� 18TB storage capacity, drop-in ready for Big Data workloads

� Industry�s first Energy-Assisted Magnetic Recording technology

� Leading HelioSeal technology delivers power efficiency (Watts/TB)

� Reliable, field-proven design across five generations

� 2.5 million hours MTBF rating

The breadth and depth of Big Data is driving the universal need for higher capacities across a broad spectrum of applications and workloads. Laying the foundation for a worry-free data center, Western Digital delivers the capacity to conquer the data explosion with the Ultrastar DC HC500 series of hard disk drives (HDDs). The DC HC500 series is designed for public and private cloud environments where storage density and cost-efficient infrastructure is critical.