Seagate Unveils 30TB Drives to Meet Data Center AI Storage Demand

Seagate Technology has released 30TB Exos M and IronWolf Pro drives, priced at $599.99 and $569.99, respectively. The drives are designed to meet growing demand for high-performance storage in data centers driven by AI technologies. The Exos M 30TB provides high-capacity, energy-efficient storage for real-time edge analytics, while the IronWolf Pro 30TB empowers on-prem NAS systems to handle advanced AI workloads. The global NAS market is projected to witness a 17% CAGR through 2034, fueled by digital transformation and AI analytics.

Seagate Technology Holdings plc (STX) has announced the worldwide availability of its 30TB Exos M and IronWolf Pro hard drives. These high-capacity drives are designed to meet the growing demand for scalable, high-performance storage in data centers driven by the increasing adoption of AI technologies. The 30TB Exos M and 28TB variants of the Exos M and IronWolf Pro drives are priced at $599.99 and $569.99, respectively.

The Exos M 30TB provides high-capacity, energy-efficient storage that supports real-time edge analytics, data scaling, and optimal data placement without sacrificing sustainability or performance. The IronWolf Pro 30TB, on the other hand, empowers on-premises NAS systems to evolve into intelligent AI hubs capable of handling advanced workloads like image recognition, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and inference tasks.

The global NAS market is projected to witness a 17% CAGR through 2034, fueled by digital transformation and the growing use of big data and AI analytics. According to a report by Global Market Insights, nearly 90% of the world’s data is currently stored in just 10 countries. However, with around 150 nations adopting data sovereignty regulations and AI workloads expanding rapidly, data gravity is steadily shifting toward the edge.

Seagate's 30TB drives aim to meet this shift head-on, offering the capacity, efficiency, and resilience needed to support the next generation of AI workloads. The Exos M 30TB and IronWolf Pro 30TB drives are built on Seagate’s advanced Mozaic 3+ platform and powered by heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) technology.

The global channel availability of these drives comes at a pivotal moment for AI at the edge, as industries such as retail, manufacturing, and financial services are actively deploying AI solutions for applications like video analytics, predictive maintenance, and fraud detection. These trends are driving the adoption of disaggregated storage architectures, separating compute from storage to enable greater flexibility and scalability.

Seagate's technology strategy remains closely aligned with shifting market trends. The company expects secular trends and innovations to drive up areal density, benefiting mass capacity storage. Management noted that the launch of the Mozaic 3+ hard drive platform in 2024, which featured HAMR technology, positioned it well to capture share in the mass capacity storage solutions market. Seagate expects HAMR to aid in exploiting megatrends like AI and machine learning, which will drive long-term demand for cost-effective mass capacity storage solutions.

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