Seagate SkyHawk AI is the world’s first, purpose-built drive for artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled surveillance solutions.

The Serial ATA interface provides several advantages over the traditional (parallel) ATA interface.

The primary advantages include:

• ImagePerfect AI firmware for superior image integrity alongside additional AI workload support in always-on, AI-enabled surveillance systems.
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• Custom designed to support an additional 32 AI streams while simultaneously and flawlessly recording footage up to 64 HD cameras.
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• Designed and built to handle heavy surveillance workloads in traditional video recording and in advanced video analytics environments. At 550 TB/year, SkyHawk AI is designed for 3× the workload of standard surveillance drives.
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• Advanced vibration management for superior and sustained performance in 16+ bay NVR systems.
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• SkyHawk Health Management actively helps protect your surveillance storage by focusing on prevention, intervention, and recovery options. 1 Included is RAID RapidRebuild, which provides 3× faster volume rebuilds.
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• Improved reliability and reduced total cost of ownership with 1.5M-hr. MTBF and 3- year limited warranty.
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• Unparalleled data protection with an optional 2-year Rescue Data Recovery Services plan, providing access to Seagate's secure labs with industry-leading data recovery success rates.

In addition, Serial ATA makes the transition from parallel ATA easy by providing legacy software support. Serial ATA was designed to allow users to install a Serial ATA host adapter and Serial ATA disk drive in the current system and expect all of the existing applications to work as normal.

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