Designed for video surveillance, a highly data-rich category within the "Internet of Things (IoT),” WD Purple hard drives are engineered to excel in new and existing home and small business security system environments with up to eight hard drives and up to 32 high-definition (HD) video cameras. Available today, WD Purple hard drives are being offered in capacities from 1 Tb up to 6 Tb.

"Video surveillance has long been a pioneering Internet-of-Things application. Driven by machine-to-machine interaction between high-resolution, high bit-rate video cameras and high-capacity surveillance video recorders, IoT brings access and big data analytics to improve user’s security,” said Matt Rutledge, senior vice president and general manager of WD’s Storage Technology group. "WD Purple 6 Tb drives enable innovation in this fast growing market” 

WD Purple hard drives are equipped with exclusive WD technologies, including Allframe, which in conjunction with ATA streaming, Allframe reduces video frame loss, improves playback and increases the number of drive bays supported. WD Purple includes exclusive firmware upgrades that enable improved playback and minimize interruptions within a surveillance system.  Also with low power consumption playing a crucial role in high-temperature always-on surveillance environments, the built in Intelliseek technology calculates the optimum seek speeds for the system workload, enabling lower power consumption and reducing noise and vibration.

Built for seamless integration into new or existing video surveillance systems, WD Purple hard drives are designed and tested to surveillance-class standards and are compatible with industry-leading chassis and chip-sets. First introduced in February 2014 with the launch of WD Purple, WD worked closely with surveillance partners to develop a proprietary benchmark to define and demonstrate performance in surveillance systems. According to the company, tests of WD Purple hard drives indicate superior performance to competitive surveillance-class brands of storage, especially as cameras, channel count and workloads increase. A special Compatibility Selector is available to assist customers with surveillance drive selection on the company's web site. 

Shipping now through various distributors and resellers, WD Purple surveillance-class hard drives are now available from 1 Tb to 6 Tb capacities and covered by a three-year limited warranty.