cloud data centers Massive scale-out data centers OLTP & HPC applications High-capacity density RAID storage Mainstream enterprise external storage arrays Distributed file systems, including Hadoop & Ceph Enterprise backup & restore-D2D, virtual tape Centralized surveillance