On September 15, 2020, Seagate Technology, a provider of data storage and management solutions, attended the 2020 Open Data Center (ODCC) Summit and delivered a speech on the theme of "New Horizons of Data". Seagate Galaxy (Exos) 18TB hard drive and Seagate Galaxy (Exos) 2X14 MACH.2 dual-magnet hard drive won the "ODCC Mechanical Hard Drive Product Performance Award" and the "ODCC Mechanical Hard Drive Technology Innovation Award" respectively.
In the era of the Internet of Everything, the potential value of data is unprecedentedly prominent, and the explosive growth of data is unprecedented in history. The "New Horizons of Data: From Edge to Cloud, Activate More Business Data" released by Seagate Technology and completed by the International Data Corporation (IDC) report stated that enterprise data will grow at an annual rate of 42.2% in the next two years. By 2025, 44% of data will be created at the core and edge, and nearly 80% of the world's data will be stored at the core and edge. The explosive growth of data has promoted the growth of storage requirements, brought about the expansion of edge data centers and cloud data centers, but also brought a series of challenges, including cost, service, and performance requirements.
As a leader in the field of data storage, Seagate Technology is well aware of the value of data and has been working closely with ODCC to help enterprises activate the value of data. For more than 40 years, Seagate has continuously made breakthroughs in technology, product innovation and service upgrades, and launched a rich product portfolio and optimized solutions, including the Seagate Galaxy (Exos) 18TB hard drive and Seagate Galaxy (Exos) that won this ODCC award. The 2X14 MACH.2 dual-magnet hard disks, with its industry-leading large capacity and high performance, respectively solve the most concerned problems of data centers.
In addition, the Seagate Galaxy (Exos) and Seagate Thunder (Nytro) series of enterprise storage products, data center system products, and Lyve Drive solutions meet the needs of enterprises from different levels, and efficiently move data within the enterprise, between the cloud and the edge. Open up all aspects of data flow and improve data operation capabilities.
"The development of new infrastructure, edge computing, and 5G will bring a huge flood of data, which means a new starting point, new challenge, and new journey for the data center industry. Only a forward-looking perspective can provide insights into industry development trends. Only by working closely with partners can we have the opportunity to dig deeper into the value of data.” said Sun Dan, vice president of Seagate Technology and president of China, “Seagate will continue to work deeply in the ODCC organization, focusing on product and technology research and development, for the industry and partners Provide products and solutions that are safe and reliable, more powerful, and more cost-effective to activate the value of data."