Seagate plans to make hard drives three times bigger than today, reaching 100 TB storage size five years from today. They released a 36 TB drive early this year, with a 60 TB model coming soon. This growth needs better heat technology, more accurate read heads, and stable spinning disks. Solid state drives work faster but cost much more per terabyte, making hard drives better for large data centers. Company leader B.S. Teh believes no other storage matches the balance of price, space, and lifetime that spinning disks offer.
Large artificial intelligence systems need massive data storage, pushing centers to find cheaper options. More terabytes in each drive means less space used, lower power needs, and smaller cooling systems. Seagate wants clean energy for all factories making these drives, reducing the carbon impact. Hard drives create less carbon per terabyte than solid state drives because they last longer with more recycling options. Microsoft plans to spend $80 billion on new data centers next summer, keeping demand high for these huge drives.
Large artificial intelligence systems need massive data storage, pushing centers to find cheaper options. More terabytes in each drive means less space used, lower power needs, and smaller cooling systems. Seagate wants clean energy for all factories making these drives, reducing the carbon impact. Hard drives create less carbon per terabyte than solid state drives because they last longer with more recycling options. Microsoft plans to spend $80 billion on new data centers next summer, keeping demand high for these huge drives.
