Innovations Bring Best-In-Class Search, Consolidation and Archive to the Hitachi File and Object-based Storage Portfolio

Data Management

Consolidation

Consistent Quality of Service

Hitachi Data Discovery Suite: A Centralized View into Enterprise Content

The Hitachi Data Discovery Suite is an industry first that breaks through the traditional barriers of stovepipe storage infrastructures and mitigates the risk of unmanaged or rogue data. Now it’s easy to find content across multiple data stores, while maintaining the appropriate security and access privileges to keep data safe. It provides a single, centralized view that enables integrated access to enterprise content and facilitates e—discovery and litigation readiness. It also increases user productivity, while reducing the time and costs incurred from compliance and litigation.

Hitachi Essential NAS Platform and Hitachi High-performance NAS Platform: A NAS Solution to Fit Any Performance Requirement

The Hitachi Essential NAS Platform and Hitachi High-performance NAS Platform, powered by BlueArc^® form the two other essential building blocks of the file/object-based storage infrastructure. The Hitachi Essential NAS Platform can handle moderate throughput file I/Os and is suited standard applications like file sharing and backup. The Hitachi High-performance NAS Platform can fulfill the most demanding performance requirements for the most demanding applications that require low latencies and high throughput.

Hitachi Content Archive Platform: High-performance, Long Term Content Retention

The enhanced Hitachi Content Archive Platform is an integral component of the Hitachi Services Oriented Storage Solutions strategy and features new authentication services to ensure the secure, long—term preservation and retrieval of valuable information. The new features and flexibility of the Hitachi Content Archive Platform deliver the speed, authentication, security and scalability organizations need to manage constant change and prepare for a future of unhindered data expansion.

Don’t Miss Our Monthly Webcasts

Hitachi Data Systems is pleased to sponsor an ongoing monthly webcast forum where technical end users can learn from Hitachi Data Systems experts how to:

Each lively one hour webcast will be filled with ideas and information, and will have plenty of time for questions. At many of the webcasts, you’ll receive an exclusive white paper to help you keep abreast of current and upcoming technologies.

Our next webcast will be held March 19, 2008, at 9:00 am PST. Greg Pelts, Hitachi Data Systems Storage Management Software Design Manager, will demonstrate how storage managers can identify storage hot spots and non—disruptively migrate the volumes to more optimal locations. Please register here

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Hitachi Essential NAS Platform and Hitachi High-performance NAS Platform, powered by BlueArc®, are network attached storage solutions that fit any performance requirement. Essential Building Blocks	Listen to Chief Scientist Claus Mikkelsen talk about Services Oriented Storage Solutions, what they mean to you and why we are the only vendor able to deliver. Watch the Video	Hitachi Data Systems sponsors a monthly Webcast forum in which technical end users can learn how to maximize the potential from your existing IT infrastructure. View the Webcast

In this Edition

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In the Blogs: Welcome to Storage Virtualization 2.0 Hu Yoshida, CTO of Hitachi Data Systems. More...  Podcast: Active Archiving for Business Intelligence and Compliance Derek Gascon of Hitachi Data Systems describes best practices for protecting digital assets and ensuring they’re available and accessible in the future. More...  Press Release: Hitachi Enables Organizations to Gain Control of Rogue Data with All New Storage Services More... Hitachi Builds on Success in Content Services with Enhancements to Content Archive Platform More... Hitachi Announces New Line—Up of Advanced NAS Services More... Collateral for Data Discovery Suite or Hitachi Essential NAS Platform (business brief, solutions brief, overview brochure, white paper, or case study) More...  Analyst White Paper: Hitachi’s New Generation Active Archive Platform (ITCentrix) More...  Overview Brochure: Hitachi High-performance NAS Provides a Powerful Platform for Massive-scale Storage Consolidation More...		AIIM International Conference and Exposition, March 3-6, 2008, Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Boston, MA The Content and Information Management event designed to help IT professionals find out how to turn content and information into a powerful business tool. More... CeBIT, March 4-9, 2008, Hannover Exhibition Center, Hannover, Germany The world’s largest trade fair for digital solutions and the leading platform for global conferences. More... Data Protection Summit, March 11-13, 2008, Hilton Irvine, Orange County Airport, Irvine CA This power—packed 3-day event will cover the latest topics in data security and protection. More... Hot Spot Management with Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager, March 19, 2008, 9am PST, online Greg Pelts, Hitachi Data Systems Storage Management Software Design Manager, demonstrates how storage managers can identify storage hot spots and non—disruptively migrate the volumes to more optimal locations. More... Creating Tuning Manager Reports, April 23, 2008, 9am PST, online Hot Spot Management with Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager, March 19, 2008, 9am PST, online Hitachi Data Systems Himanshu Parida, Senior Software Designer, describes some of the key performance metrics that storage administrators should be concerned with and how to create reports with HiCommand Tuning Manager software to monitor them. More...