The MG09 Series provides 18 TB of conventional magnetic recording (CMR) capacity. The industry-standard 3.5-inch form-factor provides 7200 rpm performance, and integrates easily into cloud-scale storage infrastructure, business-critical servers and storage, and File and Object storage solutions.Toshiba''s leadership in precision industrial laser welding technology is put to use to permanently seal helium inside the 9-disk mechanics. The helium-sealed design reduces aerodynamic drag to significantly lower the drive''s operational power profile, which helps deliver critical TCO benefits for data center infrastructures. The sealed design and corrosion resistant electronics also mitigate against life-time failure modes due to air bourn pollutants and other environmental factors.The massive 18 TB CMR capacity is delivered using Toshiba''s innovative Flux Control Microwave Assisted Magnetic Recording (FC-MAMR) technology. These advances help the MG09 Series to achieve optimum storage capacity and application compatibility, with unsurpassed data reliability. Available with either a SATA 6.0 Gbit/s or a 12.0 Gbit/s SAS interface , the MG09 Series models integrate easily into standard 3.5-inch drive bays to help reduce the footprint and operational burden of cloud-scale storage infrastructure, File and Object storage systems, and business critical servers and storage systems.KEY FEATURES: 18 TB capacity Conventional Magnetic Recording (CMR) for broad compatibility Toshiba Flux Control Microwave-assisted Magnetic Recording (FC-MAMR) Technology Industry-leading 9-disk helium-sealed design for superior storage density Industry Standard 3.5-inch 26.1 mm height Form Factor 7200 rpm Performance Choice of SATA 6.0 Gbit/s and 12.0 Gbit/s SAS Interfaces Lower operational power profile, providing excellent power efficiency (W/TB) for better TCO 550 Total TB Transferred per Year Workload Rating 512e or 4Kn Advanced Format Sector Technology; (512e Model) Includes Toshiba Persistent Write Cache Technology for DataLoss Protection in Sudden Power-Loss Events Sanitize Instant Erase (SIE) option model and Self Encrypting Drive (SED) option model APPLICATIONS: Cloud-scale Sever and Storage Infrastructure Software-defined data center infrastructure File- and Object-based storage infrastructure Tiered Storage Infrastructure Solutions Workloads and Use-Cases that Benefit from High Capacity per Spindle disk drives Capacity-Optimized Cloud-scale and Rack-Scale Storage Systems Compliance Data Archives and Data Life-Cycle Management Storage Systems Data Center Data-Protection and Data Back-up Infrastructure