Toshiba MG09 Series hard disk drives

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage has announced its 18 TB MG09 Series HDDs. The series features the company’s third-generation, 9-disk helium-sealed design and innovative Flux Control – Microwave Assisted Magnetic Recording (FC-MAMR) technology to advance conventional magnetic recording (CMR) density to 2 TB per disk, achieving a total capacity of 18 TB.

With 12.5% more capacity than prior 16 TB models, the drives are compatible with a wide range of applications and operating systems. They are adapted to mixed random and sequential read and write workloads in both cloud-scale and traditional data centre use cases. The HDD features 7200 rpm performance, a 550 TB per year workload rating and a choice of SATA and SAS interfaces — all in a power-efficient, helium-sealed, industry-standard, 3.5″ form factor.

With its power efficiency and 18 TB capacity, the series is designed to help cloud-scale infrastructure advance storage density to reduce capex and improve TCO. As data growth continues at an explosive pace, 18 TB drives with FC-MAMR technology should help cloud-scale service providers and storage solution designers achieve higher storage densities for cloud, hybrid-cloud and on-premises rack-scale storage.