Ultrastar DC HC500 SeriesN/AHigh Capacity for Massive Data and Lower Total Cost of OwnershipN/AN/ADriving Up Capacity and Driving Down TCO for Cloud and Hyperscale Data CentersN/AThe 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 drives. Built using HelioSeal technology the industrys only fifth-generation helium platform the DC HC500 series is designed for public and private cloud environments where storage density Watts/TB and $/TB are critical for creating the most cost-efficient infrastructure. HelioSeal technology is key to achieving higher drive capacities greater reliability ratings and extreme power efficiency. The result is a lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for our cloud and enterprise customers.N/AN/ABeyond Air. Helium Takes You Higher.N/AResponding to the complex needs of the modern data center Western Digital has developed HelioSeal technology a foundational building block for high-capacity hard disk drives (HDDs). This innovative technology hermetically seals the HDD and replaces the air inside with helium which is one-seventh the density of air. The less dense atmosphere resets the boundaries and challenges of conventional high-capacity HDDs allowing for dramatic increases in efficiency reliability and value.N/AN/AHigher CapacityN/A12TB CMR HDD drop-in ready for capacity-optimized workloadsN/AN/ALower PowerN/A52% lower idle Watts/TB than 8TB Ultrastar air-filled drivesN/AN/AMore ReliableN/AUnbeaten MTBF rating for an HDD at 2.5M hours