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Hitachi Data Systems
Company typeA wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd (NYSE: HIT)
IndustryInformation storage hardware
Information storage software
Data storage devices
Computer systems
Computer hardware
Computer software
IT consulting
IT services
Founded1989
Headquarters
Santa Clara, California
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Minoru Kosuge (Chairman)
Jack Domme (Chief Executive Officer)
Number of employees
Over 5,300 employees in more than 100 countries and regions
WebsiteHDS.com

Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) is a company providing mid-range and high-end storage systems, software and services. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd. and part of the Hitachi Information Systems & Telecommunications Division.[1]

Hitachi Data Systems sells through direct and indirect channels in more than 170 countries and regions. Its customers include over 50 percent of the Fortune 100 companies.[2]

The current Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) was founded in 1989 when Hitachi and Electronic Data Systems (EDS) acquired National Advanced Systems (NAS) from National Semiconductor and renamed it Hitachi Data Systems.

In September, 2011, Hitachi Data Systems acquired BlueArc which develops and sells a clustered NAS solution for storing and managing digital content and unstructured data.[3]

Corporate affairs

The company has its corporate headquarters in Santa Clara, California and has business offices in the United States, Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, and Africa.[4] They have offices in India 9 locations.

Products and services

Partial list of hardware products

  • The Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is Hitachi Data Systems high-end storage platform for enterprise storage needs. It includes virtualization of internal and external heterogeneous storage into a single pool which it uses for dynamic provisioning and dynamic tiering.[5]
  • Universal Storage Platform. The Hitachi Universal Storage Platform (USP-V & USP-VM) family is HDS’ older high-end storage platform focused on consolidation for enterprise storage needs, including virtualization of internal and external heterogeneous into one pool.[6]
  • USP-V / USP-VM products are also OEMed and resold by HP as its HP StorageWorks XP 24000 / XP 20000 Systems[7] and prior to the Oracle acquisition were also sold by Sun Microsystems as the Sun StorageTek 9990V & 9985V Systems[8]
  • Hitachi High-performance NAS (HNAS). The Hitachi High-performance NAS line offers performance in scalability, Intelligent Tiering with dynamic data migration (Hierarchical storage management), and Cluster Namespace (CNS) for unified file administration.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hitachi Data Systems Corporation Company Profile". Yahoo Financel accessdate=2009-01-21. {{cite web}}: Missing pipe in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "Microsoft Solutions Partners". Microsoft. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
  3. ^ "Hitachi Data Acquires BlueArc in Big Data Deal". Data Center Knowledge. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
  4. ^ "Hitachi Data Systems Corporation". Business Week. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
  5. ^ "Hitachi VSP (Virtual Storage Platform) & Command Suite 7– Technology, Comparisons, Architecture". StorageNerve. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
  6. ^ "TechValidate Research on Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V or VM". TechValidate. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
  7. ^ "Vendor profile: Hustling Hitachi Data Systems has EMC in its sights". Computerworld Storage Network World Online. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
  8. ^ "Oracle-Sun Ends HDS Storage Agreement". CRN. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
  9. ^ "ESG Lab Review: Hitachi AMS 2000" (PDF). Enterprise Strategy Group. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
  10. ^ "Hitachi NAS Platform: Efficient, Agile, and Powerful Network Attached Storage". Enterprise Strategy Group. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
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