Seagate expands its Exos, SkyHawk AI and IronWolf Pro lineups with 32TB drives built for AI video workloads.
The company says rising AI metadata and video analytics are driving explosive data growth at the network edge.
Prices start at $699.99, with global availability through authorised partners from January 14.
Seagate has taken the spotlight at Intersec 2026 as it has showcased its latest mass capacity storage solutions. The company aims to support the rapid rise of AI-powered video analytics. As the industries increasingly rely on computer vision and real-time video intelligence, the company believes that it has positioned its edge-to-cloud storage portfolio as critical infrastructure for handling the explosive growth of data generated at the network edge.
SurveyAccording to industry estimates cited by Seagate, video data volumes are set to surge sharply over the next five years as AI systems add layers of metadata, summaries and annotations to video streams. This shift is already transforming how organisations use video, moving beyond passive surveillance to searchable, actionable intelligence across sectors such as smart cities, retail, transportation and critical infrastructure.
Seagate 32TB hard drives
To meet this demand, Seagate announces its new 32TB hard drives across its Exos, SkyHawk AI and IronWolf Pro product lines. According to the company, these drives are based on its proven CMR technology and are intended to provide the scale, reliability, and performance required for AI workloads in both edge and data centres. The approach is similar to architectures already used in hyperscale cloud deployments based on Seagate’s Mozaic platform, allowing enterprises to extend similar capabilities into hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
According to Seagate executives, high-capacity hard drives remain critical to AI adoption, particularly for video analytics, where massive amounts of data must be efficiently stored, processed, and archived. With applications ranging from faster investigations and automated alerts to compliance tracking and operational insights, storage infrastructure has become a bottleneck for many organisations experimenting with AI-powered video systems.
Seagate 32TB prices
The new 32TB hard drives are set to roll out globally through Seagate’s authorised channel partners starting January 14. Pricing differs across the portfolio, with the SkyHawk AI model priced at $699.99 for video analytics workloads, the Exos drive at $729.99 targeting enterprise and cloud data centres, and the IronWolf Pro variant, aimed at NAS setups and on-prem AI use cases, carrying a recommended price of $849.99.
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