Seagate has begun global shipments of its 30TB Exos M and IronWolf Pro hard drives, targeting a surge in demand for high-capacity storage driven by AI workloads and evolving data sovereignty requirements. Built on Seagate’s Mozaic 3+™ platform and powered by heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) technology, the drives mark a key milestone as the company surpasses one million Mozaic-based HDDs shipped. The new offerings are designed to support both hyperscale and on-premises infrastructure as enterprises modernize data centers to meet AI’s growing storage footprint.
The launch comes amid a sharp uptick in enterprise and government investments in AI infrastructure, spurred by regulatory shifts that require data localization and edge analytics. Seagate emphasized that nearly 150 countries are adopting data sovereignty laws, pushing organizations toward disaggregated storage architectures. The Exos M 30TB is aimed at hyperscale and private data centers, while the IronWolf Pro 30TB supports AI-enhanced NAS deployments for real-time inference, video analytics, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) at the edge.
Market watchers expect continued momentum. IDC highlighted HDDs as a critical part of AI infrastructure, providing the mass-capacity storage needed for foundational model training. Seagate priced the 30TB drives at $599.99 and 28TB versions at $569.99, with availability through its online store and global partners. HPE forecasts on-prem AI spending to hit $42 billion by 2028, growing at a 90% CAGR.
- Seagate ships 30TB Exos M and IronWolf Pro HDDs with Mozaic 3+ and HAMR
- Drives target hybrid, on-prem, and edge data center AI deployments
- Exos M 30TB and 28TB: $599.99 and $569.99 respectively
- IronWolf Pro 30TB and 28TB: same pricing, optimized for NAS AI workloads
- Available now through Seagate’s channel partners and online store
“Datacenters—on-prem, private, and sovereign—are leveraging AI to unlock the value of their proprietary data,” said Melyssa Banda, SVP of Edge Storage and Services at Seagate. “Our 30TB drives are designed to support these rapidly growing trends.”
