Seagate is going massive. You see, the storage giant just released 30TB versions of its 3.5-inch Exos M and IronWolf Pro hard drives. These drives are built to handle the new world of data, where AI, edge computing, and sovereignty laws are reshaping infrastructure.
They’re powered by Seagate’s Mozaic 3+ platform and use heat-assisted magnetic recording, or HAMR. This isn’t future tech, folks… it’s already shipping. Over one million HAMR-based drives have left Seagate’s factories.
The need for huge storage is very real. Around 90 percent of global data is still housed in just ten countries. But with nearly 150 nations adopting data localization laws, that model is breaking down. Companies want more control over where their data lives.
That is also being driven by AI. Models like GPT and other large language systems rely on mountains of training data.
Seagate’s Exos M 30TB is currently the highest density hard drive available. It’s aimed at hyperscale and enterprise customers trying to store more data without expanding their footprint or energy use.
The IronWolf Pro version targets NAS systems. These are becoming local AI workhorses for businesses doing things like image recognition and fraud detection. QNAP and UGREEN both confirmed they’re using these new 30TB drives to support real-time AI tasks at the edge.
The on-prem AI market is really heating up. HPE projects it will grow to $42 billion in just three years. The global NAS market is also booming, with a projected 17 percent annual growth through 2034. Seagate obviously wants a piece of that.
Both the 30TB and 28TB versions of Exos M and IronWolf Pro are available now. Pricing starts at $599.99 for the 30TB models and $569.99 for the 28TB variants. You can find them both on Seagate’s website.
