Enterprise HDD models help SAS-based cloud-scale storage platforms achieve TCO objectives

Toshiba Electronic Europe has new Enterprise Capacity 14TB and 12TB helium-sealed SAS HDD models. The MG07SCA Series features 7,200rpm performance, a SAS 12Gbit interface, and Advanced Format Sector Technology. The hard disk drives claim an industry-leading, nine-disk helium-sealed design and 14TB or 12TB of CMR capacity for optimum compatibility. The company's helium-sealed design fits into industry standard 3.5-inch drive bays. The innovative nine-disk helium-sealed design utilises the company's precision laser welding process, and a special top-cover design seals helium inside the drive, offering high capacity and low power profile to the product. The SAS interface provides 12Gbits transfer rate performance and dual port capability for data-path redundancy preferred by many storage solutions designers. The 14TB SAS model delivers an approximately 40% increase in maximum capacity compared to their prior MG06 10TB SAS models. “By utilising an innovative nine-disk design, Toshiba provides both SAS and SATA models at an industry leading 14TB capacity while expanding the choice available to cloud scale and enterprise storage solutions customers,” Larry Martinez-Palomo, general manager, HDD Business Unit, Toshiba Electronics Europe. “Our customers strongly value the power-efficient storage capacity enabled by Toshiba’s advanced nine-disk helium-sealed mechanics. By using helium to reduce the aerodynamic drag on the spinning media platters, the Toshiba 14TB model is able to provide approximately 55% (W/G) lower operating power profile over the previous 10TB model, resulting in TCO benefits for today’s dense storage platforms and cloud-scale service-solution architectures. Only helium-sealed HDD technology is able to deliver these customers’ TCO benefits with an amazingly low acquisition cost per GB.”