Hitachi Data Systems introduces Storage Capacity Reclamation Guarantee program

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Data Systems has announced the
Storage Capacity Reclamation Guarantee program. This program offers
customers around the world the ability to reduce their storage
capacity by 50 percent or more by using Hitachi's virtualization
technology. According to April Adams, Research Director, Gartner,
“End-users are considering products that may find guarantees useful
if they are being asked to provide additional justification for
storage purchases during tough economic times.”

By reducing storage capacity, Hitachi
Data Systems lowers customers' operational costs through simpler
storage management, more efficient use of resources and space,
reduced power and cooling costs and avoided purchase of unnecessary
frames and drives. Hitachi Data Systems offers Hitachi Dynamic
Provisioning software to help customers reclaim storage that is
stranded due to traditional thick provisioning processes. It has
helped customers realize more than 65 percent reduction in storage
capacity by applying best practices in cost savings.

“While the economic forecast for 2010
is optimistic, we do not expect to see the drive to reduce costs to
subside,” said Asim Zaheer, VP-Corporate and Product Marketing,
Hitachi Data Systems. “We are more committed than ever to help our
customers consolidate costs, both operational and capital, while
still improving datacenter performance,” he added.

There are many ongoing business
benefits of the Storage Capacity Reclamation Guarantee Program. The
company is demonstrating its commitment to help customers reduce
operational and capital costs with a money back guarantee in its
Storage Capacity Reclamation Guarantee program. To increase value to
their business, organizations are establishing scalable storage
infrastructure by leveraging current investments, increasing return
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and
lowering operational costs. Hitachi Data Systems hardware, software
and services for storage reclamation, dynamic provisioning and
virtualization have a combined economic impact that drastically
reduces the operating costs of a customer's storage environment.
Virtualization however, improves operational efficiency by helping
customers reclaim and optimize use of storage assets to better align
to business requirements.