Performance

• HPE HDDs are tuned and tested with on-going quality monitoring throughout their lifecycle
• HPE optimizes HDD firmware for predictable and consistent HDD performance
• Full portfolio of high-performance Mission Critical and high-capacity Business Critical drive solutions

 Reliability

• Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s industry-leading rigorous testing and qualification program, backed by 2.4 million test hours
• Pre-failure Alerts with HPE Smart Array Controller, Systems Insight Manager, and HPE Smart firmware
• 3x faster firmware and software updates with HPE Service Pack for ProLiant (HPE SPP)
• Best-in-class supply assurance program reduces downtime due to product delays

 Compatibility

• Simplify HDD planning and standardize HDDs across HPE server and storage solutions
• Common HDD carriers mean re-purposing drives in other servers is a snap

 Security

• HPE Digitally Signed Firmware helps prevent against malicious attacks
• HPE Smart Array SR Secure Encryption is a FIPS 140-2 Level 1 validated enterprise class controller-based encryption solution for data-at-rest on all SAS/SATA drives
• HPE Smart Carriers report drive activity and health
• Self-Encrypting Drives (SEDs) provide hardware-based data encryption. All data that is committed to the media is encrypted with either a 128-bit or 256-bit key.

HPE HDDs are available for three types of workloads: Enterprise high-performance (Mission Critical), Midline high-capacity (Business Critical) and Entry-level storage solutions.