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Hitachi Vantara has announced a new co-engineered solution with Cisco designed for Red Hat OpenShift, combining Cisco's compute and networking systems with Hitachi's Virtual Storage Platform arrays. This integrated infrastructure solution aims to help enterprises accelerate private and hybrid cloud deployment while reducing energy consumption.

The solution addresses critical challenges in deploying and managing multiple applications across environments, as 67% of organizations have delayed container-based application deployments due to security concerns. Key benefits include accelerated application deployment through pre-validated infrastructure, operational consistency across environments, enhanced data resilience through continuous uptime, and improved sustainability with ENERGY STAR® certified VSP arrays.

The solution is available through Hitachi EverFlex, offering hybrid cloud solutions as a service on a consumption-based model.

Hitachi Vantara has implemented a next-generation storage solution for FarmaMondo, a Swiss pharmaceutical company specializing in Unlicensed Medicines (ULMs). The implementation features the Virtual Storage Platform One (VSP One), addressing FarmaMondo's rapid growth of 30-40% annually across 20+ countries.

The migration project delivered significant improvements including:

• Reduction in processing time, with SAP tasks now completing 3x faster (20 minutes to 6 minutes)
• Enhanced energy efficiency, reducing consumption per TB to one-third
• Implementation of NVMe technology for faster performance
• Improved data protection through immutable snapshots
• Zero-downtime migration through partnership with Netability

The upgrade was necessary as FarmaMondo's previous infrastructure had reached its performance and capacity limits, with outdated storage solutions and high energy costs impacting operational efficiency.

Hitachi Vantara announced that Malayala Manorama, India's second-largest newspaper, has selected their Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) technology and Advanced Servers to enhance its media operations. The implementation has led to significant improvements, including a 66% reduction in storage array footprint and 70% reduction in power and cooling costs.

The partnership established a resilient IT architecture with four major data centers and 11 local sites, ensuring uninterrupted 24/7 operations for Malayala Manorama's print, broadcast, and online media services. The new infrastructure features three-way replication between data centers for quick backup switching, minimizing potential downtime. Users reported notably faster application performance, with previously slow tasks now responding almost instantly.

Hitachi Vantara has been named a Leader and Outperformer in the latest GigaOm Radar Report for Primary Storage for its Virtual Storage Platform One (VSP One) hybrid cloud data platform. The evaluation, which covered 21 vendors, highlighted VSP One's exceptional performance in key areas, achieving maximum scores (5/5) in NVMe-oF, cloud integration, and ransomware protection.

The recognition comes amid growing enterprise storage demands, with data storage needs expected to increase 122% in the U.S. by 2026. The report emphasizes VSP One's capabilities in supporting diverse workloads, from traditional applications to modern cloud-native environments, while providing scalability, performance, and resiliency. Additionally, VSP One was recently recognized by ENERGY STAR®, ranking among the top three best storage solutions for performance in energy.

Hitachi Vantara announced that Italian pasta manufacturer La Molisana has implemented their Virtual Storage Platform One (VSP One) Block solution to optimize data infrastructure and support business expansion. The implementation provides significant improvements in storage performance and enhanced security measures.

Key benefits include improved data access speed, enhanced ransomware protection with 100% Data Availability Guarantee, storage cost reduction through data deduplication, scalable storage capacity, and improved sustainability with 30-40% reduction in energy consumption and CO2 emissions. The solution, featuring NVMe flash drives, was implemented in partnership with Italian technology provider EOSYS to support La Molisana's expansion into emerging markets across Europe, Asia, and the Americas.

Hitachi Vantara has announced a collaboration with Virtana to enhance its EverFlex infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) portfolio. The partnership integrates Virtana's AI-powered monitoring and observability platform with Hitachi's services to deliver advanced consumption-based infrastructure solutions. The integration aims to address challenges in managing complex hybrid cloud environments, with EverFlex Control serving as a centralized SaaS management portal. According to Enterprise Strategy Group, 45% of organizations are increasing IT automation and AIOps adoption, while another 45% are boosting IT hiring to meet operational demands.

Hitachi Vantara has announced a strategic collaboration with Virtana to enhance its EverFlex infrastructure-as-a-service portfolio with AI-powered monitoring and observability capabilities. The partnership integrates Virtana Platform suite with Hitachi EverFlex IaaS to deliver advanced consumption-based infrastructure solutions for hybrid cloud operations. The integration aims to address challenges in managing complex IT environments, with features including real-time data visibility, automated scaling, and AI-driven insights for improved operational efficiency and cost optimization.

Hitachi Vantara has announced the availability of Hitachi iQ with NVIDIA HGX platform, offering an end-to-end infrastructure solution for modern AI systems. The solution combines storage, networking, and servers with NVIDIA H100 and H200 Tensor Core GPUs, addressing the challenges faced by organizations in implementing GenAI solutions. According to ESG Research, while 97% of organizations view GenAI as a top-five priority, only 37% feel their infrastructure is well-prepared for implementation.

The solution features enhanced data processing capabilities, zero-copy architecture for improved economics and sustainability, and updated Hitachi Content Software for File platform with PCIe Generation 5 technology. The offering includes high-density object storage and is designed to maximize AI performance and reliability.

Hitachi Vantara has announced a strategic partnership with Hammerspace to deliver new AI-ready solutions. The collaboration integrates Hammerspace's technology with Hitachi's AI-enabled infrastructure to provide high performance, scalability, and automated data orchestration for GenAI workloads. The partnership extends Hitachi's capabilities through standards-based parallel file systems, intelligent file-granular data orchestration, multi-site global namespace, and hybrid cloud support. Key benefits include high performance at scale, simplified data access and orchestration, and ease of deployment. This initiative is part of Hitachi's iQ portfolio of AI-ready infrastructure, solutions, and services launched in July 2024.