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Optimised for DVRs and NVRs, SkyHawk™ surveillance drives are tuned for 24×7 workloads in capacities up to 10TB. Equipped with enhanced ImagePerfect™ firmware, SkyHawk helps to minimise dropped frames and downtime with a workload rating 3× that of a desktop drive and is ready to record up to 90% of the time while supporting up to 64 HD cameras.

SkyHawk AI:Designed for AI Surveillance
- Scalable AI workloads designed to support an additional 16 AI streams while simultaneously and flawlessly recording footage up to 64 HD cameras1
- ImagePerfect AI provides image integrity with no dropped frames or AI data from loss
- Built-in RV sensors to support multi-bay configurations of 16+ bays
- High reliability with 550TB/yr workload rate
- 2 years of Seagate Rescue Data Recovery Services activated with every SkyHawk AI

Smart Surveillance
SkyHawk’s innovative ImagePerfect and ImagePerfect AI firmware enables smooth, clear video streaming for always-on, 24×7 surveillance environments—helping to ensure your business has a formidable layer of protection. Plus ImagePerfect AI minimises AI data integrity loss for even better performance.

SkyHawk AI comes with 2-year Rescue Data Recovery Plan
Your data is incredibly important. Give yourself the ultimate peace of mind with Rescue Data Recovery Plans. Whether there is a hard drive mechanical issue, natural disaster, data corruption or virus, Seagate has you covered. Seagate provides industry leading data recovery and it’s all done in-house at one of Seagate’s secure design labs.

Keep Your Drive Healthy
SkyHawk Health Management (SHM) is first-to-market with in-depth analysis that helps to prevent data loss. SHM analyzes and provides detailed information on how to improve storage performance. SHM is built into Hikvision NVR 4.0 OS systems.

The Enterprise Capacity HDD 512 native, 7,200 rpm SATA models (MG04ACA-N) come in a robust design providing 1, 2 and 4TB in a 3.5-inch form factor. Features of MG04ACA-N series include a SATA 6Gbit/s interface, and industry-standard 512 native format sector technology for environments and applications that require 512 native. Model options supporting Sanitize Instant Erase (SIE) are also available. This feature randomizes data instantly in case of unintended disclosure in the event that drives are re-purposed or moved outside of data center environments.

Seagate® Exos™ 10E2400 enterprise hard drives are the industry's fastest 10KRPM drives, with capacities up to 2.4 TB in a 2.5-inch form factor, and intended for traditional data centres where density, power consumption and data integrity are paramount.

The Perfect Match of High Capacity and High Performance
The high capacity and small 2.5-inch footprint of the Exos 10E2400 drive enables data centres to keep pace with data growth and optimise data centre real estate. Exos 10E2400 delivers up to 2.4 TB of highperformance data access for write-intensive applications. A single advanced format interface model lets you future-proof your storage infrastructure. The Seagate Enhanced Caching feature accelerates read and write I/O operations, preventing applications from slowing down under peak usage conditions. The latest 12 Gb/s SAS interface provides improved scalability.

Maximise Storage Investments for the Long Haul
Exos 10E2400 offers Protection Information (PI) to help protect against data corruption, and Seagate PowerChoice™ technology for T10-compliant power management enables IT organisations to tailor systems for enhanced power consumption. RAID recovery is faster and safer with the help of the Seagate RAID Rebuild ® technology option.

Industry-Leading Data Security Features
Seagate Secure™ SED and FIPS 140-2 government-grade models offer hardware-based security to help protect data-at-rest. With Instant Secure Erase, drive retirement is safe, fast and cost-effective. Seagate Secure models meet the NIST 800-88 media sanitisation specification and support the Trusted Computer Group (TCG) standard.

Exos 10E300 Enterprise Hard Drives
The industry's fastest 10K-RPM drives are also available in 300 GB capacity and are a perfect choice for entry-level boot server applications.

Seagate® Exos™ 10E2400 enterprise hard drives are the industry's fastest 10KRPM drives, with capacities up to 2.4 TB in a 2.5-inch form factor, and intended for traditional data centres where density, power consumption and data integrity are paramount.

