Nowhere is Hitachi Data Systems success more evident than in the success of our customers. From large multinational corporations to small and medium businesses (SMBs), our data storage solutions deliver positive results that reach across every aspect of businesses. Our customers benefit from the various features our solutions offer such as data protection, online data protection and virtualized storage.
Learn from them why Hitachi Data Systems is the storage solutions provider of choice.
6YS
Solutions: Storage Management, IT Operations
Hardware: Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer, v2.5
Software: Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer
Services: Information Technology and Communications
"We pride ourselves on offering a premium service, so we have to hold ourselves to that standard. Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer has been an invaluable addition to our environment and is helping us deliver on our promise to deliver high-quality cloud services." - Martin von Stein, Chief Technology Officer, 6YS
Industry: Services: Information Technology and Communications
Academia Sinica
Solutions: Enterprise Platform, Modular Platform, Business Continuity and Replication, Virtualization
Hardware: Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2500, Hitachi NAS Platform 3080
Software: Hitachi Dynamic Tiering, Hitachi TrueCopy Synchronous, Hitachi ShadowImage Replication
“Under this architecture of Hitachi storage virtualization technology, our front-end users will always be able to take advantage of the latest hard disks with top-access-speed performance." — Chien-Ming Yang, Director of IT Department, Academia Sinica
Industry: Government
Acantho
Solutions: Enterprise Platform, Virtualization
Hardware: Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, Hitachi Universal Storage Platform® V
Software: Hitachi Dynamic Tiering
Services: Disaster recovery implementation virtualization and migration services provided by Hitachi Data Systems Global Solution Services
"We needed an open storage platform for managing different clients’ infrastructures. The Hitachi Data Systems offer allowed us to manage data using a common denominator, which could harmonize the various features of the application themes and adapt to the respective needs of each one.” — Antonio Cardone, Planning and Service Engineering Manager, Top Client Market Department, Acantho
Industry: Telecommunications
Accident Exchange
Solutions: Enterprise Platform,
Replication, Tiered Storage
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage
Platform® V (2)
Software:
Hitachi TrueCopy® Synchronous, Hitachi ShadowImage® Heterogeneous
Replication, Hitachi Copy-on-Write Snapshot and Hitachi Protection
Manager software; Hitachi Data Protection Suite, powered by CommVault®
Services: Provided by Hitachi TrueNorth Partners Zycko and RSI
Technologies,
Inc.
“As a rapidly scaling business in need of a
dual site disaster recovery plan, we needed high performance storage to
provide maximum reliability and scalability. With Hitachi technology,
we have achieved this and more.” — Ray Ford, Chief Technology Officer,
Accident Exchange
Industry: Services Automotive
Actelion Pharmaceuticals
Solutions: Modular Platform, File and Content Services
Hardware: Hitachi NAS Platform 3080, Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2500, Hitachi Content Platform 500
Services: Services and onsite support provided by Hitachi TrueNorth Partner
“During the upgrade process, not only were we impressed by the high-quality storage solutions, but the complete package of hardware, software and support from Hitachi Data Systems and the implementation provided by LANexpert also exceeded our expectations." - Serge Kielwasser, Senior Storage Engineer, Actelion Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
Industry: Pharmaceuticals
ACW Services, Hong Kong
Solutions: Cloud, Enterprise Platform, Modular Platform
Hardware: Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage, Hitachi Content Platform, Hitachi Compute Blade
Software: Hitachi Dynamic Tiering, Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning
“Hitachi Data Systems enables us to deliver cloud services by developing a reliable cloud infrastructure that allows enterprises to adopt cloud storage solutions and services at their own pace. With our robust offerings and tailor-made services, we are now the prime choice for business operations, which like to leverage the benefits of cloud environments.” – Andy Lau, Managing Director, ACW Services
Industry: Information Technology
Agricultural Bank of China
Solutions: File/Content Services
Software: Hitachi Content Platform
"Hitachi Content Platform has helped us establish a robust and reliable data archiving platform, which perfectly meets our rigorous demands for data manageability and security." — Agricultural Bank of China
Industry: Banking / Finance
Alior Bank
Solution: Enterprise Platform, Modular Platform, Business Continuity and Replication, Virtualization, Storage Management
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform® V, Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 500, and Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100
Software: Hitachi TrueCopy® Synchronous, Hitachi Universal Replicator, Hitachi ShadowImage® Heterogeneous Replication, Hitachi Copy-on-Write Snapshot, Hitachi Device Manager, Hitachi Tuning Manager and Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager
“The huge technology behind Hitachi systems, as well as the favorable price and the scalability. If our bank introduces a new business service or product to the market, we already have a ready infrastructure to use.” —Henryk Baniowski, CIO, Alior Bank S.A.
Industry: Banking / Finance
Anthogyr: Dental Implant and Instrument Specialist
Dental implant and instrument specialist Anthogyr designs,
manufactures and markets dental implants, rotating instruments and
peripheral material for dental implantology. With a significant design
and research and development operation at the heart of its operation,
which relies on computer-aided design and production management
environments, Anthogyr requires high performance and availability.
Hitachi Data Systems answered this challenge with a storage solution
supporting business continuity and top performance.
"Our
goals of availability and access to our application environment were
fully accomplished thanks to the implementation of the virtualization of
our information system. Our new Hitachi storage system delivers all of
its value on the level of availability and performance of our
applications." - Nicolas Pommier, IT Manager, Anthogyr
Applica Incorporated
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform™ V
Software: Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning, Hitachi ShadowImage® Heterogeneous Replication, Hitachi Virtual Partition Manager
Services: Implementation services provided by Hitachi Data Systems Global Solution Services
“We
have so many choices with the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform™ V as
our data center foundation. We went from pockets of stored data and
pretty tedious maintenance requirements to a streamlined, cost efficient
and high-performance environment.” — Michael Fairclough, Senior
Database Administrator [Oracle Applications], Applica
Asia Pacific Telecom
Solutions: Storage Management, Business Continuity/Replication
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform, Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 500
Software: Hitachi Tuning Manager, Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning, Hitachi TrueCopy® Synchronous, Hitachi ShadowImage Heterogeneous Replication
Services: System integration services provided by Hitachi TrueNorth Partner Stark Technology, Inc.
"Results of cost assessment showed that the adoption of Hitachi Data Systems solutions would save Asia Pacific Telecom 40 percent of OPEX and CAPEX while improving performance by 30 percent." — Paul Chang, CIO, Asia Pacific Telecom Co., Ltd.
Industry: Telecommunications
Asia Pulp and Paper
The fast-growing Asia Pulp and Paper has emerged as one of the world's top 10 paper producers. That growth has required a flexible, secure data management system to handle all the key company information, making it both accessible and secure. The company turned to Hitachi Data Systems for deliver the critical platform they needed: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform™.
"By maximizing the utility of our storage assets while improving system performance, scalability, and ease of management, the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform™ has promised us a broader and easier approach of business expansion in the future." — Yunjin Li, IT Director, Asia Pulp and Paper
Aspen Healthcare
Solutions: IT Operations Solutions, Business Continuity, Storage Management
Software: Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer
Services: Provided by Hitachi TrueNorth Partner Ibertek
"With the Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer solution we can achieve full visibility of our entire infrastructure and be alerted to any issues in real time. This enables us to operate much more efficiently and deliver an enhanced service to our patients." — David Williams, Director of Information and Technology, Aspen Healthcare
Industry: Healthcare
Aspöck Systems
Solutions: Modular Platform, Storage Management
Hardware: Hitachi Unified Storage 110
Services: Project Planning, Project Management and Implementation Services Provided by Hitachi Data Systems GmbH
"We have considerable standards to meet. We wanted stable and efficient technology to ensure that our data management process was particularly simple and effective. Migrating all of the data from the existing servers onto a single, comprehensive storage system proved to be especially challenging. Hitachi Unified Storage 110 offers the optimum solution that meets all of our requirements, and has the best price-performance ratio." - Thomas Hofinger, IT Manager, Aspöck Systems
Industry: Manufacturing - Automotive Lighting
Bangkok Cable Co., Ltd.
Solutions: Enterprise Platform, Modular Platform, Storage Economics, Virtualization
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform VM and Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100
Software: Hitachi Device Manager, Hitachi Navigator Modular 2 and Hi-Track Remote Monitoring System
"Hitachi Universal Storage Platform VM is compatible with various operating systems and platforms, such as those based on [Microsoft] Windows, UNIX or Linux. Moreover, it is interoperable with storage products by other brands so we do not have to worry about system scalability; Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning tremendously enhances our storage performance. All products come with exceptional after-sales services." - Mr. Tispol Nakornsri, Assistant Vice President, Bangkok Cable Co., Ltd.
Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten
While the amount of stored data keeps growing, the Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten (Bank for Netherlands Municipalities or BNG) wants to enable its employees to retrieve stored documents quickly. This is why BNG replaced its Hitachi Lightning 9970VTM single-cabinet enterprise storage SAN solution with a system that offers improved scalability. The organisation opted for the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform™ model USP100, which, besides the greater storage capacity and better performance, offers more management capabilities.
"We were nearing the capacity limit. Hitachi Data Systems saw this coming, too. We have regular contact with Hitachi Data Systems, and quickly found ourselves negotiating a new solution that was more future-proof and scalable." — Fred Apon, IT Infrastructure Specialist, BNG
Baoying Fund Management Limited
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform® VM
Software: Hitachi ShadowImage® Heterogeneous Replication
“With the Hitachi Data Systems solution, two systems could now be accessed by different business requests and not affect each other. In addition, the analysis data copy could now be updated more frequently.” — Baoying Fund Management Limited
Barry Callebaut AG
Hardware and Software Solution: Hitachi Content Archive Platform
“We are very pleased with our cooperation with Hitachi Data Systems. We
have built a relationship of trust and we consider Hitachi Data Systems
to be more of a strategic partner rather than a supplier. Together, we
work on the future of Barry Callebaut as a global player. A reliable IT
infrastructure is essential for this.” — Kris Vandaele, Corporate IT
Manager, Barry Callebaut AG
Industry: Manufacturing: Cocoa and Chocolate Products
Beijing Computing Center
Solutions: Cloud, File and Content Services, Modular Platform
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2500 and Hitachi NAS Platform 3080, powered by BlueArc
Software: Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager
Services: Provided by Hitachi TrueNorth™ Partner Nikoyo
“To meet the continual growth of business and information technology in Beijing, our Beijing Industrial Cloud service platform must have a robust storage infrastructure that can provide unsurpassed reliability, performance and scalability. The Hitachi Data Systems storage solution demonstrates cutting-edge advantages in performance and reliability, empowering us to overcome our operational challenges in a hassle-free way.” — Wu Yilei, Research and Development, Beijing Computing Center
Industry: Government
Beijing Municipal Bureau of Finance
Solutions: Enterprise Platform, File and Content Services, Cloud Enablement
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V, Hitachi Universal Storage Platform VM, Hitachi NAS Platform 3080
"The storage solution from Hitachi Data Systems helped us build a unified cloud storage platform for both structured and unstructured data. It ensured the database system would be continuously running, enabled the content cloud data storage and the shared access of images, videos and documents. It also provided remote disaster recovery based on the cloud storage. In this way, our production and disaster recovery requirements were satisfactorily met." — Beijing Municipal Bureau of Finance
Industry: Government
Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics
Solutions: Business Continuity and Replication, Storage Management, Enterprise Platform, File and Content Services
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform VM, Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 1000
Software: Hitachi Content Platform 500-DL, Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning
Services: Provided by Hitachi Data Systems Global Solution Services team from Hitachi China
"With
the deployment of Hitachi Content Platform, BMBS gained a
cost-efficient active archive storage solution that maintained its
content to meet long term preservation, availability and retention
policies."
