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Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., has announced that it will integrate the Cisco MDS 9710 Multilayer Director as part of its comprehensive portfolio of information solutions. Hitachi Data Systems offers good information technologies, services and solutions, which combined with the Cisco networking solutions, provide customers with streamlined operations, improved reliability and optimal investment protection.
Cisco’s 16-Gigabit MDS 9710 Director delivers 24 Tbps of total switching capacity, superior reliability with a fault-tolerant architectural design and fully redundant components, providing more flexibility and reduced costs.
As businesses find new ways to leverage their enterprise data to drive innovation and faster decision making, the demand for storage continues to grow. IDC estimates that external enterprise storage system capacity will have a compound annual growth rate of 40.2 percent from 2011 through 2016. As a Cisco original storage manufacturer (OSM) collaborator, Hitachi Data Systems works with customers to deploy unified storage and converged datacentre solutions to enterprises around the globe.
“Our enterprise customers want solutions that are easy to deploy and that quickly deliver value,” said Linda Xu, Vice President, Product Marketing, Hitachi Data Systems. “Together, the new Cisco MDS storage switches and innovative information solutions from HDS deliver a tightly integrated solution that provides the performance and ease of deployment that is critical for today’s datacentre environments.”
“Cisco and Hitachi Data Systems collaborate to provide customers with a seamless network and storage solution, including the Cisco MDS 9710 Multilayer Director and Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, for ease of deployment and turnkey operations for customers,” said Rajeev Bhardwaj, Vice President, Product Management, Cisco Data Center Group. “We are pleased to continue our collaborative efforts for Cisco’s MDS next-generation SAN solutions, and our products are certified to interoperate. Together, we will transform datacentres with greater scale, reliability and flexibility while addressing virtual, cloud and Big Data market needs."
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) complements the new Cisco MDS 9710 Multilayer Director, bringing customers a highly reliable and virtualised networked IT infrastructure that provide unmatched flexibility and reliability. The Cisco Unified Fabric Solution, combined with the innovative Hitachi Command Suite management platform, transforms datacentre management by delivering end-to-end visibility and control of the entire infrastructure.
Customers can count on a streamlined buying and support experience, as Cisco and Hitachi Data Systems align their sales and delivery model, enabling customers to work with a solo infrastructure vendor.