The Perfect Match of High Capacity and High Performance
The high capacity and small 2.5-inch footprint of the Exos 10E2400 drive enables data centres to keep pace with data growth and optimise data centre real estate. Exos 10E2400 delivers up to 2.4 TB of highperformance data access for write-intensive applications. A single advanced format interface model lets you future-proof your storage infrastructure. The Seagate Enhanced Caching feature accelerates read and write I/O operations, preventing applications from slowing down under peak usage conditions. The latest 12 Gb/s SAS interface provides improved scalability.

Maximise Storage Investments for the Long Haul
Exos 10E2400 offers Protection Information (PI) to help protect against data corruption, and Seagate PowerChoice™ technology for T10-compliant power management enables IT organisations to tailor systems for enhanced power consumption. RAID recovery is faster and safer with the help of the Seagate RAID Rebuild ® technology option.

Industry-Leading Data Security Features
Seagate Secure™ SED and FIPS 140-2 government-grade models offer hardware-based security to help protect data-at-rest. With Instant Secure Erase, drive retirement is safe, fast and cost-effective. Seagate Secure models meet the NIST 800-88 media sanitisation specification and support the Trusted Computer Group (TCG) standard.

Exos 10E300 Enterprise Hard Drives
The industry's fastest 10K-RPM drives are also available in 300 GB capacity and are a perfect choice for entry-level boot server applications.

SCALE IT IN GOLD. UP TO TEN TIMES THE WORKLOAD CAPACITY OF DESKTOP DRIVES.

Reliability, capacity, power efficiency and performance for a multitude of Datacenter-specific applications. Robust storage with 24/7 premium customer support.

Full Range of Nearline Capacities

For the most demanding datacenter environments, from entry-level servers to high end enterprise storage systems.

High Workload Capability

Designed to handle workloads up to 550TB per year, which is among the highest workload capability of any 3.5-inch hard drive.

High Level of Reliability

One of the highest levels of reliability and durability for 24x7x365 operation within the most demanding storage environments.

COMPATIBILITY TESTING

All WD Gold hard drives are extensively tested across a variety of popular OEM storage systems, SATA controllers, and host bus adapters, to ensure ease of integration for a plug and play solution.

TIME-LIMITED ERROR RECOVERY (TLER)

Reduces drive fallout caused by the extended hard drive error-recovery processes common to desktop drives.

PREMIUM SUPPORT

Dedicated 24x7 over the phone support is included with every WD Gold hard drive.

• WD Gold Attract

The Seagate® Exos™ 7E2000 enterprise hard drives can store large amounts of data without using a ton of system space — up to 2,000 GB in a compact 2.5-inch form factor. Exos 7E2000 provides the density, low power consumption and data integrity needed in traditional data centres and the cloud.

Trusted Bulk Data Storage in a Small Data Centre Footprint
Exos 7E2000 drives optimise your data centre footprint in a proven 2.5-inch form factor for infrastructures requiring highly reliable access to bulk data. Conventional magnetic recording (CMR) technology helps Exos 7E2000 catalyse the datasphere, enabling data centre architects and IT professionals to deliver trusted performance, rock-solid reliability and ironclad security for demanding 24×7 operations. A 2M-hr. MTBF rating with supported workloads of 550 TB/year, dense data storage and low power consumption help you meet your storage SLAs while lowering TCO.

Significant Hard Drive Power Savings
Exos 7E2000 drives ensure data confidence with a reliable, low-power platform for efficient bulk storage operations, even in harsh data centre environments. Exos 7E2000 helps reduce per-gigabyte cooling and energy costs by packing high capacities into an SFF, lowpower consumption drive. Included PowerChoice™ technology empowers IT organisations to tailor systems for optimal performance and power consumption, resulting in power savings of up to 35% over traditional 3.5-inch drives, and potentially operating as low as 1.1 watts when idle.