Industry: Government
Beijing Rural Commercial Bank (BRCB)
Solutions: Enterprise Platform, Modular Platform, Virtualization
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V and Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2500
“Hitachi Data Systems storage solutions have helped us to build a highly scalable and reliable central data storage platform, which has enabled us to achieve data consolidation and establish a high-performance backup system with disk-based virtualization and mirroring techniques. Hitachi solutions perfectly match our daily operational and backup needs.” – Beijing Rural Commercial Bank
Industry: Banking/Finance
Betonwerk Godelmann KG
Solutions: File/Content Services, Replication, Green Solutions, Storage Management
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100
Software: Hitachi Data Protection Suite, powered by CommVault®
Services: Conception and implementation services provided by Hitachi TrueNorth Channel Partner EDV-BV
“The concept that EDV-BV prepared with Hitachi Data Systems has worked exactly as it was supposed to. This means sensible planning,problem-free migration and successful results.” Daniel Piehler - IT System Administrator - Betonwerk Godelmann KG
Industry: Services: Construction
BMW
Solutions:
Enterprise Platform, Storage Management, Storage on
Demand
Hardware: Hitachi Virtual
Storage Platform
Software: Hitachi
Basic Operating System, Hitachi Tuning Manager, Hitachi Tiered Storage
Manager, Hitachi TrueCopy, Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager, Hitachi Command
Suite
Services: Installation,
migration and management services provided by Hitachi Data Systems
Global Services
Efficient, Dynamic
and Agile Storage: Managed Storage Solutions Prove Their Worth in the
Automotive Industry
Industry:
Manufacturing
Bouygues Telecom
Solutions: Enterprise Platform, Modular Platform, Storage Economics, Virtualization
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform® V (9), Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2300 (4)
Software: Hitachi Device Manager, Hitachi Tuning Manager, Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager, Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning, Hitachi ShadowImage® Replication and Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager software
“‘Our strength lies in the development and mastery of innovation.’ We expect our technology partners to be in line with this dynamic. It is the ability of Hitachi Data Systems to continuously develop technologies and innovative approaches to control them, which particularly attracted us.” — Pascal Picchiottino, Head of Infrastructure, Bouygues Telecom
Industry: Telecommunications
Bradford and Airedale Teaching Primary Care Trust
Solutions: Consolidation and Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 1000 (2)
Software: Hitachi TrueCopy® Extended Distance Software
Services: Hi-Track® Monitor (“call home” service and remote maintenance tool) and onsite and offsite 24/7 support provided by Hitachi Data Systems and Hitachi Data Systems Platinum Partner Viglen Storage Group
“Our server-per-application storage system badly needed updating. With Hitachi Data Systems technology and support we have centralised our data storage, created a sturdy disaster recovery solution and created a platform for future IT projects.” — Martin Powis, Head of IT and Telecoms, Bradford and Airedale Teaching Primary Care Trust
Industry: Health Care
Brocade
Solutions: Modular Platform, Virtualization
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100
Software: Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning
Services: Installation and support services provided by Hitachi DataSystems Global Solution Services
“Initially, we needed to support 64 cameras per server with up to 10TB of storage. We have three servers, so we're talking 30TB of readily available, easily scalable storage. Our IT department recommended the Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100.” — Andy Guerrero, Security Manager, Brocade
Industry: Technology
Cablemas
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform VM
Software: Hitachi Disaster Protection Suite
"When
the storage solution we had reached its growth limit, we decided to
take the step into storage virtualization with Hitachi Data Systems
solutions."
Arturo Huys, Infrastructure and Operation Manager, Cablemas
Industry: Telecommunications
Carmarthenshire County Council
Solutions: Modular Platform, Storage Management
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2300
Services: Provided by Hitachi TrueNorth™ Partner
"Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2300 systems provide us with the performance, reliability and scalability we need to deliver an agile virtual environment, at a highly competitive price." - Nial Grimes, IT Consultant, Carmarthenshire County Council
Industry: Government - Local Council
CDLAN
Solutions: Modular Storage, Storage Consolidation
Hardware: Hitachi Unified Storage 150
Software: Hitachi Base Operating System V
"Thanks to Hitachi, CDLAN has developed and manages a cloud computing platform for the provision of fully scalable infrastructure-as-a-service offerings, in which storage plays a key role. The solution involved the combined use of both block storage, which Hitachi, with its Hitachi Unified Storage 150, is the heart of, and object storage, based on a distributed and redundant cluster that uses disc space on its servers to store content." — Corrado Del Po, CEO, CDLAN
Industry: Telecommunications and Infrastructure-as-a-service
Cedacri
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform™
Software: Hitachi Universal Replicator
Services: Provided by Hitachi Data Systems Global Solution Services
“The
adoption of Hitachi Data Systems solutions has enabled us to implement
advanced storage services, while taking the maximum advantage of the
existing resources. Moreover, we could rationalize the management of the
entire environment through centralized and common management tools.” —
Elena Campidoglio, Senior Information Technology Executive, Cedacri
Chartis Greece S.A.
Solutions: Modular Platform, Business Continuity and Replication, Storage Management, Virtualization
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2500
Software: Hitachi Device Manager, Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager, Hitachi ShadowImage® Replication
Services: Delivered by local Hitachi TrueNorth™ Partner
"While other providers simply provided a cost based on our existing infrastructure, Hitachi Data Systems offered the consultancy and guidance we needed and then helped us design a storage solution. They took the time to understand the business and our needs." — Afroditi Aggouria, IT Project Manager, Chartis Greece S.A.
Industry: Insurance
China Mobile Communications Corporation Fujian Co., Ltd.
Solutions: Enterprise Content, File and Content, Cloud
Hardware: Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, Hitachi NAS Platform 3080, powered by BlueArc
Software: Hitachi NAS Platform system software, powered by BlueArc, and Hitachi Universal Volume Manager
"Hitachi Data Systems combines manageability, virtualization, high performance and high reliability on Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, and it is the most appropriate cloud storage solution to us." — Hongjian Xu, Supervisor of IT Department, China Mobile Communications Corporation Fujian Co., Ltd.
Industry: Telecommunications
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
Solutions: File/Content Services, Modular Platform
Hardware: Hitachi NAS Platform 3100 powered by BlueArc, Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2300
Software: Hitachi NAS Platform software and Hitachi Data Migrator, powered by BlueArc
"Impressive
Hitachi NAS Platform capabilities ensure enormous data transmission
capacity and enormous data processing power for CAS' image data."
Liu Shi Bin
Manager of Satellite Data Image Project
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Industry: Education
Citizen Machinery
Solution: IT Operations Software
Software: Hitachi IT Operations Director
Services: Provided by Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.
“The most important aspect was the remarkable ease of use. The user need only look at the Hitachi IT Operations Director home screen to keep tabs on internal IT assets as well as the status of security measures.” — Mr. Kodaira Masaki Information Systems Division Corporate Planning Department Administrative Headquarters Citizen Machinery Co., Ltd.
Industry: Manufacturing: High Precision Tools
City of Coquitlam
Solutions: Virtualization Enterprise Platform
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform® VM
Software: Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning, Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager
Services: Integration and migration services provide by Hitachi TrueNorth Partner Compugen
"We
went from a data migration mindset to transparently moving dat and apps
anywhere within the SAN environment using the Hitachi Universal
Storage Platform VM. We've had no service disruptions, no service
calls and plenty of improvement in performance and efficiency." —
Darren Browett Technical Services Manager City of Coquitlam
Industry: Government
CLX Europe
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100
Services: Solution development and installation services provided by Hitachi TrueNorth™ Partner
"The performance of the Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100 is excellent, both in absolute terms and in terms of availability of the whole system — and for a lower price than that offered by competitors." - Silvano Sardini, IT Manager, CLX Europe
Industry: Services: E-business Communications and Publishing
Corporation Bank
Solutions: Business Continuity, Enterprise Platform, Virtualization.
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform® V
Software: Hitachi Basic Operating System V, Hitachi
Universal Replicator, Hitachi Replication Manager, Hitachi TrueCopy
Synchronous and Hitachi ShadowImage Heterogeneous Replication software
“Since the deployment of Hitachi solutions, we
have been able to significantly improve our recovery time objective and
recovery point objective." — S. Kumar Head of Data Center Corporation
Bank
Industry: Banking/Finance
Credit Union Australia
Solutions: Enterprise Platform, Modular Platform, File and Content
Hardware: Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, Hitachi Unified Storage, Hitachi Content Platform
"To become the 5th pillar of the Australian banking system and compete with bigger players in the industry, our organization is going through a major transformation. The platform upgrade was business-changing" - David Gee, Chief Information Officer, Credit Union Australia
Industry: Banking and Financial Services
Cyfronet
Solutions: Modular Platform, File and Content Services
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2500, Hitachi NAS Platform 3080, powered by BlueArc® (2-node cluster)
Software: Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning, Hitachi Copy-on-Write Snapshot
Services: Provided by Hitachi TrueNorth™ Partner
"The solution provided by Hitachi Data Systems not only met our requirements, but also positively surprised us. In some cases, its performance, and especially the number of input/output operations per second, exceeded the manufacturer’s catalog parameters." - Maciej Twardy, Deputy Director, Academic Computer Center (ACC) Cyfronet
Industry: Education
DB Systel
Solutions: File and Content
Hardware: Hitachi Content Platform
Services: Provided by Hitachi TrueNorth™ Partner Intercom Computer Systems
"The transition ran smoothly, with no hitches whatsoever. The users were not affected. There are still 40,000 to 50,000 users working on the mainframe at the same time." — Wolfgang Eicher, DB Systel
Industry: IT Services for German Railway
De Montfort University
Solutions: Virtualization, Modular Platform, Enterprise Platform, Storage Management
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2500 (2), Hitachi Universal Storage Platform® VM
Software: Hitachi TrueCopy® Synchronous, Hitachi Device Manager
Services: Consultancy, implementation and planning services provided by Hitachi TrueNorth™ Partner Viglen Storage Group
"We have continued to be impressed by Hitachi Data Systems’ and Viglen’s dedication and professionalism. The smooth and painless migration from our old Hitachi system to the new Adaptable Modular Storage model reinforced our belief that the decision to stay with the two companies to install an updated, more capable and scalable system, was the right one." — Peter Holt, Senior Support Specialist, De Montfort University
Industry: Education
Dhanlaxmi Bank Ltd
Solutions: Enterprise Platform, Storage Management
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform VM
“The Universal Storage Platform VM has helped us adopt virtualization; now all our applications, barring the core banking solution, run on it. Not only is it easier for us to virtualize storage, it has also created the setup for us to plan a 3-way disaster recovery mechanism.” — Venkat Krishnan, Senior Vice President, Head of Strategic Projects, Data Center, Network Infrastructure, PMO and Technology Management Group
Industry: Banking/Finance
Die Mobiliar
Solutions: Enterprise Platform, Modular Platform, Virtualization, Storage Management
Hardware: Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, Hitachi Universal Storage Platform® VM, Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2300
Software: Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning, Hitachi Dynamic Tiering, Hitachi Protection Manager
"The scalability and performance of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform fully lives up to our expectations and still helps to save on energy costs. In addition to this, manageability has improved and new storage concepts have been released, resulting in TCO savings of 25%."
Industry: Insurance
Dongfeng Automobile Co.
Solutions: Enterprise Platform, Cloud
Hardware: Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, Hitachi Universal Storage Platform® VM
Software: Hitachi Basic Operating System, Hitachi Basic Operating System V, Hitachi ShadowImage® Heterogeneous Replication, Hitachi Thin Provisioning (formerly Hitachi Copy-on-Write Snapshot), Hitachi TrueCopy®, Hitachi Universal Replicator, Hitachi Replication Manager
"Hitachi Data Systems cloud solution helps simplify storage management, significantly improves the storage utilization efficiency, and saves total investment on the storage by reusing the existing equipment." — Zhili YAO, IT Manager, Dongfeng Automobile Co., Ltd.
Industry: Manufacturing
DORMA Holding GmbH + Co. KGaA
Solutions: Enterprise Platform, Modular Platform, Business Continuity and Replication
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform® VM and Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2300 and 2500
Software: Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning, Hitachi TrueCopy® Synchronous
"The decision to opt for the Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage solutions is an investment in the future. They can be upgraded in a cost-effective and flexible manner, which means they can be modified as our company grows.” — Mark Dussy, Team Leader System Integration & Operations, DORMA Holding GmbH + Co. KGaA
Industry: Manufacturing: Construction Products
DPMB - Brno Public Transport Company
Hardware:
Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2300, Hitachi Content Platform
300
Software: Hitachi Content
Platform (software
module)
Services: Provided by
Hitachi TrueNorth™ Partner
"One of
the main reasons for implementing the Hitachi archiving solution
[Hitachi Content Platform] in the Brno Public Transport Company was to
ensure, within an internal information system, a safe and centralized
online archiving of electronic mail in its unchanged form, so that users
cannot change or delete data for a given period of time." - Ing. Xenia
Mala, IT Department Director, Brno Public Transport
Company
Industry:
Transportation
Elecon Engineering Co., Ltd.
Solutions: Modular Platform, Storage Management
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100
Software: Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning
"We chose Hitachi Data Systems primarily for the scalability and cost-effectiveness of its solution. But we have also realized a significant improvement in performance levels and application response times with this storage upgrade." - IT Team, Elecon Engineering Co., Ltd.
