Enterprises are facing the growing complexity of deploying and managing multiple applications across their private and public cloud environments. AI-led digital transformation efforts are expected to drive substantial growth in the use of application containers, as organizations seek to replace manual IT tasks with automation to deploy applications faster and improve performance and scalability.
To help businesses support the urgency to modernize their tech stacks, develop cloud-native applications, and deliver on the promises of AI, Hitachi Vantara and Cisco have co-engineered a converged infrastructure solution specifically designed for Red Hat OpenShift, the leading hybrid cloud application platform powered by Kubernetes.
The Cisco and Hitachi Adaptive Solutions for Converged Infrastructure joint solution combines Cisco’s compute and networking infrastructure stack with Hitachi Vantara’s VSP storage arrays using Red Hat OpenShift container management tools. Partners can leverage the integrated infrastructure solution to help customers to simplify container adoption, increase agility and resilience, and reduce energy consumption with AI-powered data orchestration.
What's the Benefit?
The Hitachi and Cisco converged solution for Red Hat OpenShift offers:
- Accelerated application deployment: Pre-validated and certified infrastructure helps reduce time to production, enabling businesses to deploy applications faster and more efficiently. A common platform reduces vendor sprawl and the pre-validated solution removes uncertainty.
- Operational consistency: As a unified platform for cloud operations, Cisco Intersight offers a better experience across on-premises and cloud environments, simplifying operations across the full stack, reducing risk, and enabling smoother workload mobility and rebalancing.
- Unbreakable data resilience: Hitachi Vantara VSP arrays deliver continuous uptime with real-time monitoring and geo-redundancy to help protect critical data and maintain accessibility. Hitachi Vantara’s 100% data availability guarantee is unmatched, and VSP systems have no single points of failure and multiple levels of redundancy.
- Enhanced sustainability: Recognized as a top storage solution by ENERGY STAR®, Hitachi Vantara VSP arrays optimize power usage and help customers lower their environmental footprint.
Customers can take advantage of flexible deployment options, including Hitachi EverFlex, which provides a consumption-based, flexible, and scalable way for customers to manage their resource needs with minimal upfront investment.
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Cisco and Hitachi Adaptive Solutions for Converged Infrastructure