Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) has announced its trademarked 'Application Optimised Storage' solutions - which beneficially combine business and application modules with Hitachi storage systems.
"Customers can precisely match business application requirements to Hitachi storage system attributes - performance, availability and data value - thus leveraging the application-centric management capabilities of the HiCommand Storage Area Management software range," explains Fanie van Rensburg, MD of local HDS distributor, Shoden Data Systems.
"While data lifecycle management can help companies lower cost and improve margin, greater gains will come from leveraging information to improve business performance," comments John McArthur, Group VP of Storage Research at IDC.
"Solutions that match storage system performance, provisioning and availability with business application requirements will play a key role in helping storage administrators focus on information and business performance, while automating data management.
"With this announcement, customers can finally bridge the gap between business application needs and information technology's ability to precisely deliver service levels," continues Van Rensburg. "Through an application-centric view, HiCommand software enables service levels to be fixed to ensure applications are optimised to deliver the greatest business value."
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With offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town, Shoden Data Systems (Pty) Ltd is the sole distributor for Hitachi Data Systems in SA. Shoden Data Systems also has strategic agreements with CNT - a provider of storage networking solutions, products and services- and is a reseller of Fujitsu Siemens Computers. In addition, the company is a Veritas Premier Partner, providing integrated, managed, best-of-breed storage area network solutions to the marketplace, and also distributes VMware, virtual machine software for Intel-based systems.
Based on more than 200 collective years of experience in the service, support and marketing of Hitachi products, Shoden Data Systems uses its intellectual capital and industry leading products to provide customers with total solutions in the storage, enterprise servers and connectivity arenas. The following offerings are available:
1. Storage - HDS Freedom storage range, including the enterprise-level Lightning 9900 series & the modular Thunder 9500 series.
2. Connectivity - CNT and Brocade.
3. Servers - Fujitsu Siemens PrimePower range of servers.
Hitachi Data Systems
Hitachi Data Systems leverages global R&D resources to develop storage solutions built on industry-leading technology with the performance, availability and scalability to maximise customers' ROI and minimise their risk. By focusing on the customer's perspective as we apply the best hardware, software and services from Hitachi and our partners, we uniquely satisfy our customers' business needs.
With 2 700 employees, Hitachi Data Systems conducts business through direct and indirect channels in the public, government and private sectors in over 170 countries. Its customers include more than 50 percent of Fortune 100 companies. For more information, please visit www.eu.hds.com.
Hitachi, Ltd
Hitachi, Ltd (NYSE: HIT), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company, with approximately 340 000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2002 (ended 31 March 2003) consolidated sales totalled 8,191.7 billion yen ($68.3 billion). The company offers a wide range of systems, products and services in market sectors, including information systems, electronic devices, power and industrial systems, consumer products, materials and financial services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit http://www.hitachi.com.
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