Seagate - SkyHawk AI Surveillance 8TB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive, SATA 6GB/s, 7200RPM
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An advanced and reliable solution for surveillance storage needs, the SkyHawk AI Surveillance 8TB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive is specifically engineered for Network Video Recorders (NVRs) with artificial intelligence capabilities for edge applications. This high-performance drive supports up to 64 HD cameras and an additional 32 AI streams, offering a spacious storage capacity of up to 18TB. Designed with ImagePerfect AI firmware, the SkyHawk AI ensures zero dropped frames, even while supporting heavier workloads. This makes it an ideal choice for AI-enabled NVR systems that require seamless video analytics and recording. The SkyHawk AI is not just smart, but also safe and secure. It comes with the SkyHawk Health Management (SHM) system, which actively aids in protecting your video storage by focusing on prevention, intervention, and recovery options. This includes the robust Rescue Data Recovery Services plan, providing extra peace of mind for any mechanical, accidental, or natural disaster with a 95% success rate of in-house recovery.The SkyHawk AI is built to withstand enterprise-class workload rates of 550TB per year, offering high reliability and durability. It's rated for 2 million hours Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF), making it more than three times as reliable as standard surveillance hard drives. With built-in rotational vibration sensors, the SkyHawk AI delivers consistent performance, providing reliable storage for NVR with minimal lag or downtime. It also supports multi-bay configurations, meeting your growing storage demands with up to 16+ bays. In summary, the Seagate SkyHawk AI 8TB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive is a versatile, high-capacity, and reliable storage solution, intelligently designed to adapt to the scale of your AI environment and meet the challenges of video analysis and recording workloads.
Storage Capacity
8000GBFeatures:
7200 RPM spindle speed
Versatile capabilities
Full-track multiple-sector transfer capability without local processor intervention
SkyHawk Health Management
High instantaneous (burst) data-transfer rates (up to 600MB per second)
Higher Reliability: Enterprise
class, with 2M hours MTBF and a 550TB/year workload rate for more than 3× that of standard surveillance HDDs.
Recovery Services & Warranty: Five
year limited product warranty and three-year in-house Rescue Data Recovery Services included.
- Storage Capacity8000 gigabytesStorage Drive TypeHDDForm Factor3.5 in.Interface(s)SATA
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An advanced and reliable solution for surveillance storage needs, the SkyHawk AI Surveillance 8TB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive is specifically engineered for Network Video Recorders (NVRs) with artificial intelligence capabilities for edge applications. This high-performance drive supports up to 64 HD cameras and an additional 32 AI streams, offering a spacious storage capacity of up to 18TB. Designed with ImagePerfect AI firmware, the SkyHawk AI ensures zero dropped frames, even while supporting heavier workloads. This makes it an ideal choice for AI-enabled NVR systems that require seamless video analytics and recording. The SkyHawk AI is not just smart, but also safe and secure. It comes with the SkyHawk Health Management (SHM) system, which actively aids in protecting your video storage by focusing on prevention, intervention, and recovery options. This includes the robust Rescue Data Recovery Services plan, providing extra peace of mind for any mechanical, accidental, or natural disaster with a 95% success rate of in-house recovery.The SkyHawk AI is built to withstand enterprise-class workload rates of 550TB per year, offering high reliability and durability. It's rated for 2 million hours Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF), making it more than three times as reliable as standard surveillance hard drives. With built-in rotational vibration sensors, the SkyHawk AI delivers consistent performance, providing reliable storage for NVR with minimal lag or downtime. It also supports multi-bay configurations, meeting your growing storage demands with up to 16+ bays. In summary, the Seagate SkyHawk AI 8TB 3.5" Internal Hard Drive is a versatile, high-capacity, and reliable storage solution, intelligently designed to adapt to the scale of your AI environment and meet the challenges of video analysis and recording workloads.

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