Seagate (http://www.seagate.com) has introduced the Constellation.2, which it says is the industry’s first 2.5-inch enterprise-class hard drive to reach a record 1TB capacity. The Constellation.2 drive is designed for server storage applications and offers 6Gb/s performance.

The Constellation.2 drive is designed for system builders and original equipment manufacturers. Seagate says the drive is fit for use in a range of applications in Directed Attached Storage (DAS), Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Storage Area Network (SAN) environments, from small-to-midsized businesses to the largest enterprise data centers storing and hosting data to the cloud.

The Constellation.2 drive is offered in capacity choices of 250GB, 500GB, and 1TB, and with 6Gb/s SATA or 6Gb/s SAS interface options. Its second-generation design provides improved data integrity with the new T10 Protection Information standard and an increase in reliability, says Carla Kennedy, vice president of Product Line Management, Seagate. With a Self Encrypting Drive (SED) option, data security is covered throughout the entire drive lifecycle, she adds.