Seagate has announced it is now shipping its Cheetah 15K.7 enterprise-class hard drives into the worldwide distribution channel. A 3.5-inch, mission-critical hard drive designed for Tier 1 environments, the Cheetah 15K.7 drive is suitable for a wide range of server and storage applications.
The Cheetah 15K.7 drive is available with the latest 6Gb/s SAS or 4Gb/s FC interfaces, and includes Seagate PowerTrim technology, which dynamically reduces power consumption. Together, these features enable system builders to deliver lower-cost, multi-drive servers and storage systems, making the Cheetah 15K.7 suitable for use in environments ranging from SMEs to large enterprises.
Cheetah drives are aimed directly at enabling businesses to sensibly grow and scale as their information needs continue, while at the same time providing the reliability required to avoid costly interruption or downtime.