HDS unveils Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform

SANTA CLARA, USA: Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, a subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd., unveiled Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) at the Hitachi Information Forum in Santa Clara. The Virtual Storage Platform is a 3D scaling storage platform designed for all data types.

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Jack Domme, CEO, Hitachi Data Systems, said: "We are solving the industry's most pressing challenges with our approach of one platform for all data, coupled with our leadership in virtualization technology. Our new Virtual Storage Platform represents another major step toward transforming the way companies implement IT and turn their raw data into valuable information that offers scalability and adaptability for the future."

The company claims that in comparison to non-tiered and non-virtualized storage platforms, the new solution from Hitachi Data Systems enables customers to reduce disk drive costs by up to 70 percent through the use of tiered storage, storage reclamation and dynamic tiering.