Industry: Manufacturing
Electro-Motive Diesel
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform™ V (2) and Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 500 systems (3)
Software:
Hitachi Universal Replicator, Hitachi ShadowImage®, Heterogeneous
Replication, Hitachi Copy-on-Write Snapshot, Hitachi Device Manager,
Hitachi Tuning Manager and Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager
Services:
Provided by Hitachi Data Systems Global Solution Services, including
hardware and software implementation or quick start services, the Remote
Copy Planning and Design service, project management and a six month
technical resident
"Hitachi Data Systems was the only
storage vendor that was dedicated to solving our business issues, while
not trying to dilute the resulting solution." — Anuraag Bhargava,
Electro-Motive Diesel
Energy Market Company Pte Ltd
Solutions: Business Continuity and Replication, Enterprise Platform
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform VM
Software: Hitachi TrueCopy Synchronous and Hitachi In-System Heterogeneous Replication Bundle
“When dealing with the fluidity and dynamism of the market, the need to maintain data integrity and confidentiality is crucial. Given that our entire business model is built on our data being reliable and accurate, we only depend on proven technologies to drive our systems. We have worked with Hitachi Data Systems over the past five years, and we value their technology and storage expertise for our continued success.”
James Ng
Vice President
Market Operations and Information Technology
Energy Market Company Pte Ltd
Industry: Utilities
Eosys Consulting Srl
Solutions: Modular Storage, Compute Platform
Hardware: Hitachi Compute Blade 520A and 2000
Software: Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning
Services: Customized Professional Services provided by Hitachi Data Systems Global Services
"We are completely satisfied with the infrastructure created by Hitachi Data Systems, and we have already seen a 30% reduction in total cost of ownership compared with previous architectures." — Paolo Pezzoni, President, Eosys
Industry: Services: Information System Security
Feng Chia University
Solutions: Cloud Enablement, Business Continuity
Hardware: Hitachi Unified Storage 130
"Hitachi Unified Storage 130 satisfies our demands for high scalability, high capacity, high speed and high stability." - Dr. Lee Wei-Bin, Chief Information Officer, Office of Information Technology, Feng Chia University
Industry: Education
Fido
Solutions: Network Storage
Hardware: BlueArc® Mercury 100
"The technology infrastructure Fido is important. A lot of clients ask us, ‘can you cope with data? Is it secure? Is it backed up?’ With this product we don’t have to worry about it." — Fredrik Limsater, CTO, Fido
Industry: Media - Digital Visual Effects
First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
Solutions: Business Continuity/Replication, Enterprise Platform, File/Content Services, Modular Platform, Virtualization
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V, Hitachi Content Platform, Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2300
Software: Hitachi TrueCopy Synchronous, Hitachi Universal Replicator
With Hitachi Storage Solutions, the hospital has now consolidated its heterogeneous storage systems onto a centralized Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V, enabling effective data archiving and multiple data-center disaster recovery.
Industry: Healthcare
FlexITy Solutions
"All customers, regardless of size, are looking for enterprise
features to effortlessly manage, protect, archive and maintain data
assets throughout the lifecycle. So were we…. The Hitachi platform has
everything we need to unite, manage and replicate storage." — Chris
Sator, Director, Data Center Solutions, FlexITy
Frankfurter Bankgesellschaft
Solutions: Virtualization, Enterprise Platform, Business Continuity and Replication
Hardware: Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, legacy Hitachi modular storage
Software: Hitachi TrueCopy synchronous remote replication software
"We know that we are in very good hands at Hitachi Data Systems. The high level of competence, combined with wide-ranging expertise — above and beyond the storage sector — offers us an all-round carefree package." - Zdravko Ruzicic, Head of Systems and Network Engineering, Frankfurter Bankgesellschaft
Industry: Banking: Private
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Solutions: Storage Management, Enterprise Platform, Modular Platform
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform® VM, Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2300, Hitachi NAS Platform 3080, powered by BlueArc®
Services: Provided by Hitachi TrueNorth™ Partner ASSISTRA AG
"As well as the technical benefits that the new solution offers us, we have been extremely impressed with the commitment and round-the-clock service provided by the Hitachi Data Systems and ASSISTRA teams. The systems run perfectly and the number of outages is virtually zero. This means our failure-related costs have been massively reduced, which leaves us more time to concentrate on spaceflight itself." — Dr. Rolf Kozlowski, Deputy Head of the Communications, and Ground
Industry: Government: Aerospace
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German Federal Office for Goods Transport (BAG)
Solutions: Enterprise Storage, File and Content, Virtualization
Hardware: Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, Hitachi NAS Platform 3080
Software: Hitachi Command Suite, Hitachi Dynamic Tiering, Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning, Hitachi TrueCopy
"...Thanks to the VSP, we’re able to grow in a way that is needs-oriented, allowing us to meet future, as yet unknown challenges with confidence." — Colja Steinmetzler, IT Systems Administrator, BAG
Industry: Government: Transport
Green Cross Life Insurance
Hardware: Hitachi Content Archive Platform, Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 500
Software: Hitachi Content Archiver software (supporting Hitachi Content Archive Platform)
"We used to search countless paper documents manually to find the
information needed by our customers. This process took us at least an
hour, sometimes even more than one whole day. By setting up Hitachi
Content Archive Platform and building an image system, however, we can
now search all types of documents needed by the main office as well as
all branches; thus, we enable Green Cross Life Insurance to provide
differentiated services and respond immediately to customer demands." —
Byeong-su Kang, Manager, Information Service Team, Green Cross Life
Insurance
Gulf JP Company, Limited
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100 and 2300
Software: Hitachi TrueCopy Synchronous, Hitachi In-System Replication bundle, Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning, Hitachi Storage Navigator Modular 2
Services: Professional services, implementation and data migration services provided by Hitachi Data Systems Global Solution Services
"Hitachi Data Systems fulfilled our requirements in terms of technologies, performance, cost efficiency and return on investment. Moreover, the services before and after sales were crucial to this successful solution." – Ply Samudavanija, Vice President, Information Technology, Gulf JP Co., Ltd.
Industry: Utilities: Power
Heilongjiang Unicom
Solutions: Cloud, File and Content
Hardware: Hitachi Unified Storage VM, Hitachi NAS 3080
Software: Hitachi Basic Operating System, Hitachi Universal Volume Manager, Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning, HNAS-Value Cluster software
"We are always confident in Hitachi Data Systems products, especially the virtualization technology, which can help us realize storage consolidation in the data center, and lays a solid foundation for future development of our data center."
Information Center of China
Unicom Heilongjiang Branch
Industry: Telecommunications
HiT Entertainment
Solutions: Modular Storage, Business Continuity and Replication
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100 (2)
Software: Hitachi Storage Navigator, Hitachi Replication Manager, Hitachi Tuning Manager, Hitachi Device Manager
Services: Solution design and deployment consultancy provided by Hitachi Data Systems Global Solution Services and Hitachi TrueNorth™ Partner B2net
"With a fully scalable, tiered and disaster recovery-aligned storage platform from Hitachi Data Systems, we’re confident we have the tools to support data and business growth while remaining economical." — Ryan Tunstall, Vice President of Global IT Operations, HiT Entertainment
Industry: Media
Hitachi Automotive Systems of Americas
Solutions: Unified Storage, Modular Platform, Business Continuity
Hardware: Hitachi Unified Storage, Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2000
Software: Hitachi Data Protection Suite, Hitachi Tuning Manager, Hitachi Device Manager, Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager, Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning
"I like to think of what we're accomplishing with Hitachi Unified Storage as executing more value-added tasks. The result is greater efficiencies, better protected data, and a sounder way of managing the business." — Tim Lago, IT Director, Hitachi Automotive Systems America
Industry: Manufacturing
Home Guaranty Corporation
Solutions: Storage Management, Modular Platform
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2300
"In
order to have a whole proper system, you have to have the hardware to
complement it; that's when I thought of Hitachi Data Systems."
Raymundo B. Diamante III, Department Manager III - MISD, Home Guaranty Corporation
Industry: Government
Hong Kong Baptist University
Solutions: Enterprise Platform, Cloud Enablement
Hardware: Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform
Software: Hitachi Dynamic Tiering
Services: Provided by Hitachi Global Solution Services
"Excellent testing results gave us great confidence that we could offload our storage burdens to Hitachi without hesitation. Now, all our mission-critical data, such as email, campus-wide database, portal information and private cloud services are managed by Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform." - Jennifer S. Y. Lau, Director of Information Technology, Hong Kong Baptist University
Industry: Education
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
Solution: Modular Platform, Storage Management
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100
"Through years of partnering with Hitachi Data Systems for our storage needs, we have come to deeply trust the reliability and performance of their products. Therefore, when our data storage volume rapidly increased, we deployed AMS 2100 to enable us to respond quickly to departmental requests, while providing superior levels of reliability, flexibility and performance."
Zina Yung
Senior Computer Officer
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
HPB - Hrvatska poštanska banka (Croatian Postal Bank)
Solutions: Enterprise Platform, Business Continuity
Hardware: Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform
Software: Hitachi In-System Replication software bundle, Hitachi Dynamic Tiering, Hitachi Disaster Recovery, Hitachi Tuning Manager, Hitachi Data Protection Suite
Services: Provided by Hitachi TrueNorth Channel Gold Partner
"Feedback from users has been very good regarding Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform performance and capabilities." - Damir Baronica, Director of System Support Department, Information Technology Division, HPB — Hrvatska poštanska banka
Industry: Banking and Finance
i/o On-Demand
Hardware:Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V
Software:Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning, Hitachi Device Manager
Services:Installation and configuration services provided by Hitachi Data Systems Global Solution Services
"When you're building a bulletproof IT infrastructure, only the best performing storage platform will do. We chose the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V for its ability to handle pretty much anything we throw at it from a performance, availability and scalability perspective."
David Shepard
Vice President of Major Accounts and General Manager
i/o On-Demand
Ilion Animation Studios
Solutions: File and Content, Storage Management
Hardware: BlueArc® Titan storage system, Data Migrator software
"Storage and hardware is not our business, so we were looking for something that would scale well and be simple to manage…" - Gonzalo Rueda, Ilion, Chief Technology Officer
Media: Animation
Illumination Mac Guff
Solutions: File and Content
Hardware: BlueArc® Mercury 100, BlueArc Mercury 50, data migrator feature
Software: BlueArc JetMirror, cluster namespace feature
Services: Provided by Hitachi TrueNorth™ Partner, NewNet
"The BlueArc platform gives us a lower cost of ownership, data protection and a consistently high-performing storage solution that we can rely on day in, day out, no matter where we are in the creative journey." - Bruno Mahe, Head of Technology, Illumination Mac Guff
Industry: Media: Entertainment
Infosys Technologies
Solutions: Storage Management, Enterprise Platform, Virtualization
Hardware: Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, Hitachi Content Platform, Hitachi NAS Platform 3200
Software: Hitachi TrueCopy Synchronous, Hitachi Universal Storage Platform, Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager, Hitachi Tuning Manager, Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning
"Hitachi Data Systems products combine best-in-class architecture, reliability and excellent technical support, and have enabled us to have 100% availability at storage levels on Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform. Hitachi NAS Platform has helped us consolidate our file serving environment with zero data loss across the data center, and its integration with Hitachi Content Platform has allowed us to reduce the backup window." - Jitendra Sangharajka, Associate Vice President & Head, Enterprise Platform Management, Information Systems, Infosys
Industry: Services, Information Technology
InfoVision Optoelectronics
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform® V
Software: Hitachi Universal Volume Manager, Hitachi Virtual Partition Manager and Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager
"The
Hitachi Data Systems products and solutions fully satisfied our
requirements. The consolidated storage platform with virtualization
technology has provided us a flexible SAN infrastructure that can help
us to meet future business growth." — Fu Bin, Maintenance Department,
InfoVision Optoelectronics
Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V
Software: Hitachi Basic Operating System, Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning, Hitachi Backup and Recovery Software
"Our
decision to deploy the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V is very
strategic as it now allows our IT administrators to easily maintain and
centrally manage the agency's storage infrastructure. Data backup can
now be performed regularly and automatically as opposed to the
previously manual process." — Yang Berbahagia Dato' Dr. Mohd Shukor
Mahfar Deputy Director General, Tax Operation Inland Revenue Board of
Malaysia
Industry: Government
Innlandet Hospital Trust
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 500
(soon to add Adaptable Modular Storage 1000) and Hitachi Network Storage
Controller 55 (2)
Software: Hitachi HiCommand® Device Manager software
Services: Provided by Hitachi Data Systems partner Ementor and Hitachi Data Systems Global Solution Services
"You
need to rely 100 percent on your IT infrastructure to deliver mission
critical data around the clock, 365 days a year. Hitachi Data Systems
fulfills that requirement!" — Frode Finne, CIO, Innlandet Hospital Trust
Insight Investment
Solutions: Virtualization, Replication and Backup
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform® V
Software: Hitachi Tuning Manager and Hitachi Device Manager software
Services: Provided by Hitachi TrueNorth Partner S3
“With Hitachi technology we’ve made the move to an enterprise system
without any difficulty. The visibility we have gained of our data has
enabled us to drive efficiencies throughout the organisation.” — Peter
Lethbridge, Head of IT, Insight Investment
Industry: Finance
IPC Logistics
Solutions: Storage Management
Software: Hitachi Data Instance Manager
"In the field of aviation logistics, we must run 7 by 24 by 365 or our customers' operations are at risk. We deployed Hitachi Data Instance Manager in a high-demand, all-virtual Hyper-V production environment using real-time protection for hundreds of virtual machines, and have achieved significant cost savings." - Pete Musacchio, President of Operations, IPC Logistics
Industry: Services
Islamic Bank of Thailand
Hardware: Hitachi Unified Storage 130
Software: Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer
Services: Provided by Hitachi TrueNorth Partner MFEC
"As all of our data is vital and cannot be compromised, effective storage is required to enable immediate data sharing and tracking; data backup and retrieval systems must be available once the problem rises. Hitachi Unified Storage can serve all of our requirements with high performance and cost-efficiency." - Dr. Varanyu Suchivoraphanpong, Executive Vice President, Islamic Bank of Thailand
Industry: Banking
ITonCloud
Solutions:
Modular Platform, Storage Management, IT
Operations
Hardware: Hitachi
Adaptable Modular Storage 2100
Software:
Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer
"The Hitachi storage was never a topic for
discussion because down-time was nonexistent; it would just sit in the
background and do its job. This is what we were looking for - a reliable
storage foundation that we wouldn't have to worry about - giving us a
high degree of confidence in its reliability." — Peter Alford, Director
and Commercial Manager, ITonCloud
K7 Computing
Solutions: Storage Management, Modular Platform, File/Content Services.
