Bangkok--23 Jun--Core & Peak
Hitachi Data Systems Announces New Vision to Advance Storage Market Focusing on 4 Unique Pillars — Virtualization, Automation, Cloud-readiness and Sustainability
Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT) announces its new vision “Data drives our world and information is the new currency” based on the emerging trend that data will be the driving force of the world and information.
Information has become the most valuable asset in today's economy. The challenge for global businesses lies in making information both available and secure. Hitachi Data Systems solutions help organizations transform raw data into valuable information by delivering on a vision that IT must be: Virtualized, Automated, Cloud-ready and Sustainable.
“Based on the Vision, Hitachi Data Systems provides best-in-class information technologies, services and solutions that deliver the highest customer ROI, unmatched return on assets (ROA) and demonstrable business impact,” said Watcharasit Santisuknirun ,Thailand Country Manager, Hitachi Data Systems. “We are the only vendor that can provide a single virtualized and scalable data management architecture for all data.”
Hitachi Unified Compute Platform
Complete Cloud platform
Recently, Hitachi Data Systems has announced the significant launch of Hitachi Unified Compute Platform to serve the complicate growth of data centers and the corporate implementation of virtualization and Cloud technologies to reduce complexities and costs. This product is designed to promote IT and business integration, speed and operational cost reduction of data centers and private cloud system. With its open architecture to serve various environment, this platform can ideally support data center management for corporate and cloud.
“We will work closely with service providers of public and private cloud in terms of utilization to deliver pay-per-use format without additional investment while obtaining scalability and flexibility as business grows,” added Watcharasit.
Besides the new product, Hitachi Data Systems has recently launched the first distribution center in Asia Pacific called Asia Pacific Distribution Center (ADC) which costs more than USD 3.3 billion located in Singapore. Spanning over the area of 35,746 sq. ft., this is the first Distribution Center located outside USA and Europe to facilitate the operational and logistic flow to reduce shipping costs and optimize the warehouse inventory management.
“The opening of our Asia Pacific Distribution Centre is a huge step forward in enhancing our service to our customers. It will help us streamline operations, reduce transportation costs, and ensure timely configuration and delivery of Hitachi products to meet and exceed our customer expectations,” concluded Watcharasit.
About Hitachi Data Systems
Hitachi Data Systems provides best-in-class information technologies, services and solutions that deliver compelling customer ROI, unmatched return on assets (ROA) and demonstrable business impact. With a vision that IT must be virtualized, automated, cloud-ready and sustainable, Hitachi Data Systems offers solutions that improve IT costs and agility. With more than 4,100 employees worldwide, Hitachi Data Systems does business in more than 100 countries and regions. Hitachi Data Systems products, services and solutions are trusted by the world’s leading enterprises, including more than 70 percent of the Fortune 100 and more than 80 percent of the Fortune Global 100. Hitachi Data Systems believes that data drives our world — and information is the new currency. To learn more, visit: www.hds.com.
About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT/TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 400,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2008 (ended March 31, 2009) consolidated revenues totaled 10,000 billion yen ($102.0 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, logistics and financial services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.
2010, Hitachi is a registered trademark of Hitachi, Ltd. and/or its affiliates in the United States and other countries. Hitachi Data Systems is a registered trademark and service mark of Hitachi, Ltd. in the United States and other countries.
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