Hitachi Vantara outlines big opportunities for IT solution providers to help customers navigate the challenges of enterprise AI and massive data growth in this CRNtv sponsored video AI-Driven Success: Insights from Hitachi Vantara.
“AI has certainly become a buzzword and it does offer a lot of promise,” says Greg Bucyk, VP Global Strategy, GTM & Strategic Alliances at Hitachi Vantara. “There is a ‘but.’ We’ve seen reports that over 60% of AI projects fail to return the expected outcomes, and the added costs for GPUs, power, and cooling are not to be overlooked.”
Building a Data Infrastructure for Enterprise AI
“Hitachi Vantara is unique in that we can prepare all customers with a foundational readiness for their infrastructure, and we can help in assuring their data holdings are ready for AI,” says Bucyk. “Our partners can further their trusted advisor status by leveraging our highly reliable, scalable and secure VSP One platform and establishing a solid foundation for data control and growth.”
Hitachi Vantara VSP One integrates with public, private, and hybrid cloud environments, giving customers the advantages of cloud while maintaining control over their data. “We can virtualize existing competitive systems to extend their value while advancing the control plane to support multicloud and hybrid cloud architectures,” says Bucyk. “This modernization not only will assist in day-to-day operations, but also will allow businesses to have a controlled entry into innovation areas such as AI.
Partners can install a VSP One array in about 30 minutes, speeding time to value for customers. Management is vastly simplified to meet the needs of midsize customers – and busy IT consultants. Hitachi Vantara takes care of clustering the management interfaces for availability, while you and your customers can manage the storage array day to day.
AI Innovation Balanced with Sustainability
“With AI, power consumption is substantial,” says Bucyk. “We build a very efficient storage array that reduces power consumption.”
The Hitachi Vantara VSP One hybrid cloud platform incorporates Dynamic Carbon Reduction technology, which lowers energy consumption and carbon footprints by as much as 40% by automatically shifting CPUs into an eco-mode during periods of low activity. The company’s patented technology delivers a 4:1 data reduction to maximize storage utilization. Hitachi Vantara’s emphasis on sustainability is recognized by industry, including top rankings in ENERGY STAR® assessments for performance and energy efficiency.
With VSP One, partners can provide customers with an innovative hybrid cloud solution that aligns with their sustainability goals. “We joke that the GPU folks should offer us carbon credits,” says Kimberly King, SVP, Strategic Partners & Alliances at Hitachi Vantara. “We are like the savings account and they are the checking account, and we can help them drive down the carbon cost.”
Navigate AI Success with Hitachi Vantara
As customers’ data infrastructure needs and sophistication grow, the VSP One hybrid cloud platform grows with them. “For those who have already made progress around their data and are ready to fully commit to AI innovation, our Hitachi iQ offering is one of the most advanced in the world,” says Bucyk.
Hitachi iQ is an industry-optimized solution suite for AI workloads, allowing partners to take a pragmatic, solutions-oriented approach to enterprise AI for their customers. Hitachi iQ goes beyond basic integration and testing by layering on specific capabilities on top of the AI solution stack. “We are leveraging our technologies and alliances with the likes of NVIDIA, Supermicro, Cisco, Weka I/O and many other players who have developed specific tooling for AI and automation.”
Watch the CRNtv sponsored video AI-Driven Success: Insights from Hitachi Vantara.