CES: Seagate Lyve Drive Mobile System Modular Storage Solution Portfolio

At CES 2020 Seagate Technology plc introduced a modular storage solution to manage the surge of enterprise, cloud, and edge data.

Lyve Drive Mobile System is a portfolio of simple, and secure data management solutions built to activate the datasphere.

Powered by IT 4.0 – the fourth wave of evolution within IT-where connected homes, connected cities, AI-powered factories, autonomous vehicles, and M&E content drive explosive data growth, the global datasphere is forecasted to grow from 41ZB in 2019 to 175ZB by 2025, according to a IDC study ⁽¹⁾ sponsored by Seagate. Nearly 30% of that data will need real-time processing. Lyve Drive system enables cost effective movement of this data between enterprise, cloud, and the edge.

“Data empowers those who can harness and activate it,” said Jeff Fochtman, VP marketing, Seagate. “However, today’s data management tools are too costly and inefficient for businesses to tap into data’s full value. Lyve Drive is Seagate’s first step toward a unified data experience, which will turn data’s possibilities into tangible growth for the world’s most critical industries.“

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Lyve Drive Mobile System
Developed to address the growing need to move massive amounts of data from endpoints to edge to core, It is a collection of modular storage solutions built to help businesses be more efficient and grow. During CES, the company showcased the system and several key product concepts in the line including:

Lyve Drive cards and Lyve Drive card reader
High capacity, performance 1TB CFexpress cards and a portable card reader for ingesting endpoint data sources.

Lyve Drive Shuttle
An autonomous storage and transport solution for ingestion from direct-attached, network-attached, and other external storage devices. It offers up to 16TB of capacity depending on HDD or SSD configuration, and an e-ink touchscreen display to copy files directly without a PC.

Lyve Drive Mobile Array
A sealed, performance, 6-bay array that is ruggedized to transport. The mobile array displayed at CES will feature 6 of the firm’s 18TB Exos HAMR HDDs for a total capacity of 108TB.

Lyve Drive Modular Array
A performance 4-bay array with flexible configuration so businesses can build what they need for a particular workflow. The high-capacity modular array displayed at CES included the company’s Exos 2X14 enterprise HDD, which is the first to integrate the firm’s MACH.2 multi-actuator technology.

Lyve Drive Rackmount Receiver
A performance datacenter 4U rackmount ingestion hub that accepts two Lyve Drive arrays for high-speed data transfer directly into a data center fabric without the need of cables.

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CES 2020 exhibit
During CES 2020, the company illustrated the journey of data from origin at the endpoint, to extraction at the edge for instantaneous insights, and to long-term storage at the core. Along the way, it revealed the next evolutionary step of data from the static disk drive to a world in which systems, software, and storage work together, turning data’s potential into business growth.

At CES, visitors showcased several real-life use cases that highlight activation of data including:

The Road to Tomorrow: Autonomous Vehicles
The realization of fully autonomous vehicles on our roads is just over the horizon. Helping to make this a reality, the company will host partner company Renovo to highlight a platform that merges software, data management, and automotive-grade safety systems into a unified solution for AV fleet deployment.

Million Byte Bar: M&E
Thanks to the latest picture quality standards like 4K, 8K, and High Dynamic Range (HDR), the M&E industry’s CAGR is poised for a 25% increase by 2025 ⁽¹⁾. The firm has featured a movie set demonstrating how next-gen data management solutions accelerate the post-production process.
Connected city
By 2025, it is forecasted that over 25ZB of storage will be created and replicated in the edge ⁽¹⁾. While most of the company’s CES exhibited highlights separate data endpoints, firm’s custom LEGO connected city experience demonstrates how real-life AI and video data weave through the daily activities and interactions of a connected city and play a crucial role in helping officials tackle emergency services, law enforcement, traffic, and more.
Ultimate gaming
The company is big into gaming and CES was the place to level up with the customized Imperator Works Zero Gravity Chair. Decked out with a Thermaltake P5 gaming PC powered by the firm’s FireCuda 520 NVMe PCIe Gen4 x4 SSD, PS4 Pro, and Xbox One, the setup also includes the latest Razor peripherals and custom shelf to stash all the gaming tech, snacks, and beverages a gamer could dream of.
Connected home
It is predicted that there will be over 70 million smart home households by 2023⁽²⁾. The firm will explore how ambient computing in the home uses data to bring more convenience and efficiency to everyday life than before.

World in 5G
5G networks are predicted to cover 40% of the world by 2024, handle 25% of all mobile traffic data, will be up to 100x faster than current 4G technology, and will typically support millions of devices per square mile ⁽³⁾. The device and data growth fueled by 5G will make the telco infrastructure the spot for the edge, and the company showcased a micro-modular Edge data center from Vapor IO that allows data to be kept closer to endpoints for efficiency, helping to unlock new use cases, create new markets, unleash new product innovations, and disrupt numerous verticals.
Connected factory
Those in the business of high-volume production are increasingly turning to data to achieve their goals and, by 2025, the CAGR of data within the manufacturing industry is expected to rise by 30% ⁽³⁾. The company, as a manufacturer, is demonstrated the factory of the future using technologies such as AI crafted for heightened operational efficiency.
Ocean of data: Monterey Bay Aquarium
The Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), a science and engineering partnership with annual funding of 7$0 million and led by 200+ femployees, is charged with gathering as much data as possible through exploration and discovery of deep-sea research. MBARI and the company demonstrated how the latest data solutions can help research teams capture and transport all that data quickly and efficiently.

⁽¹⁾Source: Data Age 2025, IDC, sponsored by Seagate, Nov. 2018
⁽²⁾Source: 16 Smart Home Statistics & Predictions Safe Smart Home & Living, Oct. 2019
⁽³⁾Source: Five 5G Statistics You Need to Know, vXchnge, May 20