Western Digital WD Purple Pro 8TB Surveillance 3.5" SATA HDD/Hard Drive (WD8001PURP)

The WD Purple Pro 8TB Surveillance Drive (WD80001PURP) is designed for advanced AI-enabled recorders, video analytics servers and deep learning solutions requiring additional capacity, performance and workload capability.

Western Digital WD Purple Pro SATA Hard Drive Key Features

• The WD Purple Pro hard drives for surveillance are engineered with advanced capabilities
• High performance, reliability and workload capability for advanced AI-enabled recorders, video analytics appliances, deep-learning servers and cloud-based storage, including RAID and JBOD configurations
• Supports up to 550 TB/yr workload rate
• Designed with tarnish-resistant components for harsh environments, and with additional robustness for multi-bay enclosures

Storage for advanced smart video solutions

New generations of high-end AI-enabled recorders, video analytics appliances, deep-learning servers, and cloud solutions can benefit from high-capacity storage with excellent performance and enhanced workload capability, thanks to WD Purple Pro drives. The AllFrame AI technology in WD Purple Pro drives helps to reduce frame loss, improve overall video playback, and not only allows for the recording of multiple streams per camera, but also supports up to 32 AI streams per drive for deep learning analytics. WD Purple Pro drives also offer enterprise-class performance, data integrity, and drive reliability, which is especially important in larger-scale systems and enclosures that experience operational vibration.

Empower your smart video solution. With a WD Purple Pro hard drive

Western Digital is a hard drive industry leader on a global scale. With WD Purple Pro smart video storage, you get a drive designed for advanced always-on AI-enabled smart video recorders, appliances, and servers with great performance, durability, and workload capabilities. With powerful WD Purple Pro smart video storage, efficiently and effectively extract value and insights from streaming and stored video, and help deliver a smarter world.

Western Digital's exclusive AllFrame AI technology

The WD8001PURP features AllFrame AI technology, which not only improves ATA streaming to reduce frame loss and improve overall video playback, but also supports up to 32 AI streams for Deep Learning analytics.

Multiple cameras, multiple streams

Multiple video streams per camera are now supported by modern recorders. Up to 64 HD single-stream cameras can be supported by the WD8001PURP, and many of the newer smart cameras that broadcast multiple streams can also be supported. You can upgrade or scale your security or smart video solution in the future with this flexibility.

Advanced workload capability for advanced systems

To support the intensive video data capture and analysis seen in modern AI-enabled recorders, video analytics appliances, deep learning analytics servers, and cloud-based storage, WD Purple Pro drives have a workload rating of up to 550TB/year. WD Purple Pro smart video storage is ideal for all analytics servers, whether processing video streamed straight from cameras or large-scale collected video data sets, thanks to its combination of streaming improvements and increased durability and dependability.

Designed for reliable operation in advanced high-performance smart video solutions

The WD8001PURP is designed for advanced smart video solutions that operate 24/7. It offers reliable operation in large scale surveillance systems even in harsh environments, thanks to tarnish-resistant components and full multi-bay support.

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