Seagate has announced the global channel availability of its new 30TB Exos M and IronWolf Pro hard drives. Built on Seagate’s Mozaic 3+ platform and powered by heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) technology, these high-capacity drives are engineered to address the escalating demand for scalable, high-performance storage driven by the rapid expansion of AI deployments and evolving data center infrastructure. The company noted it has now shipped over one million Mozaic hard drives.
The rollout of these drives comes as new data sovereignty laws and a renewed focus on data center disaggregation are prompting significant investments in on-premise and hybrid data centers. “Today, approximately 90% of the world’s data is stored in just 10 countries. However, data gravity is increasingly pulling networks to the edge as nearly 150 countries adopt data sovereignty requirements, and AI workloads continue to expand. Datacenters—on-prem, private, and sovereign—are leveraging AI to unlock the value of their proprietary data,” said Melyssa Banda, Vice President, Client and Global Marketing at Seagate Technology. She added that Seagate is “shipping 30TB drives to support the incredible growth in data driven by AI and other emerging applications.”
Seagate emphasizes that its new 30TB drives are particularly suited for AI workloads, which require immense storage capacity and robust performance. These drives are designed to provide the foundational infrastructure for enterprises to manage and analyze data effectively, whether in traditional data centers or at the edge.
“With Seagate’s IronWolf Pro 30TB drives, QNAP’s NAS solutions offer an exceptional blend of capacity and performance, empowering users to seamlessly run large-scale AI applications and analyze local datasets,” said Dhaval Panara, Product Manager, QNAP. “By integrating Seagate’s IronWolf Pro 30TB drives, we deliver petabyte-scale, high-integrity storage that ensures fast access, reliable performance, and scalable infrastructure at the edge.”
Another partner, UGREEN, also highlighted the importance of robust storage for edge AI. “With AI workloads increasingly moving to edge environments, reliable high-capacity storage becomes critical for local data processing. Seagate’s IronWolf Pro 30TB drives provide the robust foundation UGREEN NAS systems require—delivering massive scalability and the operational stability needed for local AI applications,” said Evan Li, Head of International Business, UGREEN.
The Exos M 30TB & 28TB and IronWolf Pro 30TB & 28TB drives are currently available through Seagate’s online store and its authorized resellers and channel partners worldwide. The 30TB models are priced at $599.99, while the 28TB models are $569.99.
