Intersec 2024: WD Enhances Smart Video Capabilities with High-Capacity HDDs, microSD and Ultrastar Hybrid Storage Systems

Western Digital Corp. will be making an impact at Intersec 2024 with its latest storage portfolio, including the newly launched 24TB ⁽¹⁾ Ultrastar DC HC580 CMR HDD and 28TB ⁽¹⁾ Ultrastar DC HC680 SMR HDD, as well as its WD Purple and WD Purple Pro family of drives dedicated to smart video surveillance applications.

Held from January 16 to 18 in Dubai, UAE, Intersec 2024 is an event that focuses on homeland, cyber and commercial security, safety and health, and fire and rescue. This year marks the 25th year of the trade event, which is set to welcome a variety of dedicated global security industry experts and leaders.

The company will announced the regional availability of the Ultrastar DC HC580 24TB CMR HDD and Ultrastar DC HC680 28TB SMR HDD in the Middle East. The new 10-disk 24TB CMR and 28TB SMR drives are designed for hyperscale, cloud and enterprise data center customers looking for the highest capacity with lower power per terabyte for designing more efficient storage systems and data centers.

Designed for video surveillance and security systems, WD will also showcase its dedicated smart video surveillance products from its WD Purple family during Intersec 2024. This includes the 22TB ^[1] WD Purple Pro CMR HDD, which comes with OptiNAND technology to deliver big capacity storage in a purpose-built enterprise-class drive supporting video analytics servers, and AI and DL systems.

On display will also be the WD Purple microSD card, which provides endurance for continuous operation and offers capacities of up to 1TB ^[1].

Adding to the family is the Purple HDD built for continuous digital video recorder (DVR) and network video recorder (NVR) surveillance systems. It can support systems with up to 16 bays and employs tarnish-resistant components for harsher environments.

Commenting on the participation, Mohammed Owais, sales director, Middle East, said: “As a pioneer in storage and solutions, Intersec 2024 is an important platform for WD to showcase its latest innovations. The prestigious event will provide us with a strong opportunity to meet and network with our partners and potential customers who can experience first-hand what our products are capable of.”Throughout the course of the event, the company will also feature the recently launched Ultrastar DC SN655 NVMe SSD, a specialized SSD optimized for cloud and scale-out workloads. This SSD is for handling substantial data, AI, and ML workloads as it efficiently scales capacities and maximizes GB/watt.

Ultrastar Data60 and Data102 hybrid storage platform

Additionally, the firm will present the newly upgraded Ultrastar Data60 and Data102 Hybrid Storage JBOD platforms, which offer raw storage capacities (1.56PB ⁽¹⁾ on the Data60 and 2.65PB ⁽¹⁾ on Data102) for designing next-gen disaggregated storage and SDS infrastructure. Each storage platform comes with IsoVibe and ArcticFlow technologies for improved performance and reliability.

(1) 1GB is equal to 1 billion bytes, 1TB is equal to one trillion bytes, and 1PB is equal to 1 quadrillion bytes. Actual user capacity may be less due to operating environment.