‘Market-Changing' Networked Storage Controller (NSC) Category Defined in Leading Analyst Firm's Taxonomy
Hitachi Data Systems Teams with Firm for NSC-Themed Executive Roundtable in China
SANTA CLARA, CALIF. June 13, 2005—Hitachi Data Systems, provider of Services Oriented Storage Solutions™ solutions, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT), today announced that IDC, the premier global market intelligence and advisory firm in the information technology and telecommunications industries, has defined a new category in the storage industry—the Networked Storage Controller—and called out Hitachi TagmaStore™ Universal Storage Platform as one of the first solutions in this category. In a white paper published by IDC titled "New Options for Managing Tiers of Storage in the Enterprise: The Role of the Networked Storage Controller," the firm outlines how the Universal Storage Platform will play a critical role in helping IT managers deploy and manage "application-optimized" tiered storage solutions.
"Over the next two years, turning the idea of tiered storage into a usable reality for IT managers will be an important goal for the storage industries," said Richard Villars, vice president, storage systems for IDC and author of the new white paper. "It will shape both hardware and software development as well as drive the design of new storage architectures."
In September 2004, Hitachi Data Systems announced the revolutionary Universal Storage Platform, which, in the white paper, IDC refers to as "the company's foundation for delivering next-generation tiered storage solutions," and "represents one of the first storage solutions based upon what IDC defines as an NSC solution." The massively parallel, scalable crossbar switch architecture of the Universal Storage Platform allows for a high level of modularity and performance as well as exceptional scalability, including the ability to virtualize and manage up to 32 petabytes of internal and externally attached storage. In addition, the complementary software offerings, according to IDC, "deliver the functionality required of an NSC" including Hitachi Universal Volume Manager, Hitachi Virtual Partition Manager, Hitachi Volume Migration and Hitachi Universal Replicator.
"We are tremendously proud of the Universal Storage Platform's success as we continue to deliver Services Oriented Storage Solutions solutions and differentiate ourselves in this industry," said Dave Roberson, president and COO of Hitachi Data Systems. "It is great to have leading industry analysts at IDC validate these efforts and define the market in which we are playing a leadership role."
On June 15, 2005, Hitachi Data Systems and IDC will host an executive roundtable briefing at the Beijing American Club in Beijing, China. Speakers will include John McArthur, group vice president and general manager, Information Infrastructure Research, IDC, and Fred Huang, vice president, storage infrastructure product management, Hitachi Data Systems.
Executive presentation details:
Topic: Networked Storage Controllers: A New Platform for Delivering Storage and Data Management Services.
Synopsis: IDC will introduce a new category of storage solutions we call Networked Storage Controllers. Networked Storage Controllers are an emerging, high-value platform for delivering common storage and data management services to a heterogeneous pool of storage arrays. These solutions provide simplified provisioning, volume migration, and volume replication services to tiered pools of storage resources, enabling highly efficient and highly optimized storage infrastructures. They are designed to provide massive scaling, while minimizing staff resources for storage and data management tasks. IDC will discuss the latest product offerings from leading suppliers, the competitive dynamics within the storage industry, and provide actionable advice to end-users looking to increase service levels and optimize their storage infrastructures.
Topic: Aligning Business and IT: The Strategic Role of Storage Virtualization in Services Oriented Storage Solutions Solutions.
Synopsis: In today's business world applications and the storage environments they depend upon have become critical drivers of business processes and decisions that impact organizational growth, risk, and profitability. Therefore, it is imperative that businesses closely align storage infrastructure and management with application needs. Learn about the strategic role of virtualization and the strengths and weaknesses of offerings available in the market to deploy storage solutions that help customers align business and IT objectives.
For further information on attending the IDC-HDS executive roundtable briefing in Beijing, China, please contact Rose Siu at rose.siu@hds.com or +852-3189-7980. The whitepaper "New Options for Managing Tiers of Storage in the Enterprise: The Role of the Networked Storage Controller," is available at www.hds.com.
IDC is the premier global market intelligence and advisory firm in the information technology and telecommunications industries. Over 700 IDC analysts in 50 countries provide local expertise and insights on technology markets, and the management team is comprised of experienced and respected industry luminaries. IDC is a subsidiary of IDG, the world's leading technology media, research, and events company. More information on IDC and the recently released white paper, "New Options for Managing Tiers of Storage in the Enterprise: The Role of the Networked Storage Controller" can be accessed at http://www.idc.com.
Hitachi Data Systems leverages global R&D resources to develop storage solutions built on industry-leading technology with the performance, availability and scalability to maximize customers' ROI and minimize their risk. By focusing on the customer's perspective as we apply the best hardware, software, and services from Hitachi and our partners, we uniquely satisfy our customers' business needs.
With 2,900 employees, Hitachi Data Systems conducts business through direct and indirect channels in the public, government and private sectors in over 170 countries and regions. Its customers include more than 50 percent of Fortune 100 companies. For more information, please visit our Web site at http://www.hds.com.
Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 347,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2004 (ended March 31, 2005) consolidated sales totaled 9,027.0 billion yen ($84.4 billion). The company offers a wide range of systems, products and services in market sectors including information systems, electronic devices, power and industrial systems, consumer products, materials and financial services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's Website at http://www.hitachi.com.
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