Seagate has begun sampling its Exos M hard drives to select customers, offering industry-leading capacities of up to 36 terabytes (TB). Built on Seagate’s Mozaic 3+ platform with heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) technology, Exos M delivers unparalleled storage density and scalability, meeting the demands of large-scale data center deployments. This breakthrough allows operators to achieve up to 300% more storage capacity per data center footprint, while reducing costs per terabyte by 25% and cutting power consumption per terabyte by 60%.
The Exos M platform is already gaining traction among major cloud service providers, with Seagate ramping up volume shipments of drives up to 32TB for a leading provider. Dell Technologies has also integrated Exos M 32TB drives into its PowerScale storage systems to support AI workloads such as retrieval augmented generation (RAG) and inferencing. Seagate’s HAMR-enabled platform has achieved 3.6TB per platter, a market-leading areal density, with a roadmap to reach 10TB per platter in future iterations, ensuring scalability for the era of exponential data creation driven by AI and cloud expansion.
“We’re in the midst of a seismic shift in the way data is stored and managed,” said Dave Mosley, Seagate CEO. “Unprecedented levels of data creation demand long-term retention and access to validate data-driven outcomes. With Exos M, we’re not just meeting today’s needs but building the foundation for the AI-driven applications of tomorrow.”
• Capacity: Exos M delivers capacities up to 36TB with 10-platter designs and industry-leading 3.6TB per platter density.
• Mozaic 3+ Platform: Powered by HAMR technology, enabling 25% lower cost per terabyte and 60% reduced power consumption.
• AI and Cloud Readiness: Supports AI-driven workloads and scalable data retention for applications like RAG and inferencing.
• Customer Adoption: Dell Technologies integrating 32TB drives into PowerScale systems, with Seagate ramping volume shipments to leading cloud providers.
• Future Roadmap: Demonstrated capacities over 6TB per platter in lab environments, paving the way for drives beyond 10TB per platter.