ISC West: Seagate SkyHawkAI Up to 20TB 3.5-Inch Video-Optimized HDD for Edge Security Applications

AI-enabled video imaging and analytics systems require support for heavy workloads that process and analyze multiple streams and thousands of hours of video data.

At ISC West trade show in Las Vegas, NV., Seagate Technology Holdings plc launched the SkyHawkAI 20TB HDD. TheHDD adds to the company’s line of video imaging and analytics (VIA) devices.

Purposely designed for network video recorders (NVRs) enabled with AI for edge security applications, it adapts to the scale of the users’ AI environment, supporting up to 64 HD video streams and 32 AI streams. With this capability to support scalable AI workloads, it meets the growing needs of advanced VIA systems to analyze and record video footage while simultaneously supporting GPU analytics.

Built with ImagePerfectAI firmware, the drive delivers zero dropped frames while supporting heavier workloads. An enterprise-class drive, the 20TB HDD features reliability with 2 million hours MTBF and a 550TB/year workload rate, supporting over 3x times the workload of standard VIA drives.

The drive comes with SkyHawk Health Management to protect users’ VIA storage by monitoring environmental and usage conditions and recommending preventative actions if necessary. With 3 years of Rescue Data Recovery Services, SkyHawk AI gives users the power to recover data from unexpected loss due to power outages, user error, and more.

Qualified and tested by the company’s VIA partners earlier this year, SkyHawk AI 20TB is mass shipping this month and available for $529.99.

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