All Research Sponsored By:Hitachi Vantara

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform: The Economic Evolution of Enterprise Storage
WHITE PAPER: This paper examines the exceptional Storage Economics principles built into the Virtual Storage Platform. It delineates how it helps enterprises reduce capital and operating expenditures, garner a greater return on existing storage assets and ultimately lower the total cost of ownership (TCO).
Posted: 28 Jan 2011 | Published: 28 Jan 2011


A Practical Guide to Understanding and Deploying Cloud for the Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: When faced with the moment-by-moment business and IT pressures swirling around any large data center, a boiling cauldron may come to mind. Today's enterprise organizations are keenly seeking ways to securely and cost-effectively address rampant multifaceted data growth with flat or shrinking budgets.
Posted: 28 Jan 2011 | Published: 28 Jan 2011


Data Center Transformation: New Directions for IT
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: To meet dynamic business services needs, IT must change the model of its data centers by incorporating flexible and agile infrastructure and processes that support the cost-effective and timely delivery of services.
Posted: 28 Jan 2011 | Published: 28 Jan 2011


The Multiple Facets of Data Center Transformation
WHITE PAPER: Among today's most pressing IT challenges is the need to reenergize the data center to readily accommodate changing business requirements and demands for always-accessible information. But with an erratic economic climate and escalating IT costs, the data center has become a ticking time bomb.
Posted: 28 Jan 2011 | Published: 28 Jan 2011


Transitioning to a Dynamic Data Center
WHITE PAPER: The speed of change in global markets and the challenges of new modes of business demand companies operate in and react to quickly changing landscapes. Nowhere is this more critical than in the means and methods the enterprise uses to power its business, typically via IT services.
Posted: 28 Jan 2011 | Published: 28 Jan 2011


The Evolution of the Data Center and the Role of Virtualized Infrastructure and Unified 3D Management
ANALYST REPORT: This IDC report examines complementary technologies from Hitachi and explains how they speed the benefits of virtualization and dramatically improve the management of the infrastructure while modernizing the storage architecture.
Posted: 27 Jan 2011 | Published: 27 Jan 2011


Virtual Data Centre E-Zine Volume 20
EZINE: In this month’s e-zine discover several ideas on how to move virtualisation up on the priority list for your organisation. Also learn what you need to consider when planning storage in virtualised environments, and receive step-by-step instructions on how to import a virtual machine with the open virtualisation format (OVF) tool.
Posted: 17 Jan 2011 | Published: 17 Jan 2011


Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform 3D Model  
PRODUCT OVERVIEW: Access this 3D interactive model of the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform - the only 3D scaling storage architecture.
Posted: 22 Dec 2010 | Published: 21 Dec 2010


Virtual Storage Delivers a 3-Dimensional Approach to Storage Scaling
ANALYST REPORT: The new Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) updates HDS' flagship platform. The "3D scaling" enables users to independently scale performance, scale capacity and scale wide, integrating legacy assets and allowing the VSP to ultimately scale to multiple data centers. Read on for IDC’s analysis of the Hitachi VSP.
Posted: 22 Dec 2010 | Published: 21 Dec 2010


Data Sheet: Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform
DATA SHEET: The Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is the only 3D scaling storage platform designed for all data types. With the unique management capabilities of Hitachi Command Suite software, it transforms the data center. Access the data sheet now to learn more.
Posted: 22 Dec 2010 | Published: 21 Dec 2010


The Evolution of the Data Center and the Role of Virtualized Infrastructure and Unified 3D Management
ANALYST REPORT: In this paper IDC examines Hitachi's new Virtual Storage Platform and Command Suite management software and explains how they speed the benefits of virtualization and dramatically improve the management of the infrastructure while modernizing the storage architecture.
Posted: 22 Dec 2010 | Published: 21 Dec 2010


Realize Comprehensive Benefits of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform
DATA SHEET: Hitachi Data Systems Global Services can help transform your data center and experience the maximum value of your Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform. Read on to learn about the ability to increase value and service levels to business, as well as reduce costs and risks with Hitachi Data Systems Global Services.
Posted: 22 Dec 2010 | Published: 21 Dec 2010


Transitioning to a Dynamic Data Center: The Keys for Successfully Migrating Your Business
WHITE PAPER: This paper will explore some of the more common pitfalls that hamper successful data center transformations and the keys to overcome them.
Posted: 21 Dec 2010 | Published: 20 Dec 2010


