Hitachi Entry-Level All-Flash Array Up to 384TB

The emerging wave of next generation applications require that data centers be responsive, agile, accessible and automated.

The only way to keep up with business needs is to adopt a software-defined approach to infrastructure accelerated by flash technology. In order to help its customers reach that goal, Hitachi Data Systems Corp. announced the newest addition to its flash portfolio, the Hitachi Flash Storage (HFS) A series family of all-flash arrays.

It packs a powerful punch with industry-leading TCO, capacity density, dependable performance and efficient power in a small footprint. The simplified appliance package is easy to deploy and includes data optimization technologies, making it for quickly boosting performance in multiple environments for fast business insights and services delivery. System performance can be efficiently shared between multiple applications through QoS software. HFS A is the platform for customers who want performance and TCO in all-flash arrays.

Advanced Data Efficiency Services
HFS A series systems include a suite of user-selectable data services that enable the right levels of capacity efficiency, data protection and predictable performance for a variety of workloads. Features and selectable data services include inline data deduplication and compression, thin provisioning, snapshots, replication and data encryption. Customers now have the power to choose between turning on or off the inline data deduplication or compression based on application requirements for the right mix between performance and efficiency.

Customers can realize an average of 5:1 more effective capacity and optimize data reduction rates with performance through optional deduplication tuning. They can also save more space by allocating capacity on demand with thin provisioning technology.

HFS A Solution at Glance
Available in three models, HFS A series includes a pair of high-performance controllers and up to 60 SSDs in a single 2U-high tray. With up to 384TB of effective capacity and one million IO/s, customers can consolidate multiple applications to reduce data center footprint while alleviating management headaches. The HFS A series is for customers seeking optimized solutions for a particular set of use cases like virtual desktop, virtual server real-time analytics and database environments.

The arrays also provide data protection in a number of ways. Customers can protect data with copy-on-write snapshots per logical volume and full clones of logical volumes can also be created and copied for redundancy.

Finally, QoS controls can be set for maximum IO/s and bandwidth consumption per logical volume to enable consistent application performance.

Integrated Flash Solutions for Every Use Case
Hitachi Flash Storage A series is Hitachi’s latest entry in its flash portfolio, which delivers flash solutions for multiple use case. It joins the recently announced all-flash Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) F series and enhanced models of the hybrid Hitachi VSP G series in the Hitachi flash storage portfolio, enabling Hitachi to provide the right solution for a variety of customer applications.

Hitachi has invested heavily in next-generation flash R&D for over 15 years and has delivered industry innovation worldwide through more than 350 flash-related patents, more than any other vendor in the industry. These patents make this offer unique, helping to deliver the highest efficiency, reliability, capabilities and quality in the flash market. As one of the leading suppliers of enterprise flash in the industry, Hitachi has been meeting customer demand for flash technology since 2008, having shipped more than 250PB of total flash capacity and supporting the world’s largest all-flash deployments for critical business applications.

“Hitachi has delivered a full portfolio of optimized flash solutions bound together by a software-defined approach to storage infrastructure. This gives customers the ability to optimize solutions for a particular set of use cases while getting the power and efficiencies of common management, workflows and policies across their infrastructure,” said Miklos Sandorfi, VP, infrastructure platforms, solutions and cloud, HDS.

“In this fast-paced marketplace, businesses can’t afford disruption or loss of any competitive advantage. So, they turn to Hitachi, an industry leader with proven IT innovations. Now, customers have one more reason to consider Hitachi Data Systems: HFS,” said Gérard Lüchinger, CTO, UMB AG.

“Time and time again, Hitachi is proven to be an innovator of high-quality, high-value solutions. As a longtime partner, I can tell you that both the company and its portfolio of solutions and services are exceptional. It’s a great time to be an HDS partner and customer,” said Miriam Murphy, SVP, North Region, EMEA, Avnet Technology Solutions.

“Customers looking to solve for the growing pressure points around cost, operational performance, and response times will be amazed by Hitachi Flash Storage. Unequivocally, it delivers the most effective cost per gigabyte with the highest efficiency, fast response times and high performance,” said Mark Poon, MD, ICON Business Systems Ltd.

“With best-in-class density, capacity, and efficiency as well as selectable data deduplication and compression, thin provisioning and quality-of-service controls, the new Hitachi Flash Storage solutions will change the face of flash storage for many organizations. This is a game changer,” said Christine Zagielski, SVP, sales and marketing, Lumenate.com.