Hitachi Content Platform Research Report:
Why Customers Purchase their Hitachi Content Archive Platform
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Why Customers Purchase their Hitachi Content Archive Platform
A TechValidate Research Report
This is a short format research report describing how users address business or technology challenges with their Hitachi Content Platform. All information contained in this report was sourced directly from users with first-hand experience deploying their Hitachi Content Platform. TechValidate verifies the identity of all users involved in its research studies and guarantees anonymity so that they can speak candidly.
Industry Context for Hitachi Content Archive Platform
Sourced from TechValidate’s network of thousands of technology end users, TechValidate’s market research illustrates the operational challenges and purchasing environment facing today’s organizations.
As evidenced by the TechValidate research, Hitachi Content Archive fits into several core trends ocurring in IT departments today. Specifically, Hitachia Content Archive allows customers to reduce their storage costs, while enabling them to secure sensitive data, meet compliance requirements, and ensure data availability and accessibility for years to come.
What IT issues are consistently "Top of Mind" in your organization?
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TechValidate Analysis
Not surprisingly, economic issues remain the top-of-mind concern for IT professionals. Thereafter a “suite” of considerations take up relatively equal precedence in IT pros’ minds. What all of these issues share in common is a tactical, actionable focus on making an organizations information infrastructure avaible, secure, and implemented in a planned fashion. Alas, at the end of the day, the bottom line is the bottom line: controlling costs is on the IT pro mind. |
Purchasing Rationale
From our surveys of Hitachi users, we have collected the following statistics, testimonials, and verified facts about their usage and deployment of their Hitachi Content Platform.
50% Purchased HCAP to Improve Compliance
50% of IT organizations reported that one of the primary rationales for purchasing their Hitachi Content Archive Platform was to meet compliance regulations.
46% Purchased HCAP to Consolidate Storage
46% of IT organizations reported that one of the primary rationales for purchasing their Hitachi Content Archive Platform was to consolidate storage.
43% Purchased HDS to Reduce Costs
43% of IT organizations reported that one of the primary rationales for purchasing their Hitachi Content Archive Platform was to reduce costs.
48% Purchased HDS To Secure Sensitive Data
48% of IT organizations reported that one of the primary rationales for purchasing their Hitachi Content Archive Platform was to secure sensitive data.
Economic & Operational Benefits Cited by Customers
The following deployment statistics have been collected and validated by TechValidate from real world users who have experience deploying and using their Hitachi Content Platform.
Moving Primary Storage to HDS
69% of IT organizations surveyed were able to move 30% or more of their primary storage content to their Hitachi Content Archive Platform.
HCAP Payback Period Statistic
55% of organizations with Hitachi Content Archive Platform systems reported a payback period of 18 months or less.
20% of HDS Users Ingest > 1 Million Objects/Month
20% of surveyed IT organizations ingest 1 million or more objects per month into their Hitachi Content Archive Platform.
21% of HDS Users Can Manage 300TBs With 1 Person
21% of IT organizations can manage 300 TBs or more with one person using their Hitachi Content Archive Platform.
Individual Hitachi Customer Deployments
From our surveys of Hitachi users, we have collected the following statistics, testimonials, and verified facts about their usage and deployment of their Hitachi Content Platform.
60% of Primary Storage Moved to HDS
A Global 500 energy & utilities company was able to move 60% of primary storage content to their Hitachi Content Archive Platform.
600TBs Managed With 1 Person
A federal government agency can manage 600 TBs or more with one person using their Hitachi Content Archive Platform.
Investment in HDS Paid Back Within 1 Year
A medium enterprise transportation services company was paid back for its investment in their Hitachi Content Archive Platform within 12 months or less.
1 Million Objects/Month Ingested
A large enterprise industrial manufacturing company ingests 1 million or more objects per month into their Hitachi Content Archive Platform.
Research Methodology
This QuickSheet is based upon data collected from customers of Hitachi. TechValidate surveyed 76 users and purchasers of Hitachi Content Archive Platform between March 11, 2009 and March 20, 2009. Respondents had the following demographic profile:
- 45% of respondents were from a Medium Enterprise (between 100 to 5,000 employees), 33% of respondents were from a Large Enterprise (> 5,000 employees), 7% of respondents were from a Small Business (<100 employees)
- 34% of respondents were from the Computer Hardware industry, 20% of respondents were from the Industrial Manufacturing industry, 7% of respondents were from the Government industry
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| Validated On: | May 07, 2009 |
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About this Document
This downloadable document is a short format research report describing how users address business or technology challenges with Hitachi Content Platform.
All information contained in this report was sourced directly from users with first-hand experience deploying Hitachi Content Platform. This report may also contain perspective supplied by Hitachi Content Platform. This content is clearly labeled.
TechValidate verifies the identity of all users involved in its research studies and guarantees anonymity so that they can speak candidly.
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