Hardware: Hitachi NAS Platform 3100, powered by BlueArc, and Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 500
"We
opted for the Hitachi NAS Platform 3100 and Hitachi Adaptable Modular
Storage 500, which currently handles up to 65TB of data for us." —
Senthil Kumar Ramanujam Senior Manager IT and Networks K7 Computing
Industry: Information Technology
Karnataka Bank
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform® V (Sun 9990V)
Software:
Hitachi In-System Replication software bundle (includes Hitachi
ShadowImage® Heterogeneous Replication and Hitachi Copy-on-Write
Snapshot software); Hitachi Virtual Partition Manager and Hitachi Tuning
Manager software
“Our banking environment requires real
time access to information with no room for data loss. We chose Hitachi
Universal Storage Platform V storage systems because they provided us
with enterprise-class functionality and data availability, which
resonated with our business mission and provided the reliability we
required for business continuity.” — Anantha Krishna, Chairman,
Karnataka Bank Limited
Kennedys
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 1000 systems (2)
“Working alongside Hitachi partner Intercept, we’ve successfully
overhauled our core IT infrastructure. Not only that, but we’ve done it
without disruption to our employees and clients, we’ve done it to budget
and we’ve done it to deadline.”
— Ian Lauwerys, IT Director, Kennedys
Kennemer and Spaarne
Solutions: Enterprise Platform, Business Continuity and Replication, Storage Management
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform® V, Hitachi Universal Storage Platform VM (2)
Software: Hitachi TrueCopy® Synchronous, Hitachi Device Manager; Hitachi Data Protection Suite, powered by CommVault®
"We've become much more independent with regard to storage systems and can manage the whole architecture from a central management platform. Because of Hitachi Data Systems' experience in the medical world, this task was made for them." — Gerard Hensels, Head of ICT & Medical Technology, Kennemer Gasthuis
Industry: Utilities: Energy Supplier
Kremsmüller Industrieanlagenbau KG
Solutions: Data Protection, Storage Management, File and Content, Modular Platform
Hardware: Hitachi Unified Storage 150, Hitachi Content Platform
Software: Hitachi Command Director, Hitachi Storage Optimization for Microsoft® SharePoint®, Hitachi Application Protector
Services: Project planning, project management and implementation services provided by Hitachi Data Systems Gmbh
"Our company has relied on Hitachi Data Systems for a number of years now. Hitachi offers high-quality, efficient all-in-one solutions, just like Kremsmüller. The solutions for storing and backing up data are particularly important for our broadly diverse corporate group, as we are faced with an enormous volume of data, and one that will be considerably greater in future." - Erich Zeindlhofer, CIO, Kremsmüller
Industry: Construction: Industrial Plants
Kroll on Track
Solutions: Virtualisation, Enterprise Platform
Hardware: Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (with previously installed Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2300 and 2500, and Hitachi NAS Platform 3080, powered by BlueArc®)
Software: Hitachi Device Manager, Hitachi Tuning Manager, Hitachi Dynamic Tiering, Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning, Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager
Services: Solution design and deployment consultancy provided by Hitachi Data Systems Global Solution Services
"Migrating data seamlessly using Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform has enabled us to efficiently handle information for ourselves and, more importantly, our customers." - Cory Cater, Technical Architect, Kroll Ontrack
Industry: Information Technology : Legal Technologies
KSC Commercial Internet Co., Ltd.
Solutions: Cloud
Enablement, Modular Storage,
Virtualization
Hardware: Hitachi
Unified Storage 150, Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100, Hitachi
Content Platform
Software:
Hitachi Data Ingestor
Services:
Provided by Hitachi TrueNorth Partner Stream I.T.
Consulting, Ltd.
"Most of our
corporate customers need a variety of cloud services and Hitachi Unified
Storage 150 can serve a wide range of requirements. After testing
storage solutions of many brands, we saw that HUS 150 can deliver
performances as per its specification and to answer their project
objective." - Narathippaphong Chittaleark, System Manager, Internet
Technology Department, KSC Commercial Internet Co.,
Ltd.
Industry: Services: Internet Service Provider
L&T-Chiyoda Limited (LTC)
Solutions: Modular Platform, Business Continuity and Replication
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100
Software: Hitachi TrueCopy® Extended Distance, Hitachi ShadowImage® Replication, Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager, Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning
Services: Support and guidance for disaster recovery strategy provided by Hitachi Data Systems Global Solution Services
"The Hitachi solution provides a highly scalable platform to meet the performance demands put forth by the challenging and competitive business segment that we operate in. It was a very important upgrade for us as we developed our blueprint for future business growth." — Kishorkumar J. Shah, Head of IT, L&T- Chiyoda Limited
Industry: Services: Engineering Consulting
La Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa (SNS) - Dreams Lab
Solutions:
Modular Platform, File and
Content
Hardware: Hitachi NAS
Platform 3090 (2), Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2500,
2100
Software: Hitachi NAS
Platform cluster software
Services:
Provided by Hitachi Data Systems, Professional
Services
"One of the reasons we
decided to choose Hitachi’s solutions was the opportunity to work
together with the Japanese company’s experts to design a storage
solution that most suited our needs, which also takes into account
development over the medium term." - Vincenzo Barone, Full Professor of
Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Head of DREAMS Project, Scuola
Normale Superiore of Pisa.
Industry: Education
and Research
Lakshmi Vilas Bank
Solutions: Enterprise Platform, Virtualization
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform VM
Software: Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager, Hitachi Universal Replicator, Hitachi In-System Heterogeneous Replication, Hitachi Basic Operating System V
"I see the enterprise storage platform being a game-changer for the bank. It helps IT move from being a support function to a business enabler, and a catalyst in redefining business strategy." — B. Murali Nair, Chief Technology Officer, Lakshmi Vilas Bank
Industry: Banking / Finance
Lan2Lan
Solutions: IT Operations, Storage Management
Software: Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer
"Total cost of ownership is lower than we ever could have imagined and we see our return on investment increase every single day as we are no longer wasting money on excess resources and the power required to support this. That's quite something for an out-of-the-box solution." - Gary Duke, Sales Director, LAN2LAN
Industry: Information Technology
Lancaster University
Solution: Business Continuity/Replication and Modular Platform
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2500 (2)
Software: Hitachi Replication Manager
“As [Lancaster University is] an organisation that depends completely on its critical data, the reliability of the Hitachi Data Systems solution made it the natural choice for building a fail safe business continuity plan.” —Malcolm Baldwin, Database Systems Team Leader, Lancaster University.
Industry: Education
LBBW Asset Management
Solutions:
Storage Management, Enterprise
Platform
Hardware: Hitachi Virtual
Storage Platform
Software:
Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning, Hitachi Command
Suite
With Hitachi Dynamic
Provisioning: "You no longer have to think about what goes where.
Everything is so intuitive. HDP has also helped us achieve a significant
improvement in performance." - Dirk Schechinger, Team Leader, LBBW
Asset Management
Industry: Financial
Services
Liaohe Oilfield of CNPC
Solutions: File and Content, Modular Storage
Hardware: Hitachi NAS Platform 3090, Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2500
Software: Hitachi NAS Platform 3090 entry cluster software bundle
"With joint efforts of the project team from Liaohe Oilfield and HDS, and under the project management framework of HDS, Hitachi NAS Platform was adopted to integrate with professional oilfield software to build flexible and stable storage architecture for processing seismic data." - Liaohe Oilfield Branch of CNPC
Industry: Energy
Lloyds Banking Group
Solutions: Enterprise Platform, Virtualisation, Consolidation
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform® V (3) and Hitachi Universal Storage Platform VM (1); Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform
Software: Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager, Hitachi Tuning Manager and Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning
Services: Solution design and deployment consultancy provided by Hitachi Data Systems Global Solution Services
“The transition to a next generation storage solution using Hitachi Data Systems technology is a key enabler for Lloyds Banking Group’s WMTT Infrastructure Maturity Model strategy.”
Colin Everett, Head of IT Infrastructure, Wholesale Markets Treasury and Trading, Lloyds Banking Group
Industry: Banking / Finance
Lotto Sport Italia
Solutions: Modular Platform and Storage Management
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100
Software: Hitachi Storage Navigator Modular 2, Hitachi Copy-on-Write Snapshot, Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager
Services: Provided by Hitachi TrueNorth Partner Filippetti S.r.l. consulting & technologies
“‘The
system performance levels are excellent, at costs which are quite
beneficial compared to competitors: 1TB from Hitachi Data Systems is
really very competitive compared to the other solutions available on
the market.”
Claudio Pieri, IT Systems Manager, Lotto Sport Italia
Industry: Manufacturing
Mahesh Bank
Solutions: Enterprise Platform, Virtualization, Storage Management
Hardware: Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform
Software: Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning, Hitachi ShadowImage® Heterogeneous Replication, Hitachi Thing Image (formerly Hitachi Copy-on-Write Snapshot), Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer
Services: Consulting, Design and Implementation Services provided by Hitachi Data Systems Global Solution Services
"Our primary requirements going into this overhaul of our storage infrastructure were ease of data management and better data availability. The Hitachi solution enabled us to meet these and many of our secondary storage needs within a secure service-oriented architecture." - Miling Rajhans, Senior Manager, IT Mahesh Bank
Industry: Banking and Finance
Mahindra Vehicle Manufacturers, Ltd. (MVML)
Solutions: Business Continuity/Replication, Modular Platform, Virtualization
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100
Software: Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning, Hitachi In-System Replication software bundle
"The Hitachi solution was chosen to provide more mileage to the new emerging challenges and technological advancement growth at the MVML facility." - Mr. B. Venkatakrishnan, Head of IT, Mahindra Vehicle Manufacturers, Ltd. (MVML)
Industry: Manufacturing
Management Services Helwig Schmitt GmbH
Solutions:
Modular Platform, Business
Continuity
Hardware: Hitachi
Adaptable Modular Storage 2500 (2)
"Our tests have clearly shown that when other
systems are already unable to cope, the AMS 2500 will still be going
strong." - Mario Arloth, Head of IT Management Services, Helwig Schmitt
GmbH
Industry:
Services: Automotive Market Analysis
McHenry Savings Bank
Solutions: IT Operations Analyzer, Modular Platform, Storage Management
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100
Software: Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer 2.0 and 2.5
“IT Operations Analyzer allows me to see everything in our network without having to purchase licenses for every device because we can monitor virtual machines through the host. Right now we have 135 virtual machines and 12 hosts monitored.” — Bryan Nash, CIO, McHenry Savings Bank
Industry: Banking/Finance
Mercury Filmworks
Solutions: File
and Content
Hardware: Hitachi NAS
Platform
"We've since made the
decision to make Hitachi our exclusive storage provider. We've been
deeply impressed at the level of commitment they've shown us. Honestly,
their sales and support teams are rock stars." — Clint Eland, Founder,
President and Executive Producer, Mercury Filmworks
Industry: Communications: Media and Entertainment
Meuhedet Health Fund
Solutions: Modular Platform, Business Continuity, Replication
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100 (6)
Software: Storage Navigator Modular 2
Services: Installation, maintenance and support services provided by Hitachi Data Systems Customer Service and Support
"In
our critical and fast paced environment, users complain loudly over any
minor response time or downtime problem they may experience. Since the
Hitachi storage solution was installed, I’ve heard nothing at all! My
peace of mind is intact, and I’m grateful for that." —Alex Fisher, M.D.,
Head of Radiology Services, Meuhedet Health Fund.
