Bangkok--4 Sep--Core & Peak
Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT) and the only provider of Services Oriented Storage Solutions, today launched online public voting for its second annual IT Inspiration Awards. The awards create an interactive platform to delve into the challenges and solutions pertaining to the proliferation of data with industry experts and decision-makers.
Hitachi Data Systems IT Inspiration Awards 2009 ignites a spirit of healthy competition that is welcomed by the enterprise IT community in Asia Pacific. Driven by the success of the inaugural awards in 2008, this year has seen a significant rise in the number of nominations received—138 nominations from over 70 organizations across the region. The competitiveness of the IT Inspiration Awards demonstrates the value it brings to the IT industry and community. Last year’s competition witnessed enterprises like Indosat, Starhub, and HDFC Bank among others walking away with the accolades.[1]
The awards categories are a showcase of inspiring, innovative storage technology and thought leadership and the participation of the IT community through the public voting mechanism will set the benchmark of IT excellence that contributes to the IT industry.
“The current crisis is a wake-up call for enterprises to improve existing business models. The sharing of knowledge and success stories made possible by the awards platform will be truly beneficial to the industry. This year's awards categories will set new benchmarks, bring new insights and most importantly be an ideal learning opportunity for companies to succeed in the uncertain economy,” said Kevin Eggleston as the new Senior Vice President and General Manager of Asia Pacific
The call for entries was initiated in July this year and public voting for the nominees starts on August 17, 2009 and closes on October 16. 2009. The winners will be selected through a mix of public voting and a judging panel comprising of qualified judges from Hitachi Data Systems, IDC and Gartner. Voters can cast their vote for each of the categories online at the specially-created website to support the awards. Votes stand a chance to win exciting prizes of LCD television sets.
The launch of the online voting is in conjunction with the launch of the first Hitachi Data Systems Asia Pacific blog. Hosted by key solution champions from the Asia Pacific Solutions and Products Group of Hitachi Data Systems, the blog is an interactive platform to discuss key technologies, market insights and trends pertaining to the storage industry. It will offer an in-depth perspective on Hitachi Data Systems initiatives that are rolled out globally and in the region and promote the creation of a vibrant storage community.
Hitachi Data Systems IT Inspiration Awards 2009 Award Categories
CIO of the Year & CIO of the CIO’s? Best Green Strategy for a Data Center
? Most Innovative Use of Technology
Best Return-On-Assets Strategy Best Virtualization Strategy
Web ResourcesTo find out more about the Hitachi Data Systems Asia Pacific blog and the IT Inspiration Awards 2009, please visit: www.hds.com/apac/itia
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Get storage visionary Hu Yoshida’s (VP and CTO, Hitachi Data Systems) perspective on the awards http://blogs.hds.com/hu/2009/08/it-inspiration-awards-2009.html