Hitachi launches disk-less network storage controller

NEW DELHI: Hitachi Data Systems, provider of Application Optimized Storage

solutions today announced the availability of the Hitachi TagmaStore Network

Storage Controller model NSC55 “Disk-less” version.

The disk-less Network Storage Controller for midsized enterprises completely

separates the commodity media (disks) from the innovation (intelligent control

unit) required to provide storage, data and content services, enabling customers

to adopt the latest functionality and capabilities while utilizing existing

storage assets.

Hitachi's approach to virtualization delivers total flexibility for IT

buyers to match application requirements to specific storage attributes. The

NSC55 disk-less version is available immediately from Hitachi Data Systems'

global direct sales force and through more than 500 channel partners worldwide.

“The traction we have experienced with our unique controller-based

virtualization approach has been phenomenal, with several thousand intelligent

virtual controllers shipped to date,” said Claus Mikkelsen, chief scientist,

Hitachi Data Systems.

"The new NSC55 disk-less version will further increase the market

adoption of our virtualization approach and expand Hitachi's addressable

market by providing customers with a lower entry-point to join the Hitachi

family of storage solutions. We are giving clients access to this revolutionary

technology and providing them with a sophisticated upgrade path to the NSC55,

which offers additional enterprise functionality,” he added.

The NSC55 disk-less version seamlessly manages up to 16 petabytes of

externally attached heterogeneous storage-including support for the latest

high-end and midrange storage systems from EMC, IBM, Hitachi, HP and Sun, among

others. While many small and medium size enterprises (SMEs) have an abundance of

disk capacity in their data centers, much of it remains underutilized.

With the NSC55 disk-less version, SMEs can significantly increase storage

utilization rates with Hitachi's Universal Virtualization Layer software. In

addition, the solution allows SMEs to apply advanced functionality to their

depreciating storage arrays-such as tiered storage management software and

storage-agnostic replication-thereby increasing their value to the business.

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