Industry: Healthcare
Mizuho Corporate Bank
Solution: File and Content, Enterprise Platform
Hardware: Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, Hitachi NAS Platform 3080, powered by BlueArc
"The Hitachi storage solution builds a unified storage platform to store both structured and unstructured data. The platform also helps stabilize the operations of the database system and guarantee the shared access to images and files. Additionally, it enables remote disaster recovery among storage systems." — Jeff Wang, IT Manager, Mizuho Corporate Bank
Industry: Banking
Moravian Land Archive
Solutions: Modular Storage, File and Content Services
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100, Hitachi Content Platform 300, Hitachi Compute Blade 320
Services: Provided by Hitachi TrueNorth™ Partner
"The implementation of disk arrays, an archive storage system and blade systems from Hitachi enabled us to create a stable back end for IT services, both for the Moravian Land Archive Central Office and another 15 national regional archives belonging to the Moravian Land Archive pool. We are convinced that this was a good investment and we look forward to further promising growth of this technology." — PhDr. Katerina Smutná, Director, Moravian Land Archive
Government: Archive
Movistar - Telefónica Móviles de Chile
Solutions: Business Continuity Enterprise Platform File and Content Services
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform® V 600
Software: Basic Operating System, Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager
Services:
SAN Implementation and 24/7 software and hardware support provided by
Hitachi Data Systems Customer Services & Support and Hitachi Data
Systems Global Solution Services
“Hitachi Data
Systems, as an integral consultant, helps Movistar solve business
critical issues." — Luis Urzúa, Technology and Systems Operations
Manager, Movistar
Industry: Telecommunications
MTV Italy
Solutions: Storage Management
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 200
“We have had a very good experience with Hitachi Data Systems on the
project and the deploying phases. One can easily realise that they are
used to focusing on customers.” — Giuseppe Rolla, Director of Broadcast
Services, Broadcast Services
Industry: Entertainment
Nacamar
Solutions: Storage Management, File and Content, Modular Platform, Green Solutions
Hardware: Hitachi NAS Platform 3100, powered by BlueArc® (2), Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2300 (2)
Software: Hitachi Storage Navigator Modular 2, Hitachi Device Manager
Services: Provided by Hitachi TrueNorth Partner
“Our business and customers demands are rapidly developing, and with the help of Hitachi storage we can not only meet these demands but also act in an environmentally conscious way.” — Uwe Schnepf, Managing Director, nacamar GmbH
Industry: Information Technology
NASA
Hardware: Dell Servers
Software: Hitachi Content Archive Platform (Hitachi Content Archiver software only)
"The Hitachi archival software makes our hardware clusters appear as a single archive. That means we don’t have to manage different applications with separate interfaces... which greatly expedites the way we’re able to monitor and access content." — Curt Tilmes, Computer Scientist, NASA
National Health Security Office
Solutions: Enterprise Platform, Virtualization
Hardware: Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform
Software: Hitachi Base Operating System V, Hitachi In-System Replication Bundle
Services: Provided by Hitachi TrueNorth™ Partner MFEC
"The new storage required by NHSO for data processing, it's core business, must be stable, scalable, flexible, of high capacity, and must save energy. After consideration, NHSO chose Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform." - Dr. Yolsilp Suchonwanich, Director, Bureau of Insurance, Information Technology, National Health Security Office
Industry: Government and Healthcare
National University of Singapore (NUS): Centre for Quantum Technologies
Hardware: Hitachi NAS, powered by BlueArc®, (2100);
Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 500
“Universities are typically compared to commercial enterprises; however, distinct differences exist in requirements and resources present. Hitachi Data Systems has enabled us to achieve our technological goals through virtualization, open standards and a best- of-breed strategy. With these, we are now empowered to push the boundaries of knowledge even further than before.” — Darwin Gosal, IT Manager, Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore (NUS)
Neopost (France)
Solutions: Modular Platform, Business Continuity
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100 (2)
Software: Hitachi In-System Replication software bundle (includes Hitachi Copy-on-Write Snapshot and Hitachi ShadowImage® Replication software), Hitachi Device Manager and HitachiTrueCopy® Synchronous software
“Performance and reliability — this is what our customers demand of us. We apply the same principles to our storage! We would like a solution that is capable of supporting our performance requirements, our professional constraints, and our service commitments. With the Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100 solutions, we consider it done.” — Eric Defaux, Technical Manager DSI Distribution, Neopost France
Industry: Manufacturing, Retail, Services
Netgroup A/S
Solutions: Enterprise Platform, Modular Platform, Virtualization
Hardware: Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2500, Hitachi Unified Storage 150
Software: Hitachi Basic Operating System V, Hitachi Tuning Manager, Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager, Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning
"We can guarantee our customers 99.99% uptime, fast response times and flexibility because we have the country's strongest backbone of solutions in our data centers. We have chosen to base this backbone on storage from Hitachi Data Systems, among others." - Finn Vagner, CEO, Netgroup
Industry: Information Technology
Nielsen//NetRatings
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 1000, Hitachi Network Storage Controller 55
Software: Hitachi Resource Manager™ utility package, Hitachi NAS Manager suite of software and Hitachi Device Manager, Hitachi Tuning Manager, Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager, Hitachi ShadowImage® Heterogeneous Replication and Hitachi Universal Volume Manager software
Services: Provided by Hitachi Data Systems and partner AR Systems
"Finally, our storage architecture now delivers a significant gain in performance. The flexibility and velocity of the Network Storage Controller 55, in particular, helps us to manage all the servers, the connections and the failover in a completely transparent manner. " — Eric Celeyrette, Director of Technical Operations, Nielsen//NetRatings
Nova Ljubljanska Banka (NLB)
Solutions: Storage Management, Virtualization, Enterprise Platform, Replication
Hardware: Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, Hitachi Universal Storage Platform®
Software: Hitachi In-System Heterogeneous Replication bundle, Hitachi Disaster Recovery bundle, Hitachi Compatible PAV for Mainframe
Services: Provided by Hitachi TrueNorth™ Partner
"With the latest hardware, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, we have complete peace of mind that the solution will deliver 100% data availability and optimum performance for all of NLB’s banking requirements." — Matjaz Jelenic, Manager, Nova Ljubljanska Banka (NLB)
Industry: Banking
Oktobor Animation
Solutions: Network Attached Storage
Hardware: BlueArc® Mercury 100
"We were buying technology that’s going to stay with us. Right now we have a decent amount of storage and we know that it’s easily scalable and we can go up as our projects increase. It’s now just dependent upon what work comes down the pipe, not on whether our infrastructure can handle it." — Rob Di Figlia, Head of Production at Oktobor Animation
Industry: Media and Entertainment
One Italia
Solutions: Modular Platform
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2500
Software: Hitachi Storage Navigator Modular 2, Hitachi Device Manager, Hitachi Tuning Manager
Services: Configuration, migration and installation services provided by Hitachi TrueNorth™ Partner Atlantica Sistemi
“Thanks to the modular nature of the Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2500 system, we now have a flexible, cost-effective system with easy tiering. This allows us to intermix different types of drives, providing the right price to performance for each type of data and application.” — Roberto Lucentini, IT Manager, One Italia
Industry: Telecommunications
Otaverkko
Solutions: Virtualization, Storage Management, Enterprise Storage, File and Content
Hardware: Hitachi Unified Storage VM, Hitachi NAS Platform 3080, Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100
Software: Hitachi Command Suite, Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager, Hitachi Dynamic Tiering, Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager, Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning
Services: Provided by Hitachi Data Systems Global Solution Services
"The transparent licensing model means that we can now accurately calculate the cost of scaling our storage capacity for both us and our customers, whilst the dynamic data tiering ability Hitachi software gives us has enabled us to pass on cost savings of 30%per gigabyte to our customers." - Tuomo Karhapää, CTO, Otaverkko
Industry: IT - Infrastructure as a Service
OTP Bank
Solutions: Enterprise Platform, Green Solution
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform® V (Sun StorageTek 9990V)
Software: Hitachi TrueCopy® Synchronous, Hitachi Resource Manager™ utility package’s cache residency manager feature, Hitachi ShadowImage® Heterogeneous Replication software
Services: Provided by Hitachi TrueNorth Partner Invigor Informatika Ltd.
“With the new hardware, Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V, we experienced significant improvement in the performance of our bank applications.”
Mr. Tibor Andráskó, Director of IT Operations, OTP Bank
Industry: Finance / Banking
Otto Fischer
Solutions: Modular Platform, Business Continuity and Replication, File and Content
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2500 (2), Hitachi Content Platform 300
Software: Hitachi TrueCopy® synchronous remote replication, Hitachi Replication Manager
“We greatly value the high performance, stability and scalability of Hitachi Content Platform, and the trust we have in Hitachi as a reliable and long-standing partner.” — Max Bürgi, Head of IT, Otto Fischer AG
Industry: Retail/Wholesale: Electrical Wholesaler
Pacific Capital Bancorp
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform® (2) and Hitachi Thunder 9580VTM modular storage (2)
Software: Hitachi ShadowImage® Heterogeneous Replication, Hitachi TrueCopy® Synchronous remote replication, Hitachi Universal Replicator, Hitachi Storage Services Manager, Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager and Hitachi Universal Volume Manager
Services: Provided by Hitachi Data Systems Global Solution Services
“Because Pacific Capital Bancorp’s data needs continue to change and grow with its business needs, we went looking for a vendor to provide a complete storage infrastructure, technical guidance and ongoing support. Hitachi [Data Systems] had it all.” — Al Todd, Senior Vice President of IT, Pacific Capital Bancorp
Peak Hosting
Solutions: Modular Platform, Storage Management
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2500
Software: Hi-Track® Remote Monitoring System
"Our Hitachi SAN fulfills, in a very tangible way, the difficult needs facing enterprises today. Peak Hosting's customers are rightly able to focus on business goals, developing new products, and rolling out new features. Typical cloud users reverse engineer their applications, accommodating the performance vacuum and individual quirks of public clouds."
— Jeffrey Papen, Founder and CEO, Peak Hosting
Industry: Services: Managed Hosting
Perth Radiological Clinic
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2500
"It was vital for us to retain the quality and quantity of the images on file to help doctors easily access and analyze patient records to make better diagnosis and management decisions. Hitachi Data Systems proved that it delivered the best value solution, as well as the technical expertise and support to solve our business challenges." — Joel Adams, IT Manager, Perth Radiological Clinic
Industry: Healthcare
PRC Medical
Solutions: Business Continuity and Replication
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100
Software: Hitachi In-System Replication, Hitachi TrueCopy Extended Distance Remote Replication
Services: Provided by Hitachi TrueNorth™ Partner Arkay Data Storage Solutions, Inc.
“Our main objective was to make information available everywhere, across any device, to provide our client physicians and practices with the most consistent, user-friendly applications…Deploying Hitachi storage will afford us impressive scalability, easy replication and high availability.” – Frank Hil, Executive Vice President, PRC Medical
Industry: Healthcare
Precision Discovery
Solutions: Modular Storage,
Virtualization, File and Content, Storage Management
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable
Modular Storage 2500, Hitachi NAS Platform 3090 and 3080, Hitachi
Unified Storage 150, Hitachi Compute Blades 2000, 500 and
320
Software: Hitachi Command
Suite, including Hitachi Device Manager, Hitachi Tuning Manager, Hitachi
Command Director
Services:
Provided by Hitachi Data Systems Global Solution Services
and Hitachi Data Systems Credit Corporation; HiCard (prepaid training
program)
"A big reason we've stayed with Hitachi all
these years is its people: The willingness and expertise from Hitachi
engineers, sales, field and support keep us coming back. They have
earned our complete trust and loyalty." - Howard Holton
Director of IT Precision Discovery
Industry:
E-discovery
Publiacqua
Solutions:
Enterprise
Storage, Virtualization
Hardware:
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform
Software: Hitachi Dynamic
Tiering
Services: Provided by
Hitachi TrueNorth Partner TAI, Software Solutions
"We are completely satisfied with the choice we
made, which, in terms of performance and service, exceeded our best
expectations. These were already high as we were well aware of the
service levels Hitachi Data Systems provides." - Mauro Cacciafani, IT
Infrastructure Manager, Publiacqua
Industry:
Utilities: Water Service
Raiffeisen Bank
Solution: File and Content, Virtualization, Enterprise Platform, Modular Platform
Hardware: Hitachi Content Platform, Hitachi Universal Storage Platform® V, Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage
Software: Hitachi Tuning Manager
Services: Implementation support and consultancy provided by Hitachi Data Systems and Hitachi TrueNorth™ Partner
“We calculate that the HDS archiving solution, as an open platform implemented with 3rd-party software, will have paid for itself within a maximum of 2.5 years. Space and cost savings, combined with the industry-leading reliability and performance, give us confidence that our Hitachi storage environment will meet all our needs for some time to come.”
