Toshiba - Highest capacity HDDs designed for cloud-based bulk storage systems (MC04 Series)

Toshiba Electronics Europe announced the addition of a new high-capacity product to its MC04 series hard drives. The new 6TB version of the MC04 series of enterprise high-capacity HDDs is designed for high-capacity storage systems and servers that support cloud-based applications and scale-out workloads. The MC04 series uses an industry-standard 3.5-inch form factor to provide 7,200 revolutions per minute (RPM) performance, providing the right level of service for high-performance cloud-based applications and storage. Toshiba's largest enterprise cloud hard drive is 20% larger than the previous generation's 5TB capacity, providing more efficient high-density, high-growth storage for multi-PB rack deployments. In addition, the latest products of the MC04 series have improved the return on investment of scale-out storage solutions. Compared with previous generations, its power efficiency (TB / W) has been increased by 20%, thereby enabling more cost-effective cloud storage services. Delivery. The MC04 series is optimized for lower-tier workloads in high-capacity, scale-out cloud-based storage and server use cases, and supports industry-standard 180TB annual shifted workload ratings. The MC04 series is also available in 2TB, 3TB, 4TB and 5TB capacities. The company said that the HDD series has SATA 6.0 Gbit / s interface speed and Advanced Format sector technology, which can achieve higher areal density and compatibility with traditional applications and operating environments. "Today's cloud-based infrastructure requires cost-effective storage capacity," said Martin Larsson, vice president of Toshiba Electronics' European storage products division. "The Toshiba MC04 series has up to 6TB of capacity and 7,200RPM performance, providing customers with the best balance of enterprise capacity, workload and performance required for high data growth cloud use cases." Director of Promise Technology Europe, Middle East and Africa General manager John van den Elzen added, "Promise develops innovative storage solutions to meet the capacity, performance, and efficiency requirements of the world's largest organizations and the most demanding data center environments. Toshiba's MC04 enterprise cloud drive series and new The 6TB version has proven to be an excellent complement to our family of cost-effective, high-performance cloud storage solutions. "