Week 5 Storage Roundup – TrueNAS H30, Seagate HDD Scandal, NAS Market Boom, and More!

Welcome to this week’s NAScompares Weekly Digest, covering the latest news and trends in the NAS and storage industry. From groundbreaking storage solutions to market trends and security concerns, here are the top stories you need to know.

Storage & NAS Industry

TrueNAS H30: The Swiss Army Knife of Storage

• iXsystems has unveiled the TrueNAS H30, a high-performance, compact 2U storage system designed for edge computing and enterprise workloads.
• Supports 60TB NVMe SSDs per bay, with a total of 12 bays.
• Offers 100GbE connectivity and runs on the TrueNAS 24.10.2 “Electric Eel” release.
• Key Features:
  • Tri-mode technology (NVMe SSDs, SAS SSDs, or HDDs).
  • Upgradable from H10 & H20 models without downtime in HA configurations.
  • Performance: 8-10GB/s throughput, 100,000+ IOPS.
  • Storage expansion up to 114 bays (6U configuration).
  • Energy-efficient (~400W power consumption with dual controllers).
• Target Market: Media & Entertainment, AI/ML, and large-scale enterprise storage.

Seagate & Western Digital See HDD Market Rebound

• HDDs continue to thrive despite competition from SSDs, driven by data center expansion.
• Seagate:
  • HDD revenue: $2.169 billion (+57% YoY)
  • 13M drives sold (+12%)
  • ASP (Average Selling Price): $167 (+40%)
• Western Digital:
  • HDD revenue: $2.409 billion (+76% YoY)
  • 13.5M drives sold (+25%)
  • ASP: $172 (+41%)
• Growth is primarily due to demand for high-capacity drives (11.6TB average per drive, up from 8.2TB last year).
• Seagate has also started sampling 36TB HAMR drives.

Seagate HDD Fraud Scandal: Used Drives Sold as New

• Reports indicate that dealers sold used Seagate Exos HDDs as new, deceiving customers.
• Affected retailers: Amazon, JB Computer, Mindfactory, Reichelt, Galaxus, and others.
• Drives were found to have 10,000 – 50,000 hours of use.
• Seagate denies involvement, urging customers to buy only from certified distributors.
• How to Check Your Drive: Use SMART & FARM value readers like smartmontools.

Network-Attached Storage Market Set to Hit $96.1B by 2032

• NAS market projected to grow at a 14.6% CAGR from 2023 to 2032.
• Driven by:
  • Rising demand for data backup & redundancy.
  • Remote work & cloud storage expansion.
  • Hybrid storage solutions integrating local & cloud data management.

IO Data Launches HDL-LV Series NAS for Businesses

• New corporate NAS lineup with models supporting RAID 0/5/6 & RAIDeX.
• ARM Cortex-A55 (Quad-core, 1.8GHz), 2GB RAM.
• Equipped with ransomware protection & offline backups.
• 2.5GbE and Gigabit LAN support.
• Five-year warranty & data recovery services included.

Enterprise & Cybersecurity

Broadcom Launches Quantum-Resistant Network Encryption

• Emulex Secure HBAs encrypt all SAN traffic for zero-trust security.
• Compliant with CNSA 2.0, DORA, and NIS 2 mandates.
• Hardware-offloaded encryption ensures no performance loss.

Kioxia Releases AiSAQ: AI-Powered SSD Search Optimization

• Open-source AI search (ANNS) technology to reduce DRAM dependency.
• Optimized for retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) AI workloads.
• Eliminates RAM-based indexing, allowing direct SSD search.

Tech & Overclocking

New DDR5 Overclocking Record: 12,726 MT/s

• Achieved by HiCookie using V-Color DDR5 & Gigabyte Z890 Aorus Tachyon ICE.
• LN2 cooling, 68-127-127-127-2T timings.

Home Automation & Networking

Ubiquiti UniFi Protect 5.2 Update

• New playback controls, AI-enhanced video search.
• Offsite recording storage for improved security.
• Integration with Access Pro readers & Intercoms.
• New AI Key for speech-to-text & enhanced video analysis.

Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition Released

• First official voice assistant for Home Assistant.
• ESPHome-based, privacy-focused, with dual microphones.
• Features:
  • Physical controls (mute switch, rotary dial, multifunction button).
  • ESP32-S3 SoC, XMOS audio processor.
  • Expandable via Grove port.
  • Fully open-source.

Industry Shifts & Policy

Sony Ends Production of Blu-ray Discs & MiniDiscs

• Sony stops manufacturing recordable Blu-ray, MiniDV, and MiniDiscs in Feb 2025.
• Streaming & digital storage dominance forces the decline of optical media.

US Plans 25-100% Tariffs on Taiwan-Made Chips (TSMC)

• Trump administration to impose tariffs on TSMC & Taiwanese semiconductors.
• Could disrupt supply chains for Apple, NVIDIA, Qualcomm.
• TSMC may accelerate US production plans.

That’s all for this week’s NAScompares Weekly Digest! Stay tuned for more updates on the latest storage, NAS, and tech industry trends. If you have any questions or want detailed insights on any topic, let us know in the comments!

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