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Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V or VM Case Study:

Case Study: Medium Enterprise Construction Company

Challenges

Purchased their Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V or VM for the following reasons:
- Lower total cost of ownership
- Faster performance
- Better product service and support

Environment

Deployed their Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V or VM in the following configurations:
- Attached to a Storage Area Network
Use their Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V or VM with the following operating systems and applications:
- Microsoft Windows
- VMware virtual server
- Microsoft Exchange
- Microsoft SQL Server

Benefits

Saved, or expects to save, between 10% to 25% in administering their Hitachi USP V/USP VM system as compared to their prior installation.
Increased performance by between 10% to 25% compared to other enterprise storage systems in their prior environment.
Achieved 100% availability.

Testimonials

“With the Universal Storage Platform we have been able to give applications the storage they need on the fly with no additional costs and with minimal adminstrative effort.”

“The USP V/USP VM family has industry leading enterprise-class design features such as virtualization of externally attached heterogeneous storage and Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning that make it easier to manage your storage and lower your operational costs. These storage systems provide performance, functionality and reliability not found in any other enterprise storage system.”

Source:

TechValidate Survey of a Medium Enterprise Construction Company

TVID: F05-5EC-42B

Case Study Details

Status:	Validated
Validated On:	Feb 16, 2010
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