As data centers require more storage space and reliability in hard drive performance, Western Digital has announced its WD Ae™ line of hard drives for data centers. The WD Ae™ hard drives utilize the best possible power consumption and a Progressive Capacity ™ model to enable a new tier of storage for large-scale cloud infrastructures.
Attributes of the WD Ae hard drive family includes a dense five-platter platform, which renders an optimal mix of power, performance, capacity and cost; capacities greater than 6 TB; SATA 6 Gb/s interface; and a workload and reliability rating of 60 TB/yr workload and 500 Khrs Mean Time Before Failure (MTBF).
The WD Ae hard drives will be sold in box quantities of 20 and will be available to select distributors starting late 2014, covered by a 3 year limited warranty. For more information, head on to the source link down below.
Source: Western Digital