Enhanced Enterprise Reliability, Data Protection and Security
Exos 7E2000 security features help protect data where it lives — on the drive. Exos 7E2000 drives help prevent unauthorised access and safeguard stored data with security levels that include Secure Downloads & Diagnostics, TCG-compliant Self-Encrypting Drive and government-grade FIPS tamper-resistant hard drive. Seagate Secure™ drives simplify drive repurposing and disposal, help protect data-at-rest, and comply with corporate and federal data security mandates.

The Seagate® Exos™ 7E2000 enterprise hard drives can store large amounts of data without using a ton of system space — up to 2,000 GB in a compact 2.5-inch form factor. Exos 7E2000 provides the density, low power consumption and data integrity needed in traditional data centres and the cloud.

Trusted Bulk Data Storage in a Small Data Centre Footprint
Exos 7E2000 drives optimise your data centre footprint in a proven 2.5-inch form factor for infrastructures requiring highly reliable access to bulk data. Conventional magnetic recording (CMR) technology helps Exos 7E2000 catalyse the datasphere, enabling data centre architects and IT professionals to deliver trusted performance, rock-solid reliability and ironclad security for demanding 24×7 operations. A 2M-hr. MTBF rating with supported workloads of 550 TB/year, dense data storage and low power consumption help you meet your storage SLAs while lowering TCO.

Significant Hard Drive Power Savings
Exos 7E2000 drives ensure data confidence with a reliable, low-power platform for efficient bulk storage operations, even in harsh data centre environments. Exos 7E2000 helps reduce per-gigabyte cooling and energy costs by packing high capacities into an SFF, lowpower consumption drive. Included PowerChoice™ technology empowers IT organisations to tailor systems for optimal performance and power consumption, resulting in power savings of up to 35% over traditional 3.5-inch drives, and potentially operating as low as 1.1 watts when idle.

Enhanced Enterprise Reliability, Data Protection and Security
Exos 7E2000 security features help protect data where it lives — on the drive. Exos 7E2000 drives help prevent unauthorised access and safeguard stored data with security levels that include Secure Downloads & Diagnostics, TCG-compliant Self-Encrypting Drive and government-grade FIPS tamper-resistant hard drive. Seagate Secure™ drives simplify drive repurposing and disposal, help protect data-at-rest, and comply with corporate and federal data security mandates.

The Seagate® Exos™ 7E2000 enterprise hard drives can store large amounts of data without using a ton of system space — up to 2,000 GB in a compact 2.5-inch form factor. Exos 7E2000 provides the density, low power consumption and data integrity needed in traditional data centres and the cloud.

Trusted Bulk Data Storage in a Small Data Centre Footprint
Exos 7E2000 drives optimise your data centre footprint in a proven 2.5-inch form factor for infrastructures requiring highly reliable access to bulk data. Conventional magnetic recording (CMR) technology helps Exos 7E2000 catalyse the datasphere, enabling data centre architects and IT professionals to deliver trusted performance, rock-solid reliability and ironclad security for demanding 24×7 operations. A 2M-hr. MTBF rating with supported workloads of 550 TB/year, dense data storage and low power consumption help you meet your storage SLAs while lowering TCO.

Significant Hard Drive Power Savings
Exos 7E2000 drives ensure data confidence with a reliable, low-power platform for efficient bulk storage operations, even in harsh data centre environments. Exos 7E2000 helps reduce per-gigabyte cooling and energy costs by packing high capacities into an SFF, lowpower consumption drive. Included PowerChoice™ technology empowers IT organisations to tailor systems for optimal performance and power consumption, resulting in power savings of up to 35% over traditional 3.5-inch drives, and potentially operating as low as 1.1 watts when idle.

Enhanced Enterprise Reliability, Data Protection and Security
Exos 7E2000 security features help protect data where it lives — on the drive. Exos 7E2000 drives help prevent unauthorised access and safeguard stored data with security levels that include Secure Downloads & Diagnostics, TCG-compliant Self-Encrypting Drive and government-grade FIPS tamper-resistant hard drive. Seagate Secure™ drives simplify drive repurposing and disposal, help protect data-at-rest, and comply with corporate and federal data security mandates.

