- Seagate is quietly shipped with Hamr readers of 40 TB, fixing the pace for the next storage next
- Mozaic Hamr Tech Crams 4 to per tray, promising massive increases in storage efficiency
- The expansion of the data center will dictate how speed these record records of 40 TB have reached the dominant current
During the recent conference of Seagate investors and analysts, the company revealed that it had delivered limited units of its new hard drives of 40 TB according to its Hamr Mozaic platform.
These 40 TB discs use heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) to reach 4 TB per plateau on ten trays, marking a change to the Mozaic 4+ platform in Seagate.
Although these are not yet widely available, large-scale production should start in the first half of 2026 after large customer qualification tests.
Large -scale production to start next year
“We have already shipped 40 engineering samples of teraoctets limited to our client already. We plan to initiate next quarter, and we will continue the quals in 2026, where we will bring a large part of our customers on the Mozaic 4 platform, “said Dr. John Morris, CTO of Seagate.
The volume preparation will depend on how the data centers integrate and validate the discs. However, the objective is to move a large part of Seagate shipments to HAMR -based discs, which promise a higher capacity and the efficiency of the data center.
As CEO, Dr. Dave Mosley explained: “10 discs bring you to 40 teraoctets … This gives better efficiency gains in the data center. At the level of the fleet, that’s how our customers think. ”
Seagate’s long -term plan is to deploy even greater capabilities, including 44 to 2027 and 50 TB discs by 2028.
The delay in its original projection of 2017 for the discs of 50 TB by 2026 highlights the complexities of the Hamr technology scale. However, the development of 40 TOs always positions Seagate in the race to offer the largest hard drive on the market.
Rival companies follow different strategies. Western Digital (WD) continues to expand capacity via EPMR and Optinand, reserving HAMR for its own launch of 40 TB expected at the end of 2026.
“Other companies have started to adopt Hamr with hard drives of 30 TB, but we believe that Hamr’s real potential begins at 40 TB.
Toshiba, another key actor, has developed its technologies, such as microwave magnetic recording (MAMR).
The company aims to publish its first 35 TB hard disk based on HAMR before 2026. Toshiba’s strategy is to combine MAMR with future HAMR implementations to achieve these capacities.
These discs do not please medium consumers looking for the fastest hard drive or even the best hard drive for domestic use, their development is closely linked to the Cybersecurity Cybersecurity Race.
The first 40 TB expeditions of Seagate suggest that technical leadership in the race to develop the largest hard drive, but the path to commercial reality is winding, and the prudent position of competitors implies that the challenges are considerable.
