Hitachi Vantara introduced a new block storage appliance for the Hitachi Vantara Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) One hybrid-cloud data platform. The VSP One portfolio includes three dedicated models that offer businesses a common data plane across structured and unstructured data in block storage environments. Designed to reduce complexity and increase data protection, midsized enterprises can strengthen the reliability and resilience of the VSP One, while simultaneously reducing carbon emissions.
The growth of artificial intelligence and connected technologies is dramatically increasing the amount of data captured and consumed. Research indicates that data use is projected to double between 2023 and 2025, and 68% of and 75% of businesses leaders are concerned that their existing data infrastructure won’t scale to support that growth. The concern is often greater for midsized businesses, which expect similar data growth rates but lack the IT resources of larger companies.
The Hitachi VSP One platform is designed for that midsized customer need. It features self-installation capabilities and dynamic drive protection to simplify daily operations. A graphical user interface and support for the cloud-based Hitachi Ops Center Clear Sight, reduce complexity and ease management.
The VSP One platform further strengthens cyber resiliency by using Hitachi Thin Image Advanced (TIA) snapshot software to create always-available copies for immediate use where necessary, such as in software development and decision support, and stores only the changed data blocks to boost efficiency. It protects against security threats and structured data ransomware attacks, while ensuring data confidentiality and regulatory compliance.
Boosting Sustainability
Analysts found that 68% of business leaders are concerned about the impact of AI/ML on their organization’s energy use and carbon footprint, and 77% believe aging data architectures impact their sustainability performance.
Hitachi Vantara VSP One improves sustainability by optimizing rack space, reducing power consumption, and cutting cooling costs. Hitachi Vantara’s Dynamic Carbon Reduction technology switches CPUs into eco-mode during periods of low activity and shifts inline data reduction to post processing, which can lower the carbon footprint as much as 40%.
Businesses can install a single appliance and scale up to a 65-node cluster. The arrays are seamlessly integrated into the VSP One management suite, so they can be managed as one unit. Block, file, and object storage solutions are offered, and each ensures uninterrupted data access in mission-critical environments.
Learn more about Hitachi Vantara’s Virtual Storage Platform One.
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