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What is Surveillance Storage Technology?
- Seagate SkyHawk AI hard drives are designed for 24/7 surveillance recording, optimized for continuous, high-volume video capture in DVR and NVR security systems.
- Built for AI-enabled security environments, they support simultaneous video storage and analytics workloads such as object detection, facial recognition, and smart event processing.
- Engineered for reliability in demanding surveillance conditions, SkyHawk AI drives handle multi-camera workloads and continuous write cycles in always-on security deployments.
Surveillance Support
32TB Support
Heat Resistant Technology
Tarnish Resistant
24/7 Surveillance Storage Support
Robust Storage Solutions
Performance
- Up to 32TB video-optimized CMR drive.
- ImagePerfect™ firmware delivers zero dropped frames while supporting heavier workloads.
- Consistent performance with built-in rotational vibration sensors providing reliable storage for NVR with little lag or downtime.
Workload Ready
- Versatile capabilities intelligently adapt to the scale of your environment, supporting up to 64 HD video streams and 32 AI streams.
- Higher Reliability: Enterprise-class, workload rate for more that 3x that of standard surveillance HDDs
Data Protection
- SkyHawk Health Management: Actively helps protect your video storage by focusing on prevention, intervention, and recovery options.
- Recovery Services: three-year in-house Rescue Data Recovery Services included
Uncompromising Storage with Seagate Skyhawk AI Surveillance Hard Drives:
Seagate SkyHawk AI hard drives are specifically engineered for AI-enabled multi-camera surveillance systems. Designed for 24/7 “always-on” recording environments, they are built to handle continuous high-write workloads, heat variations, and the demands of modern NVR systems running video analytics and intelligent security applications.
SkyHawk Health Management & RAID RapidRebuild
- Seagate SkyHawk AI includes SkyHawk Health Management, designed to proactively monitor drive health and help protect video data through prevention, intervention, and recovery features.
- It supports system stability by continuously analyzing drive conditions to reduce the risk of data loss in surveillance environments.
- Includes RAID RapidRebuild technology, enabling up to 3× faster volume rebuilds for quicker system recovery after drive or array issues.
ImagePerfect™ AI Firmware & AI Workload Optimization
- Seagate SkyHawk AI features ImagePerfect™ AI firmware, engineered to deliver zero dropped frames during continuous 24/7 surveillance recording.
- Optimized for demanding security environments, it maintains smooth video capture even under heavy multi-stream workloads from multiple cameras.
- Designed for AI-driven surveillance systems, it supports simultaneous video recording and analytics workloads, including GPU-based AI processing such as object detection and classification.
Scalable AI Surveillance Performance
- Seagate SkyHawk AI is engineered to support demanding AI surveillance workloads, handling up to 64 HD video streams and 32 AI streams simultaneously for advanced multi-camera environments.
- Built for growth, it offers scalable storage with unlimited multi-bay NVR support, allowing systems to expand seamlessly as video and AI data requirements increase.
Rescue Data Recovery Services
- Seagate SkyHawk AI includes Rescue Data Recovery Services, providing protection against mechanical failure, accidental damage, and certain natural disasters.
- Backed by a 95% in-house recovery success rate, it includes a 3-year Rescue Services plan for added data protection and peace of mind.
What are the Challenges/Pain Points faced today?
As the challenges have evolved, so to have the solutions. ENS Security provides businesses, schools, banks, and other institutions an all-in-one solution to help combat and solve your challenges! These include:
24/7 Storage and Harsh Environments
- Withstand fluctuations of heat and cold, ensuring optimal operations
- Tarnish resistant technology, supporting video surveillance systems by withstanding various extreme harsh environments.
High-Cost Solutions
- With capacity up to 32tb, Seagate Skyhawk AI drives allow you to do more with less.
- Tarnish Resistant technology, weather resistant technology, withstanding harsh environments, ensuring operations continue 24/7
- Health Monitoring capabilities, keeping track of performance and quality
Heavy Workload Support
- Rated for up to 2.5M hours MTBF with a 550TB/year workload rate, delivering more than 3× the workload capacity of standard surveillance hard drives.
- Backed by a 5-year limited warranty for long-term reliability and enterprise-grade surveillance performance.
