Distributed Object Store by Hitachi Data Systems

Hitachi Content Platform

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Rely on an object store that scales from a few terabytes to petabytes of usable capacity, and supports thousands of tenants per system
Control the cost of data growth with object storage efficiencies such as tape backup elimination, spin-down disks and management of hundreds of terabytes per administrator
Cut the complexity of storage services delivery with an object store that supports many data types, applications and users in cloud and traditional IT environments

Overview

Contain Growth, Reduce Complexity, Control Costs

Hitachi Content Platform is a distributed object store that provides advanced storage and data management capabilities to help you address challenges posed by ever-growing volumes of unstructured data. You can divide a single Content Platform into multiple virtual object stores, secure access to each and uniquely configure them for particular workloads. You can eliminate storage silos with a single object storage infrastructure that supports a wide range of data types, applications and users with different service level needs in enterprise and cloud environments.

Top features and benefits

Support traditional IT and cloud with a single platform
Keep data accessible and recoverable in its original form
Preserve data for long periods of time, whether for legal, compliance, business or IT practice
Reduce or eliminate traditional tape-based backups of unstructured data
Employ key technologies, such as intelligent objects, spin-down disk, metadata queries, data integrity checking, RAID-6, replication, encryption, WORM and audit logging

Manage Unstructured Data with Our Object Storage Solutions

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Features and Benefits

Features

Scales seamlessly from a few terabytes up to petabytes of usable capacity in a single, high-density object storage platform
Divides a single cluster into multiple virtual object stores, each with its own unique configuration and access control
Ensures data availability throughout infrastructure changes, software updates and disasters
Eliminates the need for tape backups with data integrity checking, spin-down disks, RAID-6, replication, encryption, WORM, multiple versions of objects, audit logging and more
Connects to a wide range of applications and protocols via http/REST, NFS, CIFS, WebDAV and SMTP
Manages and enforces policies for retention, disposal, shredding and other compliance and lifecycle management operations
Runs queries against system and custom metadata

Benefits

Address explosive growth rates in unstructured data and reduce power, cooling and floor space costs
Eliminate storage silos and gain a single, efficient storage infrastructure
Ensure data availability and eliminate planned downtime
Reduce or eliminate the cost, complexity and risk of tape-based backups
Support cloud and enterprise IT in one solution that connects to legacy, new and cloud-ready applications
Ensure compliance with legal, government or business governance practices
Gather metrics, reorganize content, look for trends and find relationships among stored data

Resources

White Papers

Success Stories

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Product Line Card Hitachi Content Platform and Hitachi Data Ingestor

Datasheets

Analyst Reports

Hitachi Data Systems Silver Lining How HDS Enables Cloud Storage by ESG

Technical Papers

Archiving Microsoft Exchange Mailboxes on Hitachi Content Platform using Storage Adapter for Symantec™ Enterprise Vault Lab Validation Report

Solution Profiles

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Microsoft

VSP and HCP: Streamlining Microsoft SharePoint and SQL Server

Misc

Analyst Views

Top Criteria for Success in Cloud Storage

News

A three-tiered strategy for cloud computing success

Videos and Demos

Amsterdam City Archive

Benefits of an Archive Platform Over JBOD

Cloud and Content Depots

Content Platform + Data Ingestor

Content Platform and SAP Netweaver ILM Solution

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Neville Vincent in Business Tech Report

One Platform for All Data

The Agile Cloud

Specifications

		Hitachi Content Platform (HCP)
		HCP 300	HCP 500	HCP500XL
Capacity		4TB - 84TB (DPL2)	18TB - 5PB	20TB-40PB
Capacity		9TB - 140TB (DPL1)	18TB - 5PB	20TB-40PB
Hardware	Nodes	4-20	4-80	4-80
	CPU	1 x Quad Core	2 x Quad Core	2 x Quad Core
	Memory	4GB	12GB	12GB
	F.E.Ethernet	1GbE	1GbE	1GbE
	B.E. FC	N/A	4 Gb	4 Gb
	Internal HDD (SATA 11)	6 x 3.5"(500GB/1TB/2TB)	-	6 x 3.5"(500GB)
	SAN/Array Attach	No	Yes	Yes
	Spin-down	No	Yes	Yes
HCP Features		Full HCP feature set supported across all product lines*
Recommended Environments		Limited Size Content Stores	Med-Large Content Stores	Large and/or High Performance Content Stores
		Large Edge Sites	Med-Large Content Stores	Large and/or High Performance Content Stores
		Commercial	Enterprise	Enterprise, Service Provider

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