— Sasa Mitrovic, Head of IT Infrastructure and Operations Department, Raiffeisen Bank Serbia
Industry: Banking and Finance
Regensburg University
Solutions: File and Content, Virtualization
Hardware: BlueArc® Mercury 50
Services: Provided by Hitachi TrueNorth™ Partner
"The BlueArc Mercury solution … not only improves virtualization, but also increases performance." - Tom Förster, System Administrator, Regensburg University
Industry: Education
Region Nordjylland
Solutions:
Enterprise Platform, Virtualization, File and
Content
Hardware: Hitachi Virtual
Storage Platform, Hitachi NAS Platform, Hitachi Accelerated Flash,
Hitachi Content Platform
Software:
Hitachi High Availability Manager, Hitachi Dynamic
Provisioning, Hitachi Dynamic Tiering
Service:
Provided by Hitachi TrueNorth Platinum Partner
KMD
"The complete archiving
solution offered by Hitachi Data Systems was a capability we could only
dream about before. Not only have we consolidated our complex system
into one platform for all of our data, but also we now have unmatchable
operational resilience, increased our backup efficiency by 50%, and
significantly saved on power and management costs." - Tom Hansen, Team
Leader, Infrastructure, Region Nord
Industry:
Healthcare
Revenu Québec
Hardware:
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, Hitachi Universal
Storage Platform®V, Hitachi Universal Storage Platform VM, Hitachi
Adaptable Modular Storage 2500
Software:
Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager, Hitachi Dynamic
Provisioning, Hitachi Dynamic Tiering, Hitachi Universal Replicator,
Hitachi Replication Manager, Hitachi Device Manager, Hitachi Data
Ingestor
Services:
Implementation services for SAN, Hitachi Dynamic
Provisioning, Hitachi Content Platform, Hitachi Data Ingestor, Hitachi
Universal Replicator [with Hitachi ShadowImage® Heterogeneous Replication
and Hitachi Thin Image (formerly Hitachi Copy-on-Write Snapshot)] and
migration services with virtualization provided by Hitachi Data Systems
Global Solution Services
"We were
very impressed by the competence of Hitachi team members. They were
efficient, and the solution they proposed performs very well and is of
very high quality." —Robin Trottier ,Manager, Data Storage Environment,
Revenu Québec.
Industry:
Government: Provincial
Saarland University Hospital (UKS)
Solutions: File and Content, Modular Platform
Hardware: Hitachi NAS Platform 3080, Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2500
Software: Hitachi TrueCopy
Services: Provided by Hitachi TrueNorth Partner
"The Hitachi NAS Platform (HNAS) 3080 meets our expectations for high standards of product quality." — Ralph Hastenteufel, Center for Information and Communication Technology, Saarland University Hospital
Industry: Healthcare
Saint Elizabeth
Solutions: Modular Platform, Business Continuity and Replication
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2500
Software: Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning, Hitachi Replication Manager and Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager, Hitachi In-System Replication bundle
Services: Professional services, implementation and data migration services provided by Hitachi Data systems Global Solution Services
"We were able to cut migration time by a third using Hitachi services. We've used services from other vendors before, but the team from Hitachi was the most professional. From the project manager to the engineers, everyone was exceedingly focused and well-versed in the technology." — David Burne, Leader of Information Technology, Saint Elizabeth
Industry: Healthcare
Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview
Solutions: Modular Platform
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100
Software: Hitachi Device Manager, Hitachi Tuning Manager
Services: Provided by Hitachi TrueNorth™ Partner Accucom
“We have been using Hitachi for a number of years and have always been really impressed with its performance. By providing the systems to adequately store, connect and back up our resources, we are confident that we have the foundation to provide our students with the education and training needed to live and work in a digital world." — Matthew Taylor, Infrastructure Manager, Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview
Industry: Education
San Francisco Forty Niners (49ers)
Solutions: Business Continuity/Replication, Modular Platform
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100, Hitachi Compute Rack 220
Services: Provided by Hitachi Data Systems Global Solution Services
"I need everything to be up, I need it to be working and I need it to be accomplished as swiftly as possible without any glitches. This solution seemed to do that for me." - Jim Mercurio, VP, Stadium Operations and Security, San Francisco 49ers
Industry: Other - Professional Sports: Security
Savills
Solutions: Business Continuity and Replication, Modular Platform
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2300 (2)
Software: Hitachi TrueCopy® Synchronous, Hitachi Device Manager, Hitachi Tuning Manager
Services: Consultancy and implementation services provided by Hitachi Data Systems Global Solution Services
"The
Hitachi storage platform gives us excellent system performance,
reliability, scalability and transparency. It enables us to analyze
storage data immediately, and as a result we have greater confidence in
our ability to respond to a disaster recovery incident — all for a lower
purchase cost than our previous storage platform."—James Poon,
Associate Director, Head of Infrastructure, Savills
Industry: Services
Schiavello Group
Solutions: Business Continuity
Hardware: Hitachi Unified Storage 130
Software: Hitachi Data Protection Suite
"This hardware is a business enabler: Our business is growing fast and demands agile IT that supports our multinational approach. With Hitachi strengthening our company's backbone, we're able to support the business now and into the future." - Bernard Wansink Information, Communications and Technology Manager Schiavello Group
Industry: Integrated Construction and Furniture Solutions
Sealed Air
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform™ V and Hitachi Lightning 9980V™ storage systems (2)
Software: Hitachi Storage Command Suite, including Hitachi Device Manager and Basic Operating System/Basic Operating System V; Hitachi Resource Manager utility package; Hitachi Virtual Partition Manager and Hitachi ShadowImage® Heterogeneous Replication
Services: Provided by Hitachi Data Systems Customer Services and Support, which provides services for Hi-Track® Monitor, and Hitachi Data Systems Global Solution Services, which provides services for mainframe migration, MOD conversion, in-system replication, and Hitachi Device Manager and Virtual Partition Manager software
“With the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform™ V, we’re able to unite previously isolated storage environments to gain enterprise-wide virtualization and migration capabilities that meet even our most demanding workloads.” — Bryan Cripps, Storage Architect, Sealed Air
Seattle Children's
Solutions:
Enterprise Platform, File and Content, Modular
Platform
Hardware: Hitachi Virtual
Storage Platform, Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100, Hitachi NAS
Platform 3080
Software: Hitachi
Dynamic Tiering, Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager, Hitachi Command Suite,
Hitachi Tuning Manager
Services:
Planning, design and deployment services provided by Hitachi Data
systems Global Solution Services
"When we virtualized behind the Virtual Storage
Platform, we gained a single, centralized licensing center, one set of
tools to manage tasks and one refined, enterprise-ready replication
solution-one platform to do it all." — Richard Carter, Lead Storage
Engineer, Seattle Children's
Industry:
Healthcare
Secode
Solutions: File and Content Services, Modular Platform
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100, Hitachi NAS Platform 3080, powered by BlueArc®
Software: Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning, Hitachi Device Manager
Services: Professional services provided by Hitachi Data Systems Global Solution Services
“We had to find a vendor that could deliver a reliable and highly scalable solution, which could easily be extended, in terms of performance and storage capacity, to meet current and future needs. The only vendor that really could deliver on this promise was Hitachi Data Systems.” Henrik Olsson, IT Operations Manager, Secode
Industry: Services: IT and Managed Security Services
Sema
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100 and 2500, and Hitachi Universal Storage Platform® VM
Services: Provided by Hitachi TrueNorth™ Partner Frontline Systems Australia
"With disaster recovery being an important part of our ICT plans, the Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2500 automatically replicates all of our data, from Sydney to our Brisbane data centre, without any manual labour required. We just know that it's constantly working away in the background and we don't have to worry about it." — Amila Elcic Data Centre Services Manager Sema
Industry: Services: Direct Marketing, Consulting and IT Business Solutions
Seoul National University
Solutions: Enterprise Platform, Modular Platform, Virtualization
Hardware: Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100
Software: Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning, Hitachi Base Operating System, Hitachi Storage Navigator Modular 2
Services: Provided by Hitachi TrueNorth™ Partner Hyosung Information Systems
"The Hitachi Data Systems solution helped to move the Seoul National University Integrated Administrative Information System from partial optimization to full optimization." - Won-joon Lee, Leader of Informatization Department, Seoul National University
Industry: Education
Shaanxi Telecom
Hardware: Hitachi NAS, powered by BlueArc® (3100C)
"Hitachi Data Systems was able to understand our needs and provide the right solutions that catered to our requirements. With their solution, we can now grow our business without worrying whether our data storage infrastructure can meet our business needs." — Shaanxi Telecom
Shandong Unicom: Subsidiary of China United Network Communications Group Co., Ltd.
Solutions: Enterprise Platform, Business Continuity and Replication
Hardware: Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform
Software: Hitachi Shadowimage Heterogeneous Replication, Hitachi Universal Replicator, Hitachi Dynamic Tiering
Services: Implementation services for remote disaster recovery and data replication provided by Hitachi Data Systems Global Solution Services
"After working with Hitachi Data Systems for a year and seeing the elite solutions that the HDS project team specifically designed for our environment, we are convinced that HDS storage products provide exceptional performance and 100% availability. We also have experienced firsthand the leading-edge capabilities and technological maturity of HDS disaster recovery and local data replication solutions." - China Unicom Shandong Subsidiary Company
Industry: Telecommunications
Shanghai Institute of Technology
Solution: Enterprise Platform, Modular Platform, Cloud
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform® VM, Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2300
Services: Hitachi Universal Volume Manager
"Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) is a best-in-class IT solutions provider, offering a reliable and efficient private cloud solution for our school. With HDS products, we deploy a reliable and stable campus private cloud storage platform, which becomes more convenient for the teachers and students in daily life." — Xin Jin, IT Administrator, Shanghai Institute of Technology
Industry: Education
Shenzhen World Union Properties Consultancy Co., Ltd.
Solutions: Business Continuity/Replication, File and Content, Modular Platform, Virtualization
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2500, Hitachi NAS Platform 3080
Software: Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning and Hitachi ShadowImage Replication
"By using Hitachi Storage Devices, World Union now enjoys total confidence that its data will remain protected, even in the event of hardware failure. It also enjoys a simplified backup process and enhanced data recovery with the support of market-leading backup software." — Shenzhen World Union Properties Consultancy Co., Ltd.
Silesian University of Technology
Solutions:
Modular Platform, Storage
Management
Hardware: Hitachi
Adaptable Modular Storage 2100
Software:
Hitachi Storage Navigator Modular
2
Services: Implementation and
support provided by Hitachi TrueNorth™ Partner
“Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100 systems
running at the BIO-FARMA project computing cluster help scientists in
the search for an effective cure for cancer. Their amazing performance
enables faster execution of calculations, and the built-in security
systems protect against data loss.” - Jarosław Homa, Network
Administrator at the Faculty of Automatic Control, Electronics and
Computer Science, Silesian University of Technology
Industry:
Education
Singapore Management University (SMU)
Solutions:
Enterprise Platform, Modular Platform, Business
Continuity/Replication, Storage Management, IT
Operations
Hardware:Hitachi
Adaptable Modular Storage 2500, Hitachi Universal Storage Platform
VM
Software: Hitachi Storage
Navigator Modular 2, Hitachi TrueCopy Synchronous, Hitachi IT Operations
Analyzer
Services: Consultancy,
planning and implementation services provided by Hitachi Data Systems
Global Solutions Services
"The
Hitachi solution enabled SMU to minimize the risks involved in storage
migration by using the storage virtualization capabilities of the
Universal Storage Platform VM, which allowed us to successfully
migrate our old storage systems to the new platform with minimal
disruption." - Calvin Chan, Deputy Director, Enterprise Infrastructure,
Integrated Information Technology Services, Singapore Management
University
Industry:
Education
SiteLogic
Solutions: File and Content
Hardware: Hitachi NAS Platform 3090
"We chose Hitachi NAS Platform for its reputation in our industry, its pricing, and what it really is capable of doing for us and, ultimately, for our clients." - Richard Rodney , Chief Technology Officer and VP of Litigation Support and Technology SiteLogic
Industry: Services: E-Discovery and Managed Hosting
Smart Data Consulting
Solutions: File and Content, Modular Platform
Hardware: BlueArc® Mercury 55, Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100
"We no longer question if we have the right storage or enough scalability or performance. We are wholly confident in the direction we took with BlueArc [Mercury 55]. You could say it helped us raise the bar on e-discovery services." - Ed Robles, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Smart Data Consulting
Industry: Services - E-Discovery and Managed Hosting
Sogang University
Solutions: Enterprise Content, Modular Storage, Business Continuity and Replication, Virtualization
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform VM, Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2300 and 2100, Hitachi legacy storage: Hitachi Workgroup Modular Storage 100, Hitachi Network Storage Controller 55
Software: Hitachi Storage Navigator Modular 2, Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning
Services: Provided by Hitachi TrueNorth Partner Hyosung Information Systems
Sogang University discovered that Hitachi storage is used mainly by those industries, such as finance, which require higher reliability, and positively considered the products.
