Hitachi Data Systems
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Hitachi Data Systems 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.
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.
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.
. The company has business offices across North America and Latin America; EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) headquartered in the UK; and, APAC (Asia Pacific) headquartered in Hong Kong. HDS maintains Executive Briefing Centers in Santa Clara, California; Sefton Park of Buckinghamshire in the United Kingdom; and Odawara, Japan.
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.
The current Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) was founded in 1989
Hitachi Data Systems History
-Hitachi Data Systems Corporate history:The current Hitachi Data Systems was founded in 1989 when Hitachi and Electronic Data Systems acquired National Advanced Systems from National Semiconductor and renamed it Hitachi Data Systems. But prior to that, the origins of the company had a history...
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
BlueArc
BlueArc Corporation is a network storage device manufacturer headquartered in San Jose, California. BlueArc was founded in 1998 by Geoff Barrall, Jeff Pinkham and Jon Meyer. Initially based in the UK, BlueArc transitioned its HQ to the US in 2000 and became a US corporation at that time although...
which develops and sells a clustered NAS solution for storing and managing digital content and unstructured data.
Corporate affairs
Hitachi Data Systems has its corporate headquarters in Santa Clara, CaliforniaSanta Clara, California
Santa Clara , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city is the site of the eighth of 21 California missions, Mission Santa Clara de Asís, and was named after the mission. The Mission and Mission Gardens are located on the...
. The company has business offices across North America and Latin America; EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) headquartered in the UK; and, APAC (Asia Pacific) headquartered in Hong Kong. HDS maintains Executive Briefing Centers in Santa Clara, California; Sefton Park of Buckinghamshire in the United Kingdom; and Odawara, Japan.
Partial list of hardware products
- The Hitachi Virtual Storage PlatformVirtual Storage PlatformVirtual Storage Platform is the brand name for a Hitachi Data Systems line of enterprise storage systems.-History :Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, also known as VSP was first introduced in September, 2010...
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.
- Universal Storage PlatformUniversal Storage PlatformUniversal Storage Platform is the brand name for an Hitachi Data Systems line of enterprise storage arrays-History :The Hitachi Universal Storage Platform, also known as the USP was first introduced in 2004....
. 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.
- USP-V / USP-VM products are also OEMed and resold by HP as its HP StorageWorks XP 24000 / XP 20000 Systems and prior to the Oracle acquisition were also sold by Sun MicrosystemsSun MicrosystemsSun Microsystems, Inc. was a company that sold :computers, computer components, :computer software, and :information technology services. Sun was founded on February 24, 1982...
as the Sun StorageTek 9990V & 9985V Systems
- Adaptable Modular Storage. The Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2000Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2000Adaptable Modular Storage 2000 is the brand name of Hitachi Data Systems mid-range storage platforms.The Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2000 family of storage systems was announced in October, 2008. They can be reconfigured and optimized to accommodate changing business requirements...
line is designed for fault tolerant mission critical storage needs and uses a symmetric active-active controller architecture.
- Hitachi High-performance NAS (HNAS). The Hitachi High-performance NAS line offers performance in scalability, Intelligent Tiering with dynamic data migration (Hierarchical storage managementHierarchical storage managementHierarchical storage management is a data storage technique which automatically moves data between high-cost and low-cost storage media. HSM systems exist because high-speed storage devices, such as hard disk drive arrays, are more expensive than slower devices, such as optical discs and magnetic...
), and Cluster Namespace (CNS) for unified file administration.
- Hitachi Content Platform. An intelligent, multipurpose distributed object storageObject storage deviceAn Object-based Storage Device is a computer storage device, similar to disk storage but working at a higher level. Instead of providing a block-oriented interface that reads and writes fixed sized blocks of data, an OSD organizes data into flexible-sized data containers, called objects...
system that enables IT organizations and cloud service providers to store, protect, preserve and retrieve unstructured content with a single storage platform. It supports multiple levels of service, evolves with technology and scale changes, and eliminates the need for tape-based backups.