Tackle intensity with a WD Red™ Plus Hard Drive

Packed with power to handle the small- to medium-sized business NAS environments and increased workloads1 for SOHO customers, WD Red™ Plus is ideal for archiving and sharing, as well as RAID array rebuilding on systems using ZFS and other file systems. Built and tested for up to 8-bay NAS systems, these drives give you the flexibility, versatility, and confidence in storing and sharing your precious home and work files.

For Small or Medium Businesses
Stream, backup, share, and organize your digital content with a NAS and WD Red™ Plus drives designed to effortlessly share content with the devices at your home or business. NASware™ technology increases your drives’ compatibility with your existing network and devices. For larger businesses with up to 24 bays, count on WD Red™ Pro drives to deliver exceptional performance.

Exclusive NASware
Not just any drive will do. Get up to 112TB of capacity in your 8-bay NAS system and with Western Digital's exclusive NASware technology, you can optimize each and every drive. Built into every WD Red™ hard drive, NASware advanced technology improves storage performance by increasing compatibility, integration, upgradeability, and reliability.

Built for Optimum NAS Compatibility
WD Red™ Plus drives with NASware™ technology takes the guesswork out of selecting a drive. Optimized for NAS systems, our unique algorithm balances performance and reliability in NAS and RAID environments. Simply put, a WD Red™ Plus drive is one of the most compatible drives available for NAS enclosures. But don’t take our word for it. WD Red™ Plus drives are a reflection of extensive NAS partner technology engagement and compatibility-testing.

WD Red™ Pro for Big Business
If you’re looking for heavy-duty performance for NAS, WD Red™ Pro NAS hard drives deliver exceptional performance for medium to large business customers with extreme demands. For NAS environments with 9 to 24 bays, WD Red™ Pro drives deliver uncompromising performance and unwavering assurance backed by a 5-year limited warranty.

3D Active Balance Plus
Our enhanced dual-plane balance control technology significantly improves the overall drive performance and reliability. Hard drives that are not properly balanced may cause excessive vibration and noise in a multi-drive system, reduce the hard drive life span, and degrade the performance over time.

24/7 Environment
Since your NAS system is always on, a reliable drive is essential. With an MTBF of up to 1 million hours, the WD Red™ Plus drive is engineered to tackle 24x7 environments.

Premium Support and a 3-year Limited Warranty
Confidently upgrade your NAS performance with the assurance of a 3-year limited warranty, coupled with world-class support services included with every WD Red™ Plus drive.

Tough. Ready. Scalable
Purpose-built for Connected-Home, SOHO
and Small-to-Medium Business NAS Environments

IronWolf™ is designed for consumer and commercial NAS.

Delivering Tough, Ready and Scalable 24x7 performance in multibay, networked environments.

Optimised for NAS with AgileArray™

AgileArray enables Dual-Plane Balancing and
Time-Limited Error Recovery to deliver best-in-class RAID performance in multi-bay
systems.

Always On, Always Accessible

IronWolf drives are designed for 24x7 usage, allowing
users to access their data any time, anywhere.

All-CMR Portfolio

All IronWolf drives utilize Conventional Magnetic Recording (CMR)
technology for consistent, best-in-class NAS performance.

Up to 12 TB

Broad range of capacity options to deliver scalable and cost-efficient
storage solutions.

Built Tough

IronWolf drives are rated for 180 TB/year workload, allowing consumer and
commercial NAS users to seamlessly store and work with large amounts of networked
data.

Superior Reliability and Dependability

IronWolf drives are rated for 1M hours MTBF and
include a 3-year limited warranty for hassle-free data storage and best-in-class total cost
of ownership (TCO)

Rotational Vibration (RV) sensors.

Built-in RV sensors for vibration tolerance and
consistent performance in multi-bay systems.

IronWolf Health Management (IHM)

Actively protect your NAS data with Prevention,
Intervention, and Recovery recommendations to ensure peak system health.

Peace of mind with Data Recovery

IronWolf drives include 3 years of complimentary
Rescue Data Recovery Services - in-house secure facilities, with an industry-leading
recovery rate of 95% - so you do not have to incur high recovery costs in the event of
accidental data corruption or drive damage.

SkyHawk™ leverages Seagate's extensive experience in designing drives purpose-built for surveillance applications.

