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Microsoft Azure qualifies Seagate HAMR and SMR drives with Broadcom HBAs

Microsoft Azure has completed qualification testing of Broadcom host bus adapters paired with Seagate's Mozaic HAMR and SMR drives. The certification enables cloud data centers to scale storage density.

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Microsoft Azure qualifies Seagate HAMR and SMR drives with Broadcom HBAs

Azure qualified Broadcom HBAs with Seagate Mozaic HAMR and SMR drives
Certification targets higher storage density in cloud data centers
HAMR and SMR technologies raise capacity per rack unit

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