Hitachi High-performance NAS Platform Research Report:
Hitachi High-performance NAS Fact Sheet
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Hitachi High-performance NAS Fact Sheet
A TechValidate Research Report
This is a short format research report describing how users address business or technology challenges with their Hitachi High-performance NAS Platform. All information contained in this report was sourced directly from users with first-hand experience deploying their Hitachi High-performance NAS Platform. TechValidate verifies the identity of all users involved in its research studies and guarantees anonymity so that they can speak candidly.
Hitachi High-performance NAS Platform Deployment Statistics
The following deployment statistics have been collected and validated by TechValidate from real world users who have experience deploying and using their Hitachi High-performance NAS Platform.
HNAS Supports Business Growth
47% of IT organizations reported that one of the primary rationales for purchasing their Hitachi High-performance NAS Platform was to support business growth expectations.
Consolidation Drives HNAS Purchasing
50% of IT organizations reported that one of the primary rationales for purchasing their Hitachi High-performance NAS Platform was to consolidate storage.
Performance & Scalability Drives Purchase Decision
83% of IT organizations chose to purchase their Hitachi High-performance NAS Platform because of its performance and scalability.
HNAS Purchased for Data Access Performance
70% of IT organizations reported that one of the primary rationales for purchasing their Hitachi High-performance NAS Platform was to improve data access performance.
Most Experience Application Performance Improvement
52% of IT organizations increased their application performance by between 10% and 20% or more after deploying their Hitachi High-performance NAS Platform.
Hitachi SAN Helps Drive HNAS Purchases
61% of IT organizations chose to purchase their Hitachi High-performance NAS Platform because of its integration with Hitachi SAN Storage Arrays.
HDDS and HCP Drive Purchases of HNAS
11% of IT organizations chose to purchase their Hitachi High-performance NAS Platform because of its integration with Hitachi Data Discovery Suite and Hitachi Content Archive Platform.
HNAS Cuts CAPEX Spending
15 IT organizations saved on average US$1,446,000 of capital expenditures (CAPEX) by scaling capacity and I/O throughput independently with their Hitachi High-performance NAS Platform.
HNAS Helps Cut OPEX
31% of IT organizations reduced their Operating Expenditures (OPEX) costs by 15% or more by deploying their Hitachi High-performance NAS Platform.
HNAS Helps to Reduce Costs
55% of IT organizations reported that one of the primary rationales for purchasing their Hitachi High-performance NAS Platform was to reduce costs.
Hitachi High-performance NAS Platform Deployment Details and Benefits
From our surveys of Hitachi users, we have collected the following statistics, testimonials, and verified facts about their usage and deployment of their Hitachi High-performance NAS Platform.
HNAS for Primary Storage
59% of IT organizations main use of their Hitachi High-performance NAS Platform is primary storage for files and objects.
Intelligent Storage Tiering a Valued Capability
33% of IT organizations chose to purchase their Hitachi High-performance NAS Platform because of its Intelligent Storage Tiering (HSM/ILM).
Cluster Namespace Simplifies Administration
Our HDS NAS allows us to have a global name space across our data centers, ensuring that we have a consistent view of our data everywhere.
Cluster Namespace Feature is Valued
33% of IT organizations chose to purchase their Hitachi High-performance NAS Platform because of its Cluster Namespace capabilities (i.e., Single Namespace).
NFS is Protocol of Choice
60% of a surveyed group of HDS customers are using NFS to connect to their Hitachi High-performance NAS Platform.
Most HNAS Systems Used with Microsoft Windows
55% of IT organizations are using CIFS to connect to their Hitachi High-performance NAS Platform.
HNAS Connects with FC-AL Networks
55% of surveyed group of Hitachi customers are using Fibre Channel (FC) to connect to their Hitachi High-performance NAS Platform.
HNAS Used as Primary Storage for Block-based Applications
21% of IT organizations use their Hitachi High-performance NAS Platform as primary storage for block-based applications (via iSCSI or FC).
HNAS with Oracle
36% of IT organizations use the their Hitachi High-performance NAS Platform in conjunction with Oracle Applications.
HNAS with VMware Reduces Cost
In conjunction with VMware ESX, we are able to save time and reduce costs for testing new software by building virtual machines in a few hours rather than a few weeks.
Testimonials about Using Hitachi High-performance NAS Platform
The following testimonials have been collected and validated by TechValidate from real world users who have experience deploying and using their Hitachi High-performance NAS Platform.
HNAS Performance and Scalability Simplifies Consolidation
For the most part, it is the performance and scalability which helps us consolidate and simplify management of our NAS infrastructure.
HNAS is Ideal for Home Directories and Disaster Recovery
We use HNAS as a nfs for unix home directories, and for replication of images from primary location to secondary for DR
HNAS Dynamic Provisioning Reduces Cost
The provisioning helped to reduce cost and maintenance.
Cluster Namespace Simplifies Administration
Our HDS NAS allows us to have a global name space across our data centers, ensuring that we have a consistent view of our data everywhere.
HNAS Supports Business Growth Needs
Our HNAS platform provides a way to grow our NAS solution with our user base, without having to select a new platform every time business growth rates change. The clustered hardware ensures that we have peace of mind from a redundancy point of view, should failures occur.
Research Methodology
This research report is based upon data collected from customers of Hitachi. TechValidate surveyed 23 users and purchasers of Hitachi High-performance NAS Platform between October 20, 2009 and November 9, 2009. Respondents had the following demographic profile:
- 35% of respondents were from a Large Enterprise (> 5,000 employees), 17% of respondents were from a Small Business (<100 employees), 13% of respondents were from a Global 500 Company
- 13% of respondents were from the Educational Institution industry, 13% of respondents were from the Media & Entertainment industry, 13% of respondents were from the Government industry
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This downloadable document is a short format research report describing how users address business or technology challenges with Hitachi High-performance NAS Platform.
All information contained in this report was sourced directly from users with first-hand experience deploying Hitachi High-performance NAS Platform. This report may also contain perspective supplied by Hitachi High-performance NAS 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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