ImagePerfect™ firmware is designed to ensure seamless video footage capture in 24×7 surveillance workloads1 that record video from 64 HD cameras.

SkyHawk Health Management actively helps protect your surveillance storage by focusing on prevention, intervention, and recovery options.2 Included is RAID RapidRebuild™, which provides 3× faster volume rebuilds over traditional RAID rebuilds.

Unparalleled data protection with included 3-year Rescue Data Recovery Services plan, helping protect important video data with Seagate's in-house data recovery services.

RV sensors built in allow drives to maintain performance in multi-bay systems, giving customers the flexibility to scale their systems when more storage is needed.

ATA streaming support enables recordings from up to 64 HD cameras for smooth, uninterrupted footage.

1 M hours MTBF, 3-year limited warranty represents an improved total cost of ownership (TCO) with reduced maintenance costs.

Lower power consumption means a reduction in heat emissions, which improves reliability in surveillance solutions. Tarnish-resistant components help protect drive from environmental elements, increasing field reliability

Tackle intensity with a WD Red™ Hard Drive
Packed with power to handle the small- to medium-sized business NAS environments and increased workloads for SOHO customers, WD Red™ Plus is ideal for archiving and sharing, as well as RAID array rebuilding on systems using ZFS and other file systems. Built and tested for up to 8-bay NAS systems, these drives give you the flexibility, versatility, and confidence in storing and sharing your precious home and work files.

For Small or Medium Businesses
Stream, backup, share, and organize your digital content with a NAS and WD Red™ Plus drives designed to effortlessly share content with the devices at your home or business. NASware™ 3.0 technology increases your drives’ compatibility with your existing network and devices. For larger businesses with up to 24 bays, count on WD Red™ Pro drives to deliver exceptional performance.

Exclusive NASware 3.0
Not just any drive will do. Get up to 112TB of capacity in your 8-bay NAS system and with Western Digital's exclusive NASware 3.0 technology, you can optimize each and every drive. Built into every WD Red™ hard drive, NASware 3.0’s advanced technology improves storage performance by increasing compatibility, integration, upgradeability, and reliability.

Built for Optimum NAS Compatibility
WD Red™ Plus drives with NASware™ technology takes the guesswork out of selecting a drive. Optimized for NAS systems, our unique algorithm balances performance and reliability in NAS and RAID environments. Simply put, a WD Red™ Plus drive is one of the most compatible drives available for NAS enclosures. But don’t take our word for it. WD Red™ Plus drives are a reflection of extensive NAS partner technology engagement and compatibility-testing.

WD Red™ Pro for Big Business
If you’re looking for heavy-duty performance for NAS, WD Red™ Pro NAS hard drives deliver exceptional performance for medium to large business customers with extreme demands. For NAS environments with 9 to 24 bays, WD Red™ Pro drives deliver uncompromising performance and unwavering assurance backed by a 5-year limited warranty.

3D Active Balance Plus
Our enhanced dual-plane balance control technology significantly improves the overall drive performance and reliability. Hard drives that are not properly balanced may cause excessive vibration and noise in a multi-drive system, reduce the hard drive life span, and degrade the performance over time.

24/7 Environment
Since your NAS system is always on, a reliable drive is essential. With an MTBF of up to 1 million hours, the WD Red™ Plus drive is engineered to tackle 24x7 environments.

Desktop Drives vs. WD Red™ Plus
Do right by your NAS and choose the drive purpose-built for NAS with an array of features to help preserve your data and maintain optimum performance. Take the following into consideration when choosing a hard drive for your NAS:

- Compatibility: Unlike desktop drives, these 3.5” HDDs are specifically tested for compatibility with NAS systems for optimum performance.
- Reliability: The always-on environment of a NAS or RAID is a hot one, and desktop drives aren’t typically designed and tested under those conditions like WD Red™ Plus drives are.
- Error Recovery Controls: WD Red™ Plus NAS hard drives are specifically designed with RAID error recovery control to help reduce failures within the NAS system.
- Noise and Vibration Protection: Designed to operate solo, desktop drives typically offer little or no protection from the noise and vibration present in a multi-drive system. WD Red™ Plus drives are designed to thrive in multi-bay NAS system environments.

