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Hitachi Delivers Affordable Enterprise Virtualization for any Data Center without Compromise
Introducing the World's First Enterprise-Class Implementation of Heterogeneous Virtualization with Thin Provisioning in a Compact 10U Form Factor, Further Reducing Data Center Space, Power & Cooling Costs for Customers

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 10, 2007 -In the face of unprecedented infrastructure complexity, the relentless proliferation of disparate storage arrays and corporate edicts to reduce carbon output worldwide, Hitachi Data Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT) today rounded out the industry's most comprehensive line of storage systems, the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform™ V series, to address these pressing issues. The all-new Hitachi Universal Storage Platform VM is the world's first heterogeneous storage services platform that offers customers the operational, financial and environmental benefits of enterprise-class virtualization, thin provisioning and tiered storage in a package that does not require a raised floor data center and operates on an industry standard 220-volt power supply. Read More...
 
Storage is Not a Commodity
-- A Comparison of High-End Storage Subsystems
by Josh Krischer

Two things annoy me when I hear people talking about storage; one is referring to storage subsystems as a commodity and the other quoting or asking about price per gigabyte. The design of high-end storage sub-systems and their functionalities is much more complicated than designing a server, therefore, lowering the discussion of these storage sub-systems to a commodity level demonstrates a severe lack of knowledge. Today, only three companies continue to develop such systems; EMC, Hitachi and IBM:
  • Symmetrix DMX family (Direct Matrix) from EMC

  • Universal Storage Platform V (USP V) from Hitachi Data Systems. This product is sold under a distribution agreement with Sun Microsystems (Sun StorageTek 9990) and via an OEM agreement with HP (HP StorageWorks XP24000)

  • TotalStorage DS8000 from IBM
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    • Hu Yoshida Speaks Out
    Hu Yoshida, the CTO of Hitachi Data Systems, provides his insight into industry issues, discusses in his own words storage best practices, and provides realistic solutions to real storage needs.

    Stovepipes to Services - SOSS
    IT has traditionally operated in stove pipes. These stove pipes operate separately and each consists of a group of applications that are assigned to run on a host server that in turn is connected to a set of storage devices. This stove pipe approach results in the inefficient use of IT resources. Applications have to rewrite the same function over and over again and information can not be easily shared between them. Servers have to be configured for peak utilization but usually run at only 10% or 15% of capacity and storage is grossly over allocated to avoid the disruption of out of space conditions. Server cycles and storage capacity are isolated and can not be moved or shared across stove pipe boundaries.
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    Training
    Hitachi's Fall 2007 Roadshow
    This one-day event will provide participants with refresher training on key areas of expertise for the Hitachi Data Systems Certified Professional credential (which comes from the Foundations Track).
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    HDS Academy America's Partner Education Schedule, August 2007- June 2008
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    Marketing
    Four Newly-Updated Mid-market Solution Kits Launched for Partners
    Hitachi Data Systems is committed to providing TrueNorth Channel Partners with robust materials for mid-market sales efforts. Four newly updated mid-market solution kits are now available on the Marketing Resources page of PartnerXchange.
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    Hitachi Data Systems Product is First VMware Certified
    Hitachi Data Systems is first to market with VMware certifications for virtualized storage giving its Channel Partners a competitive advantage.
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    New Arrow ECS Website for Hitachi Data Systems!
    Check out archived HDS newsletters, webinars and more at Arrow's new site.
    http://www.arrowecs.com/hitachi
     

    		  
     
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