Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ:STX), a world leader in storage
solutions, today took the wraps off the industry’s first dedicated
surveillance hard disk drive (HDD) featuring Seagate Rescue™
services—the Seagate® Surveillance HDD. Engineered
specifically for surveillance and video analytics applications, the
Surveillance HDD is a world-class drive that employs data recovery
services designed to restore data from malice or accidental failure,
keeping systems in the field longer and reducing post deployment
expenses.
Seagate Surveillance HDD featuring Seagate Rescue services (Photo: Business Wire)
“Over 413 petabytes of data are produced in just one day by video
surveillance cameras installed worldwide in 20131—that’s
150,000 petabytes of data every year, most of which are stored on
high-capacity surveillance systems for archive or video analytics
purposes,” said Scott Horn, Seagate vice president of marketing. “That
data is invaluable to the user to either meet industry regulations or
leverage for content analysis or security— so when data loss occurs it’s
an expense to the customer. Seagate’s Surveillance HDD with Rescue
services addresses this issue head on and alleviates these concerns.”
A fast and easy recovery process, Seagate Rescue services can typically
restore data within two weeks depending on the type of recovery—with up
to a greater than 90 percent success rate in data recovery. Activated at
time of purchase, the rescue plan provides three years of data recovery
at the fraction of what it would cost to recover data lost due to
anything from computer viruses to natural disasters and more.
“Over 50 percent of users who had an accident with their drive have
experienced data loss,” said Balaji Thangaraj, vice president for
research at Boston Analytics. “The Seagate Surveillance HDD with Seagate
Rescue Services provides consumers and system integrators alike with the
critical reliability they expect in an easy, affordable solution,
enabling them to gain peace of mind that their content is protected.”
“Seagate’s expansion not only into a new capacity but into a
new business with their Rescue services is an exciting endeavor for both
Seagate and Dahua,” said Lu Yacong, CTO of sales center, Dahua
Technology. “Systems reliability has always been a primary focus for us
both, but Rescue services goes a step beyond allowing our customers the
unique opportunity to protect their data from the unpredictable.”
A seventh-generation optimized surveillance HDD, the drive now expands
to capacities of up to 6TB and can store up to 600 hours of
high-definition (HD) content making it the industry’s highest-capacity
drive designed specifically for surveillance applications. Designed to
scale video storage, the drive also incorporates options for rotational
vibration (RV) sensors enabling it to reliably perform in systems with
up to 16 drives, making it ideal for small-to-medium businesses, who
typically do not have IT support, but where bulk storage for HD video
and back up are highly valued.
Designed to support surveillance recordings from a number of cameras no
matter their resolution requirements, Surveillance HDD supports up to 32
channels and easily handles the higher write workloads required by
surveillance systems. The drive supports large streaming workloads for
longer periods of time meeting industry archive and resolution demands.
These features, coupled with the optional R/V sensors and Seagate’s
Rescue service, improve drive performance in multi-drive and RAID
systems and increase the value of surveillance data by delivering the
highest data integrity possible.
Boasting industry-leading reliability, the Surveillance HDD has a 1
million hour MTBF, (mean time between failure) allowing the product to
be kept in the field longer while reducing the cost of field deployment
and maintaining customer retention. The drive is also engineered for low
power consumption and heat emissions allowing solution providers greater
design flexibility.
Seagate will be attending the ASIS
2014 this week in Atlanta, Georgia with partners Dahua, MBX and SED.
For more information on the Seagate Surveillance HDD with Seagate Rescue
services stop by the Dahua training session today, September 29 at 11am
ET in room 18 or visit us online at http://www.seagate.com/www/surveillancehddrescue/.
Seagate Surveillance HDD is available starting today in 1-4TB
capacities. Surveillance HDD in 5-6TB configurations will be available
in by the end of 2014.
Strong Partner Support
“We have enjoyed great success with Seagate drives for years and are
excited for the new potential of offering the Rescue services to
Hikvision customers,” said Zheng Weirong, product manager of China
marketing center of Hikvision. “With the volume of video recordings
growing, these services give our customers the extra confirmation they
need to rest assured their data is safe.”
“As a longtime partner, we have always appreciated the support Seagate
extends to add value to our solutions,” said Leechin Su, president of
Leadertech Systems of Chicago. “Storage density is becoming a greater
concern as camera resolution increases and NVR systems are tasked to
hold more recorded video information. Seagate’s release of 6TB drive
capacity will allow us to meet customer needs in a smaller form factor,
and that’s a winner for all involved. The release of their Rescue
services is just another way for Seagate to offer our customers the
opportunity to differentiate our solutions offerings to deliver truly
unique solutions to end customers.”
“As IP surveillance continues to grow, we are thrilled to expand our
partnership with Seagate to introduce Seagate’s new 6TB Surveillance
HDD with Rescue Services in our solutions,” said Shawn Ho, senior
director of product marketing at NUUO. “The value of the data our
customers store in our NVR solutions is critical and Seagate’s new
portfolio underlines their commitment to customers by offering the end
user the peace of mind for the extra protection of their data.”
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1 IHS, October 2013
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