Tackle Intensity with WD Red™ Plus
Packed with power to handle the small- to medium-sized business NAS environments and increased workloads1 for SOHO customers, WD Red™ Plus is ideal for archiving and sharing, as well as RAID array rebuilding on systems using ZFS and other file systems. Built and tested for up to 8-bay NAS systems, these drives give you the flexibility, versatility, and confidence in storing and sharing your precious home and work files.

For Small or Medium Businesses
Stream, backup, share, and organize your digital content with a NAS and WD Red™ Plus drives designed to effortlessly share content with the devices at your home or business. NASware™ 3.0 technology increases your drives’ compatibility with your existing network and devices. For larger businesses with up to 24 bays, count on WD Red™ Pro drives to deliver exceptional performance.

Exclusive NASware 3.0
Not just any drive will do. Get up to 112TB of capacity in your 8-bay NAS system and with Western Digital's exclusive NASware 3.0 technology, you can optimize each and every drive. Built into every WD Red™ Plus hard drive, NASware 3.0’s advanced technology improves storage performance by increasing compatibility, integration, upgradeability, and reliability.

Built for Optimum NAS Compatibility
WD Red™ Plus drives with NASware™ technology takes the guesswork out of selecting a drive. Optimized for NAS systems, our unique algorithm balances performance and reliability in NAS and RAID environments. Simply put, a WD Red™ Plus drive is one of the most compatible drives available for NAS enclosures. But don’t take our word for it. WD Red™ Plus drives are a reflection of extensive NAS partner technology engagement and compatibility-testing.

WD Red™ Pro for Big Business
If you’re looking for heavy duty performance for NAS, WD Red™ Pro drives deliver exceptional performance for the medium to large business customer with extreme demands. For NAS environments with 9 to 24 bays, WD Red™ Pro drives deliver uncompromising performance and unwavering assurance backed by a 5-year limited warranty.

3D Active Balance Plus
Our enhanced dual-plane balance control technology significantly improves the overall drive performance and reliability. Hard drives that are not properly balanced may cause excessive vibration and noise in a multi-drive system, reduce the hard drive life span, and degrade the performance over time.

24/7 Environment
Since your NAS system is always on, a reliable drive is essential. With an MTBF of up to 1 million hours, the WD Red™ Plus drive is engineered to tackle 24x7 environments.

Desktop Drives vs. WD Red™ Plus
Do right by your NAS and choose the drive purpose-built for NAS with an array of features to help preserve your data and maintain optimum performance. Take the following into consideration when choosing a hard drive for your NAS:
- Compatibility: Unlike desktop drives, these drives are specifically tested for compatibility with NAS systems for optimum performance.
- Reliability: The always-on environment of a NAS or RAID is a hot one, and desktop drives aren’t typically designed and tested under those conditions like WD Red™ Plus drives are.
- Error Recovery Controls: WD Red™ Plus NAS hard drives are specifically designed with RAID error recovery control to help reduce failures within the NAS system.
- Noise and Vibration Protection: Designed to operate solo, desktop drives typically offer little or no protection from the noise and vibration present in a multi-drive system. WD Red™ Plus drives are designed to thrive in multi-bay NAS system environments.

Tough. Ready. Scalable
Purpose-built for Connected-Home, SOHO
and Small-to-Medium Business NAS Environments

IronWolf™ is designed for consumer and commercial NAS. Delivering Tough, Ready and Scalable 24x7 performance in multibay, networked environments.

Optimised for NAS with AgileArray™ AgileArray enables Dual-Plane Balancing and
Time-Limited Error Recovery to deliver best-in-class RAID performance in multi-bay
systems.

Always On, Always Accessible IronWolf drives are designed for 24x7 usage, allowing
users to access their data any time, anywhere.

All-CMR Portfolio All IronWolf drives utilize Conventional Magnetic Recording (CMR)
technology for consistent, best-in-class NAS performance.

Up to 12 TB Broad range of capacity options to deliver scalable and cost-efficient
storage solutions.