Industry: Education
Soho VFX
Solutions: File and Content
Hardware: Hitachi NAS Platform 3090
"Hitachi NAS Platform continues to evolve with us, which is huge because work demand is higher, timelines diminish, and we're asked to more in less time. Things are constantly changing and this technology platform is able to handle it every time." — Allan Magled, Founder and Partner, Soho VFX, Toronto, Canada
Industry: Communications: Media and Entertainment
Solta Medical
Solutions: Enterprise Platform, Tiered Storage/Virtualization
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform VM
Software: Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning, Hitachi Basic Operating System (for Universal Storage Platform VM)
Services: Installation, provisioning, documentation and training provided by Hitachi Data Systems Global Solution Services
"The Universal Storage Platform VM is sophisticated but straightforward and has automated much of what we used to spend hours doing manually, to save us time, resources and frustration over the long haul."
Ken Hurley, Managing Director of IT, Solta Medical
Industry: Healthcare/Retail
Spoleto Municipality
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 200 in storage area network (with 10 host bus adapters and 2 Brocade® switches)
Software: Hitachi Resource Manager utility package
Services: Provided by Filippetti Consulting and Technologies and Hitachi Data Systems Global Solution Services.
“Before the fulfilment of this project, it took us a lot of time to distribute a circular among the council offices. We had to prepare the circular, print it and then have interested employees sign it. Now, thanks to the new solution, every council employee, from the usher to the office worker, has access to the electronic mail and the services on a PC from every point of the network, regardless of the carried out task.” — Vincenzo Russo, Project Manager, Spoleto Municipality
St. Johannes Hospital
Solutions: Modular Platform, Green Solutions, Virtualization
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100
Services: Provided by Hitachi TrueNorth Partner Computacenter
"Overall,
with the new [Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage] system, we are able to
save about 36,000 euro on electricity for servers, cooling,
Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) and maintenance over five years." —
Dirk Saphörster, IT Team Lead, St.-Johannes-Hospital
Industry: Healthcare
St Josef Hospital
Solutions: File and Content, Modular Storage
Hardware: Hitachi Content Platform 500, Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100
Services: Provided by Hitachi TrueNorth Partners März Internetwork Services AG and Green Data Systems
"Thanks to Adaptable Modular Storage 2100, we no longer need to shut down our server just to perform VMware updates. Generally speaking, we no longer need to concern ourselves with running the Hitachi Content Platform and SAN. This saves valuable time." — Christoph Ickler, Head of IT, St. Josef Krankenhaus GmbH Moers
Industry: Healthcare
St Martinus Hospital
Solutions: Business Continuity/Replication, Storage Management and Modular Platform
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100 with SAS and SATA disks, Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 200
Software: Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager, Hitachi Device Manager and Storage Navigator Modular 2 software Hi-Track® Remote Monitoring system; and Hitachi Resource Manager™ utility package
"The hospital opted to purchase a Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100 to expand storage volume and migrate the high performance servers to the new storage."
Industry: Healthcare
St. Teresa's Hospital
Solutions: Business Continuity and Replication, Modular Platform, File and Content Services, Virtualization
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100 and 2300, Hitachi Content Platform
Software: Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning
“Hitachi Data Systems gives us the confidence and ability to develop our healthcare services. We found that the Hitachi Data Systems solution is cost-effective and exceeds our requirements.”
Pascal Tse
Chief Information Technology Officer
St. Teresa's Hospital
Industry: Healthcare
Stadsarchief Amsterdam (Amsterdam City Archive)
Solutions: File/Content Services, Replication, Green Solutions, Storage Management
Hardware: Hitachi Content Archive Platform
Software: Hitachi Replication Manager
Services: Provided by Hitachi TrueNorth Partner Data Matters
" We were looking for an IT specialist to provide us with more than just a machine with software. A flexible attitude and thinking along with us from our situation were the main conditions for cooperation. Hitachi Data Systems appeared to be the only supplier that really understood our problems."
Bert Nijhoff - ICT Team Leader - Stadsarchief Amsterdam
Industry: Government: Public Services
StarHub
Solutions: Business Continuity, Replication, Virtualization, Enterprise Platform,Modular Platform
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V, Hitachi Universal Storage Platform 1100, Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2500, Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 1000
Software: Hitachi Device Manager, Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning, Hitachi Universal Volume Manager, Hitachi Universal Replicator, Hitachi In-System Heterogeneous Replication bundle, Hitachi TrueCopy Synchronous
Services: Provided by Hitachi Data Systems Global Solution Services
“It has been a real partnership, with Hitachi Data Systems sharing their technology with us and constantly coming back with ideas on how to leverage our existing investments or to use new technology to drive down our total cost of ownership." — David Skinner, Vice President, Information Services, StarHub
Industry: Telecommunications
Strong Group
Solutions:
Enterprise Platform, Storage Management,
Virtualization
Hardware: Hitachi
Virtual Storage Platform
Software:
Hitachi Basic Operating System, Hitachi Command
Suite
Services: Storage capacity
planning and infrastructure professional services provided by Hitachi
Data Systems Global Solution Services
"Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is the only
enterprise-class storage system that can handle all data types. This
unique technology is now enabling Strong Group as well as numerous other
organizations to successfully transform their data centers." — Strong
Group
Swan Taxis
Solutions:
Business Continuity/Replication, Modular
Platform
Hardware: Hitachi
Adaptable Modular Storage 2100
Software:
Hitachi TrueCopy Remote Replication
"The Hitachi solution gives us complete peace of
mind that our data is always secure and has reduced our data
maintenance by at least 50%, saving over 1,900 staff hours per annum."
— Rick Vincent, IT Manager, Swan Taxis
Industry:
Transportation
Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IGE)
Solutions: Storage Economics, Modular Storage
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2300, 500 and 200
Software: Hitachi Resource ManagerTM utility package; Storage Navigator Modular 2 feature; Hitachi Device Manager and Hitachi TrueCopy® Synchronous software
Services: Services for data migration from a direct attached storage (DAS) architecture to the Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage provided by Hitachi Data Systems Global Solution Services
“The corporate culture presented by Hitachi Data Systems is impressive and credibly demonstrates that developing a sustainable, independent solution that isn’t merely based on quarterly figures is important to the storage specialist.” — Rolf Leuenberger, Head IS Operations, Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property
Industry: Legal - Patents, Trademarks, Copyright
T-Hrvatski (Croatian) Telekom
Solutions:Enterprise Platform, File/Content Services
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform® V (3)
Software: Hitachi Universal Replicator; additional software provided by Hitachi Data Systems Technology Alliance Program (TAP) Partner Solix
Services: Provided by Hitachi TrueNorth Partner Computech
“As our IT business grows, and more data need to be processed, new Hitachi platforms and Hitachi IT solutions continue to be our number one interest.”
M.Sc. Vladimir Šac, IT Operations Department, T-Hrvatski Telekom
Industry: Telecommunications
TDC Hosting
Solutions: Enterprise Platform, Modular Platform
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform® V, Hitachi Universal Storage Platform VM, Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2300
"In this industry, stability is key, and on top of that a number of other criteria must be fulfilled. Overview of the system is one very important factor. Hitachi Data Systems has given us improved stability of operation, and now we can also keep an eye on the system processes using their tool." — Jeppe Odgaard, Storage Specialist, TDC Hosting A/S
Industry: Information Technology and Services
Telefonica
Solutions: Enterprise Platform, Storage Management, Virtualization
Hardware: Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform
Hardware: Hitachi Dynamic Tiering, Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning
"We believe that Hitachi Data Systems is a very reliable partner. This is not just because of the experienced team that worked smoothly together with our own on this project, but also because of the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, which increased our front-end performance significantly.” — Fatima Atassi, IT Professional, Telefónica Germany
Industry: Telecommunications
Teliti Datacentres Sdn Bhd
Solutions: Enterprise Platform, File/Content Services, Virtualization
Hardware: Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, Hitachi Content Platform, Hitachi NAS Platform
Software: Hitachi Dynamic Tiering, Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning
"One of the key features of Hitachi Data Systems solutions is their reliability. The support from HDS has been great, and there have been no problems so far in deploying the solutions. Integration with other systems and hardware has been seamless. In fact, deployment has been very straight-forward and did not take much time. With this solution, we are also able to remotely manage the data center from any location, worldwide." — Encik Musa Mohd. Lazim, Chief Executive Office, Teliti Datacentres Sdn Bhd
Industry: Services/Information Technology
The WHITING Group of Canada
Solutions: Storage Management, IT Operations
Hardware: Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer, v2.5
Software: Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer, v2.5
Services: Technical support provided by Hitachi Data Systems
"Every environment is going to be different, so a cookie-cutter monitoring approach won't work very well. IT Operations Analyzer lets me fine-tune alerts, so when I do get one, I know it's something real, something important to us." - Steve Kopelchak, Senior Manager, The WHITING Group of Canada
Industry: Manufacturing: Industrial
Tieto-Tapiola Oy
Solutions: Enterprise Platform, Virtualization
Hardware:
Hitachi Universal Storage Platform® V (2), Hitachi Adaptable Modular
Storage 2100 (2), Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 500 (2)
Software:
Basic Operating System, Basic Operating System V, Hitachi Dynamic
Provisioning, Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager, ShadowImage® Heterogeneous
Replication
Services: Provided by Hitachi Data Systems Global Solution Services
“We knew and felt the potential of Hitachi systems as the result of almost ten years of in-depth collaboration.” — Hannu Sonninen, Development Manager, Tieto-Tapiola Oy
Industry: Insurance and Information Technology
TILAK — Tiroler Landeskrankenanstalten GmbH
Solutions: Modular Storage
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2500
Software: Hitachi Storage Navigator Modular, Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning
Services: Project planning, project management, implementation and software training provided by Kapsch BusinessCom AG and Hitachi Data Systems GmbH
"We believe it is extremely important to take the appropriate care when choosing new systems. In addition to an increase in capacity, the main reason for the new procurement [Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2500] was therefore the cost savings that could be achieved." — Dipl. Ing Romed Giner, Head of IT, TILAK
Industry: Healthcare
Tippett Studio
Solutions: File
and Content
Hardware: Hitachi NAS
Platform 3080
"Technology plays a
vital part in the digital filmmaking process. Expectations are very
high, so we have to push the limitations of our technology in order to
continue innovating at the highest levels. Hitachi NAS Platform allows
us to do that over and over again." — Sanjay Das, Chief
Technology Officer, Tippett Studio
Industry: Media and
Entertainment
TNT
Solutions: Storage Virtualisation/Consolidation
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform® VM
Software: Hitachi Device Manager and Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning
Services: Storage solution consultancy and migration support and monitoring provided by Hitachi Data Systems
“Hitachi’s Dynamic Provisioning functionality really appealed to us as it enables us to meet so many of our core requirements simply and cost effectively.” — Julian Ariel, Storage Manager, TNT ICS
Industry: Services - Logistics
Toll Group
Solutions: Business Continuity, Virtualization, Enterprise Platform
Hardware: Hitachi NAS Platform
Software: Hitachi Command Suite
"The critical factors in our decision-making process were 24/7 uptime and no interruptions to service during migrations. We had confidence in the migration strategy Hitachi developed and in their ability to deliver on time and without interruptions." - David Hyland, Head of Infrastructure Development and Implementation, Global Information Systems, Toll Group
Industry: Transport and Logistics
Toto-Lotto Niedersachsen GmbH
Solutions: Modular Storage, File and Content
Hardware: Hitachi Content Platform, Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2300
"We know that we are in very good hands at Hitachi Data Systems. The high level of competence, combined with wide-ranging expertise — above and beyond the storage sector — offers us an all-round carefree package." - Zdravko Ruzicic, Head of Systems and Network Engineering, Frankfurter Bankgesellschaft
Industry: Entertainment: Lottery
TSYS
Solutions: Enterprise Platform, Storage Management, Business Continuity/Replication
Hardware: Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform
Software: Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning, Hitachi Universal Replicator, Hitachi Command Suite
Services: Residency Services provided by Hitachi Data systems Global Solution Services
"I can't say enough about the pre-work that went into making this project such a success. The due diligence, the service and the knowledge provided by the Hitachi team surpass any we've ever encountered in the industry." — Mark Holt, Senior Director of Distributed Technologies, Operations, TSYS
Industry: Banking/Finance
Tübingen University Hospital (UKT)
Solutions: File and Content, Unified Storage, Business Continuity
Hardware: Hitachi NAS Platform (HNAS) 3080 and Hitachi Unified Storage HUS 130
Software: Hitachi TrueCopy
Services: Provided by Hitachi Partner Cristie
"Our costs under the HNAS system are around a third lower than with SAN storage. However, the fact that we now have a future-proof system is at least as important." - Steffen Sick, Head of the Data Processing Center, Tübingen University Hospital, Germany
Industry: Healthcare
Turkcell
Solutions: Enterprise Platform, File and Content, Virtualization
Hardware: Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, Hitachi NAS Platform, powered by BlueArc®
Software: Hitachi Command Suite, Hitachi Universal Volume Manager, Hitachi Dynamic Tiering, Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning, Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager, Hitachi Tuning Manager, Hitachi Command Director
"With the help of HDS solutions, we are able to fulfill our consolidation goal, and we benefit from the performance improvement in the environment. The Hitachi Data Systems and Turkcell teams have worked closely throughout the project. This collaboration has been key to the success of our new storage environment." - Bülent Saltürk, Infrastructure and Operations Division Head, Turkcell
Telecommunications: Mobile Phone Operator
U.S. Air Force: Electronic Systems Center, Engineering Directorate, Capabilities Integration Environment (CIE)
Solutions:
Enterprise Platform, Storage Management,
Virtualization
Hardware: Hitachi
Universal Storage Platform VM, Hitachi Universal Storage
Platform
Software: Hitachi
In-System Heterogeneous Replication bundle, Hitachi Dynamic
Provisioning, Hitachi Resource Manager utility package, Hitachi
Performance Monitor
Within one
year, the CIE had recouped more than the purchase price and had
exponentially expanded its storage environment without incurring any
additional software or hardware costs.
