WD 960GB Ultrastar SA210 2.5 7mm SATA 6Gb/s

Built on Western Digital 64-layer 3D NAND, the Ultrastar DC SA210 SATA SSD is Western Digital's first SSD purpose-built for enterprise boot and edge applications. The Ultrastar DC SA210 offers outstanding value and provides an alternative to enterprise boot HDDs. End-to-end data protection and LDPC error correction mechanisms provide greater reliability. Ultrastar DC SA210 has been validated to operate with Windows Server 2012/2016 and various versions of the enterprise Linux operating systems. Edge computing is pushing applications, like content delivery, away from centralized data centers and closer to those who are consuming the content. In such environments, data access speed is essential. The Ultrastar DC SA210 delivers up to 510MiB/s sequential read throughput and 64K IOPS random read performance to unleash the full potential of your server grade system and its high-end CPU capabilities. Such applications can also benefit from higher capacity offerings. The Ultrastar DC SA210 is designed to be cost-optimized and offer sufficient endurance for read-intensive environments. It is architected to minimize the probability of data loss due to unexpected power loss yet still be a cost-effective alternative to traditional enterprise SSDs that rely on costly hold-up capacitors. To address encryption requirements, the Ultrastar DC SA210 supports self-encryption drive (SED) capability compliant with TCG OPAL 2.01 to protect data from unauthorized access. The DC SA210 also includes Instant Secure Erase functionality to speed and simplify drive redeployment and retirement.