Seagate Exos X16 3.5" 14 TB Serial ATA III Seagate - ST14000NM001G Seagate Exos Enterprise Hard Drives power the datasphere, enabling data centre architects and IT professionals to deliver trusted performance, rock-solid reliability and the best possible ROI for demanding 24x7 operations. Scalable. Responsive. Exos X16, Exos X12, and Exos X10 enterprise hard drives integrate the latest technology in support of a scalable, secure, and reliable cloud data centre. Specifically designed to work in highly scalable environments requiring low power consumption and weight, the Exos X series hard drives perform consistently while scaling to meet the stringent TCO requirements of most cloud-based data centres. Best-Fit Applications - Hyperscale applications/cloud data centres - Massive scale-out data centres OLTP and HPC applications - High-capacity density RAID storage - Mainstream enterprise external storage arrays - Distributed file systems, including Hadoop and Ceph - Enterprise backup and restore — D2D, virtual tape centralised surveillance Built-in Data Protection Seagate Secure Instant Secure Erase drives simplify drive repurposing and disposal, protect data-at-rest and help comply with corporate and federal data security mandates. Prevent unauthorised access and safeguard stored data with three levels of security, including Secure Downloads & Diagnostics (SD&D), TCG compliant Self-Encrypting Drive and government-grade FIPS/Common Criteria tamper-resistant hard drive. Data Management Made Easy - Simplify infrastructure management with the FastFormat feature for advanced format (4Kn and 512e) - Unprecedented power savings during idle times with PowerChoice technology for TCO improvement - Use Instant Secure Erase for easy drive disposal and re-purposing if and when needed