Western Digital Purple Ultra Endurance microSD 96-Layer 3D NAND Up to 512GB

Western Digital Corp. addresses the need to optimize storage for video and AI analytics at the network edge.

The increased use of smart cameras and rising video resolutions are driving the requirement for on-camera storage. The firm introduced the WD Purple SC QD101 Ultra Endurance microSD card designed for equipment makers, resellers and installers in the mainstream security camera market.

In addition, the company announced a new addition to the HDD drive portfolio, Purple 14TB ⁽¹⁾ HDD for surveillance, which is compatible with a range of security systems.

According to IHS Markit Technology ⁽²⁾, global professional video surveillance camera shipments are expected to grow from 140 million to 224 million between 2018 and 2023, and those with onboard storage are expected to grow by an average of approximately 17% per year. 4K-compliant cameras are expected to grow from 3.6% of all network cameras shipped in 2018 to over 24% by 2023, and the up to 5.7X increase in bits generated by 4K vs.1,080p video illustrates a growing demand for more storage. ⁽³⁾

“Customers are looking for high-endurance, high-capacity, robust, on-camera storage for a variety of public safety and AI analytics use cases,” said Stefaan Vervaet, senior director, smart video, devices group, Western Digital. “These new products deliver optimized storage technology to handle these exciting new and varied visual workloads at the edge.“

Purple portfolio of storage devices are designed with attributes to deliver reliable performance in mainstream security video systems that operate 24/7. These solutions offer quality and long-lasting storage for workloads that consumer microSD cards and desktop-grade HDDs are not specifically designed for.

WD Purple SC QD101 ultra endurance microSD card

The Purple SC QD101 microSD card features the company’s 96-layer 3D NAND technology, and delivers a cost-effective combination of endurance, performance storage, and a capacity up to 512GB ⁽¹⁾ for the growing security video market.

• Designed for security system integrators and installers

• For mainstream recording and backup/failover on-camera storage

• In compatible cameras, the card health monitor provides installers and integrators with the ability to gauge the remaining endurance and preemptively service the card if needed

• Available in capacities of 32, 64, 128, 256, and 512GB

• Endurance for long, continuous recording

Purple 14TB HDD compatible with range of security systems

The WD Purple 14TB drives, like the company’s other WD Purple HDDs are built for 24/7, always-on, high-definition security systems.

• Features the firm’s AllFrame technology driving improved video capturing while it helps to reduce errors, pixilation, and video interruptions that could happen in a video recorder system

• Purple drives have an enhanced workload rating that supports systems designed for 24×7 video recording with up to 64 cameras

Availability

• 14TB Purple HDD is available from select resellers.

• Purple SC QD101 microSD card is expected to be available in 1FQ20.

Resources:
Blog: Designing for the Edge – 5 Trends in Smart Security
Endurance in Surveillance WP (registration required)

⁽¹⁾ As used for storage capacity, 1GB=one billion bytes and 1TB=one trillion bytes. Actual user capacity may be less depending on operating environment.
⁽²⁾ IHS Market, Video Surveillance Intelligence Service – July 2019
⁽³⁾ Based on our Surveillance Storage Capacity Estimator tool. Amount of increase can vary based on compression ratios, video formats and other factors. See tool for details.