Seagate Introduces New Savvio 15K.2 Hard Drive

Seagate Technology has introduced a fast and green drive – the Savvio 15K.2 HDD, a new 15K-rpm addition to the Savvio family of 2.5-inch SAS 2.0 enterprise solutions. The Savvio 15K.2 HDD adds a self-encrypting drive option, while maintaining low power consumption.

The Savvio 15K.2 hard drive and the previously-announced Savvio 10K.3 hard drive are both part of Seagate’s new Unified Storage architecture, which converges disk drive interfaces, form factors, and security features into a common platform for simple storage solutions.

The Savvio 15K.2 HDD is offered in the server capacity sweet-spots of 146GB and 73GB with a SAS 2.0 interface running at 6Gb/s speeds. With Seagate’s onboard PowerTrim technology, the Savvio 15K.2 drive reduces power consumption up to 70 percent over comparable 3.5-inch 15,000-rpm drives. In addition, the Savvio 15K.2 HDD is the only second generation 2.5-inch 15,000-rpm drive backed with enterprise-grade reliability. The Savvio 15K.2 HDD uses the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) government-grade encryption, enabling protection of information throughout a drive’s lifecycle and especially upon retirement when the drive leaves the data centre.

“Server and storage array requirements in the enterprise today are especially focused on lowering power and cooling costs; satisfying growing application performance needs; and meeting government and industry compliance regulations,” said Sherman Black, senior vice president, Marketing and Strategy, Core Products Group, Seagate Technology LLC. “The Savvio 15K.2 drive and our unified storage architecture address these needs head-on by providing IT departments with a foundation that reduces storage complexity, costs, and provides peace of mind.”