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Toshiba launches S300 AI surveillance HDD for AI-driven video applications

by VARINDIA 2025-11-05

The new high-capacity, high-performance storage is purpose-built for the demands of modern AI-enabled surveillance systems

Toshiba Electronic Components Taiwan Corporation (Toshiba) has introduced S300 Al, a new generation of surveillance hard disk drives (HDDs) engineered for the requirements of modern artificial intelligence (Al) driven video applications. Purpose-built for high-resolution video capture, analysis, and storage, S300 Al delivers higher capacities, enhanced performance, and enterprise-grade durability to meet the demands of Al surveillance workloads.

Available in capacities from 8TB to 24TB, S300 Al supports large-scale, continuous recording and retention for Al video analytics servers and storage, centralized surveillance data storage systems, video archive and recovery infrastructure, and multi-bay Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) setups. This combination of scale, speed, and endurance makes it an effective solution for storing and processing the vast volumes of video and analytical data generated by Al-enabled surveillance systems.

"The surveillance market is rapidly evolving, with Al analytics driving new requirements for storage performance, capacity, and reliability," said Noriaki Katakura, Division President, Storage Products Division, Toshiba Electronics Components Taiwan Corporation. "With S300 Al, Toshiba continues to expand and tailor its HDD range to meet these demands - delivering higher capacities, enhanced performance, and enterprise-grade durability purpose-built for Al workloads."

Optimized performance for Al workloads

S300 Al is tuned to handle the additional random access introduced by Al workloads, ensuring rapid video data retrieval for precise real-time Al analytics and insights.

High scalability for modern surveillance

S300 Al supports up to 64 high-resolution camera streams and up to an additional 32 Al streams, enabling easy scaling to meet evolving Al-driven surveillance requirements. Its large capacities and optimized design make it a fitting choice for continuous recording across a wide range of commercial and infrastructure sectors, including transportation, manufacturing, smart city projects, healthcare and nursing care, finance, and logistics.

Enterprise-grade reliability

With an annual workload rating of 550TB and a mean time to failure (MTTF) of up to 2.5 million hours, S300 Al is built to operate 24/7 in mission-critical environments. Furthermore, Toshiba backs the hard disk drives with a 5-year limited warranty, underscoring their durability and their suitability for the most demanding surveillance applications.

The 8TB and 10TB capacities of S300 Al will be available starting this month, with 14TB, 16TB, 18TB, 20TB, 22TB, and 24TB capacities following in Ql 2026.