Datacenter Transformation: New Directions for IT
ANALYST BRIEF: The following report contains answers to 5 crucial data center questions posed by Hitachi Data Systems to Benjamin S. Woo, program vice president of IDC's Worldwide Storage Systems research, on behalf of Hitachi Data Systems' customers.
Posted: 21 Dec 2010 | Published: 20 Dec 2010


Lloyds Banking Group
WHITE PAPER: Following the integration between Lloyds TSB and HBOS in 2009, the newly formed Lloyds Banking Group emerged as the UK’s largest retail bank. Read this white paper to learn how they used virtualisation to ensure its Wholesale Markets and Treasury and Trading (WMTT) department could operate at an enterprise level.
Posted: 09 Dec 2010 | Published: 09 Dec 2010


Virtualization eGuide
EGUIDE: 76 of the Fortune 100 trust their data to Hitachi Data Systems, shouldn’t you? The following e-guide showcases how easy it can be to implement virtualization, tiered storage and software to deliver significant economic benefits to the organization.
Posted: 02 Dec 2010 | Published: 02 Dec 2010


Big Five Benefits of One File & Content Storage Family
EGUIDE: Have you ever wished that you could consolidate the management of file, content and block data onto one storage platform for incredible cost efficiency, simplified management and a real solution to your long-term data challenges? View this E-Guide to understand how to reduce your costs and simplify management of file, object and block data.
Posted: 02 Dec 2010 | Published: 02 Dec 2010


Calculate Your Savings with the Dynamic Provisioning Savings Calculator
ASSESSMENT TOOL: Provisioning storage from a virtual pool not only reduces administration costs by cutting the time to provision new storage, but also improves application availability by reducing the downtime needed for storage provisioning. Enter a few details about your storage environment to calculate your potential savings now.
Posted: 02 Dec 2010 | Published: 02 Dec 2010


The Multiple Facets of Data Center Transformation
WHITE PAPER: To solve the dilemma of meeting both data growth and budgetary ultimatums, IT must be agile. This paper examines the four rubrics of data center transformation: virtualization, automation, cloud-readiness and sustainability.
Posted: 02 Dec 2010 | Published: 02 Dec 2010


The Economic Evolution of Enterprise Storage
WHITE PAPER: The latest technologies innovations provide a big, evolutionary stride in economically superior storage designed to swiftly address mounting data challenges and changing business demands. With 3D scaling and dynamic tiering, IT leaders can dynamically scale up, scale out and scale deep for increased performance and scalability.
Posted: 02 Dec 2010 | Published: 02 Dec 2010


Economic Impact of Virtualization at Overstock.com
CASE STUDY: To adeptly meet new business conditions and reduce total cost of ownership, Overstock.com recently implemented a virtualized, multitiered storage solution. Read this case study to learn about the dramatic cost reductions and operational efficiencies Overstock.com has realized.
Posted: 02 Dec 2010 | Published: 02 Dec 2010


Agile Storage Infrastructure for Mainframe Environments
WHITE PAPER: The new Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform delivers the best performance and capacity combined with lowest power consumption and lower cooling requirements, consuming up to 40% less power than its predecessor. Learn more.
Posted: 01 Dec 2010 | Published: 01 Dec 2010


Strategies for Greater Sustainability in the Data Center
WHITE PAPER: What does sustainability mean for business and particularly for IT? Sustainable IT refers to efforts that increase the useful life and reduce environmental impacts of IT systems, and concurrently offer cost benefits to the business. Read on to learn how your business could benefit from going green.
Posted: 01 Dec 2010 | Published: 01 Dec 2010


A Practical Guide to Understanding and Deploying Cloud for the Enterprise
WHITE PAPER: While the promise of cloud is heady, there is confusion about the different types of cloud, what they actually offer, and which will meet stringent business requirements. Knowing when and how best to deploy cloud is critical. This paper focuses on separating the hype of cloud from the “how to”.
Posted: 01 Dec 2010 | Published: 01 Dec 2010


E-Guide: Transform the Data Center
EGUIDE: For IT organizations in large businesses seeking a greater return on their enterprise storage investments, a transformed data center is a virtual one with a large virtual pool of resources. The net result is superior data center efficiency, manageability and cost savings. Read on to learn more.
Posted: 11 Nov 2010 | Published: 11 Nov 2010