Industry:
Government
Universiteit van Maastricht (Maastricht University)
Solutions: Replication, Storage Management
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2500
Software: Hitachi TrueCopy® Synchronous and Storage Navigator Modular 2 program
Services: Project coordination provided by Hitachi TrueNorth Partner PQR
“We were looking for one centralized storage platform for all e-mail related data. Key requirements were futureproof capacity, flexibility and good value for money. The Adaptable Modular Storage 2500 is a complete storage solution that fully meets our requirements in the area of scalability.” — Maurice Steijvers, Team Leader, Automation of Centralized ICT Organization (ICTS), Maastricht University
Industry: Education
University College London (UCL)
Solutions: Virtualization, Modular Platform, Storage Management
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2500 (1), Hitachi NAS Platform, powered by BlueArc®
Software: Hitachi NAS Platform, powered by BlueArc (2, software solution component)
Services: Hi-Track® Remote Monitoring system and service provided by Hitachi Data Systems Professional Services
“The new Hitachi Data Systems equipment and software was really a strategic purchase for us as it will enable us to build an expanding virtual tiered storage environment as we need to.” — Denis Timm, Head of Technical Services Group, UCL
Industry: Education
University HealthSystem Consortium
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform™ V
Software: Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning, Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager, Hitachi ShadowImage® Heterogeneous Replication
“We are very, very happy with our new response times. Every stored procedure and standard query that we could measure is running between 200 and 800 percent faster on the Hitachi system.” — Steve Carlberg, Project Manager, University HealthSystem Consortium
University of Utah Health Sciences Center
Solution: Enterprise Platform, Modular Platform, Virtualization
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V, Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2500, 2300 and 1000, Hitachi Workgroup Modular Storage
Software: Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning, Hitachi Tuning Manager, Hitachi ShadowImage Heterogeneous Replication, Hitachi Copy-on-Write Snapshot, Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager
"Honestly, we solved the problems of a rapidly growing storage environment six years ago when we selected Hitachi as our storage partner. That decision was very strategic because it gave us the ability to scale the environment to meet our needs well into the future. We have no intention of changing storage partners."— Jim Livingston, IT Director, University of Utah Health Care.
Industry: Healthcare
UPP - Universal Production Partners
Solutions: File and Content, Unified Storage, Modular
Hardware: Hitachi NAS Platform 3090 (2), Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2500, Hitachi Unified Storage 110 (2)
Software: Hitachi NAS Platform (ultra software bundle)
Film post-production is a creative sector, which cannot do without flexible and reliable technologies that can grow with increasing demands of the industry. Prior to choosing HNAS, we tested many solutions, but HNAS was the only one capable of covering an entire scale of our various demands and respecting the parameters defined in the technical specifications, though sometimes surpassing them. Ivo Marák, Chief Technical Officer, Universal Production Partners
Industry: Media - Post-Production Studio
Vereinigte Stadtwerke
Solutions: Modular Platform, Storage Management, Virtualization
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2300
Software: Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning
Services: Provided by Hitachi TrueNorth™ Partner
"We operate in a dynamic field within a dynamic environment. But with Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage and Dynamic Provisioning we are equipped to tackle a whole range of scenarios that we could face in the future.” - Michael Schütz, Head of IT, Vereinigte Stadtwerke GmbH
Industry: Utilities: Energy Supplier
Victoria and Albert Museum
Solutions: Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 1000 (2)
Software: Hitachi TrueCopy® Extended Distance software and Hitachi ShadowImage® Replication software
Services: Provided by Hitachi Data Systems Global Solution Services and Hitachi TrueNorth Partner Viglen Storage Group
“Not only did the solution from Hitachi Data Systems and Viglen Storage Group win against all of our criteria, but we then found out it was the most cost effective solution, too!” — Anton Benjamin, Infrastructure Manager, Victoria and Albert Museum
Industry: Public Sector
Visy
Hardware: Hitachi Network Storage Controller; Hitachi High-performance NAS Platform, powered by BlueArc®
Software: Hitachi Data Protection Suite, powered by CommVault®; Hitachi TrueCopy® Synchronous/Asynchronous remote replication software and Hitachi ShadowImage® Heterogeneous Replication software
Services: Provided by Hitachi TrueNorth Partner Acer and Hitachi Data Systems Credit Corporation
“Hitachi Data Systems came to us with the capability to not only replace our existing storage, but also provide the ability to consolidate backups from multiple technologies back to a single technology. That is the Hitachi value-add.” — Michael Krull, Manager of IT Infrastructure, Visy
VPS - Norwegian Central Securities
Solutions: Business Continuity, Virtualization
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform® V (2) and Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2300 (2)
Software: Hitachi TrueCopy® Synchronous/Extended Distance, Hitachi In-System Replication software bundle
"With Hitachi storage platform we sleep well at night, because we know from more than 20 years of experience we have an extremely reliable storage solution guarding our information. I can’t remember if or when we’ve had any unplanned downtime at all." — Claes-Henrik Unger, Storage Architect, IT Infrastructure, VPS
Industry: Banking / Finance
Waterschap Aa en Maas (Aa and Maas Water Board)
Solutions: Consolidation/Simplification and Availability
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 500
Software: Hitachi In-System Replication software bundle (includes Hitachi ShadowImage® Replication software and Hitachi Copy-on-Write Snapshot software); Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager, Hitachi Replication Monitor and Hitachi Device Manager software; and Hitachi Resource ManagerTM utility package
Services: Provided by i3 solutions
"The information at the Water Board is always available, which is extremely important for the performance of business critical processes that demand 100 percent uptime. Thanks to the Hitachi Data Systems SAN solution, our employees are now able to consult all data continuously." — Ton Ruisendaal, ICT Manager, Waterschap Aa en Maas
Industry: Government: Water Board
Wilhelmstift Children's Clinic
Solutions: Modular Platform, File and Content Services
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100
Software: Hitachi Content Platform
"Having had extremely positive experiences with Adaptable Modular Storage 200, our minds were quickly made up in favor of the Adaptable Modular Storage 2100 model." — Mark Brede, Head of IT, Wilhelmstift Children’s Clinic.
Industry: Healthcare
WML – Waterleiding Maatschappij Limburg
Solutions:
Storage Management, Modular Platform, File and Content
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage
2300 (2), Hitachi NAS Platform 3080, powered by BlueArc®
Software: Hitachi Storage Navigator Modular
2, Hitachi Tuning Manager
Services: Implementation services
provided by Hitachi Data Systems Global Solution Services
“System administrators now have access to an
extensive range of tools that allow them to monitor and adjust
everything at a detailed level. The result is a fully redundant and
controllable storage environment, which reduces our operational costs.” -
Jerry Sordam, Project Manager, WML
Industry:
Services
Wuxi China Resources Semico Co., Ltd
Solutions:
Enterprise Platform, File and
Content
Hardware: Hitachi
Universal Storage Platform VM, Hitachi NAS Platform
3090
Software: Hitachi Base
Operating System, Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager, Hitachi NAS Platform
system software
"Hitachi Universal
Storage Platform VM enterprise storage and the high-performance NAS
solution helped us accelerate time to market, reduced management cost
and enabled us to take the leading position in the market competition." -
Wang Jinhuai, Manager, Information Department, Wuxi China Resources
Semico Co., Ltd.
Industry:
Manufacturing
Wuxi No. 2 People's Hospital
Solutions:
Modular Platform, File and
Content
Hardware: Hitachi
Adaptable Modular Storage 2500, Hitachi NAS Platform
3080
Software: Hitachi NAS
Platform system software, Hitachi Data Migrator, Cross Volume
Link
"Hitachi NAS Platform solution
can manage PACS data growth effectively and securely, improve the
access performance by 5 times and enable automated archiving, which
reduces the administrative workload significantly." - Wu Junjian,
Director, Information Center, Wuxi No. 2 People's
Hospital
Industry:
Healthcare
Yes Bank
Solutions: Enterprise Platform, File/Content Services, Modular Platform,Virtualization
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform VM, Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2300, Hitachi NAS Platform 3080, powered by BlueArc
Software: Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning, Hitachi Tuning Manager, Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager
"Hitachi's proven mature product, clear roadmap, budgets for research, and having served the enterprise segment of storage for more than a decade, prompted us to approach them. They completely understood market requirements."
— Mitesh Toila, Senior Vice President, Yes Bank
Industry: Banking / Finance
Zen Internet
Solutions:Virtualisation, Business Continuity, Hosting
Hardware: Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2100 (1), Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2300 (3)
Software: Hitachi Tuning Manager, Hitachi Device Manager, Hitachi Replication Manager and Hitachi TrueCopy® Synchronous software, Hitachi Storage Navigator Modular program
“The Hitachi storage platform with virtualisation means we can consolidate our hardware at the same time as boosting our hosting capabilities, meaning lower data centre operating costs and enabling us to run our IT more economically over the long term.” — Graeme Hinchliffe, Senior Systems Designer, Zen Internet
Industry: Internet Technology: Services
Zhongda Hospital
Solutions: File/Content Services
Software: Hitachi Content Platform 500
"As early as 2003, Zhongda Hospital implemented an organization-wide "informatization" of its operations with the aim of building a high standard, high quality open platform that meets the needs of our development strategies. In 2009, our hospital implemented the Hitachi Content Platform. It does a great job in helping the hospital handle high volumes of data storage, archive, analysis and retrieval, and lays a solid foundation for further realizing our vision of digitalization." — Dr. Naifeng Liu, Chief Hospital Manager, Zhongda Hospital
Industry: Healthcare
Ziggo
Solutions: Enterprise Platform, Modular Platform, Storage Management, Business Continuity/Replication
Hardware: Hitachi Universal Storage Platform® V (2); Hitachi Universal Storage Platform (2); Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2300 (4), as well as 1000 (3) and 500 (1) systems; and Hitachi NAS Platform 3200, powered by BlueArc®
Software: Hitachi Device Manager, Hitachi Tuning Manager, Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager, Hitachi Virtual Partition Manager, Hitachi Universal Replicator, Hitachi TrueCopy® Synchronous and Hitachi Replication Manager software
Services: Data migration from NAS to Hitachi NAS Platform 3200, as well as quarterly performance and capacity analysis, and reporting services provided by Hitachi Data Systems Global Solution Services
"The storage platform from Hitachi Data Systems offers us maximum flexibility in supporting the organization, which is essential in the dynamic telecom market." — Peter de Boer, Manager of Core Systems, Ziggo
Industry: Telecommunications
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