Built Tough IronWolf drives are rated for 180 TB/year workload, allowing consumer and
commercial NAS users to seamlessly store and work with large amounts of networked
data.

Superior Reliability and Dependability IronWolf drives are rated for 1M hours MTBF and
include a 3-year limited warranty for hassle-free data storage and best-in-class total cost
of ownership (TCO)

Rotational Vibration (RV) sensors. Built-in RV sensors for vibration tolerance and
consistent performance in multi-bay systems.

IronWolf Health Management (IHM) Actively protect your NAS data with Prevention,
Intervention, and Recovery recommendations to ensure peak system health.

Peace of mind with Data Recovery IronWolf drives include 3 years of complimentary
Rescue Data Recovery Services - in-house secure facilities, with an industry-leading
recovery rate of 95% - so you do not have to incur high recovery costs in the event of
accidental data corruption or drive damage.

Advanced Storage for Smart Video Solutions

WD Purple™ Pro drives are designed for advanced AI-enabled recorders, video analytics servers and deep learning solutions requiring additional capacity, performance and workload capability.

Storage for advanced smart video solutions
WD Purple™ Pro drives are designed for new generations of high-end AI-enabled recorders, video analytics appliances, deep-learning servers and cloud solutions that can benefit from high-capacity storage with high performance and additional workload capability. WD Purple Pro drives feature AllFrame™ AI technology, which helps reduce frame loss, improve overall video playback, and not only enables recording of multiple streams per camera but also supports up to 32 AI streams per drive for deep learning analytics within the system. WD Purple Pro drives also feature enterprise-class performance, data integrity and drive reliability, especially in larger-scale systems and enclosures where operational vibration is present.

Empower your smart video solution.
Western Digital is a worldwide leader in the hard drive industry. With WD Purple™ Pro smart video storage, you have a drive engineered for high performance, durability and workload capability for advanced always-on AI-enabled smart video recorders, appliances, and servers. Efficiently and effectively extract value and insights from streamed and stored video, and help deliver a smarter world with advanced WD Purple Pro smart video storage.

Western Digital's exclusive AllFrame™ AI technology
All WD Purple™ Pro drives are equipped with AllFrame AI technology, which not only improves ATA streaming to help reduce frame loss and improve overall video playback, but supports up to 32 AI streams for Deep Learning analytics within the system.

Multiple cameras, multiple streams
Modern recorders now support multiple video streams per camera. WD Purple™ Pro drives are optimized to support up to 64 HD single-stream cameras4, and can also support many of the latest smart cameras that transmit multiple streams. With this flexibility, you can upgrade or scale your security or smart video solution in the future.

Advanced workload capability for advanced systems
WD Purple™ Pro drives feature a workload rating up to 550TB/year2 to support the heavy video data capture and analysis found in advanced AI-enabled recorders, video analytics appliances, deep learning analytics servers and cloud-based storage. The combination of streaming optimizations and enhanced durability and reliability make WD Purple Pro smart video storage ideal for all analytics servers, whether processing video streamed directly from cameras or large-scale captured video data sets.

Designed for reliable operation in advanced high-performance smart video solutions
With an MTBF of up to 2.5 million hours3 (12TB, 14TB, and 18TB1), WD Purple™ Pro drives are engineered for advanced smart video solutions that operate 24/7. With tarnish-resistant components and full multi-bay support, WD Purple Pro drives deliver reliable operation in large scale surveillance systems even in harsh environments.

Field-proven high capacity
Now on its 6th generation, field-proven HelioSeal™ technology delivers trusted high-capacity WD Purple™ Pro hard drives (12TB, 14TB and 18TB1) for the massive storage needs of AI-driven smart video and deep learning analytics.

Proactive storage management with WDDA
Western Digital® Device Analytics™ (WDDA) provides a wealth of storage device parametric operational and diagnostic data to compatible systems; algorithms interpret the data and direct the system to alert system administrators of specific recommended actions to address potential issues. WDDA is intended to empower OEMs, system integrators, and IT professionals to better monitor and proactively manage supported storage devices to maintain optimal operation.