Hitachi 9900 Series, 9960 Hitachi Data Systems, Software Portfolio Review and Analysis Service

Hitachi Data Systems

Interoperability Laboratory Service provides clients with the knowledge of pre-tested components of a SAN.

Hitachi Data Systems® uses a software utility to help an enterprise organize its software portfolio.

Hitachi Data Systems® offers an entire suite of professional services that will assist clients in planning and implementing Storage Area Network (SAN) solutions to optimize management and control data across the enterprise. The modular services include:

•The SAN Enterprise Infrastructure Assessment (EIA) Service

•The SAN Strategic and Tactical Design Service

•The SAN Installation Service

Hitachi Data Systems® has a highly experienced team of SAN specialists to aid enterprises in implementing SANs.

Hitachi Data Systems® Interoperability Laboratory Service

The Interoperability Laboratory Service provides clients with the knowledge of pre-tested components of a SAN in various network topologies. Customers, however, will not be limited to the use of these proven interoperable SAN elements. To assure that a wide variety of components will operate effectively in Hitachi Data Systems® SAN solutions, Hitachi Data Systems® has established a new multi-million dollar Interoperability Laboratory at its Santa Clara headquarters to test new SAN elements.

Among the Interoperability Laboratory’s earliest projects was the replication and operation of the SAN developed for a major banking customer and a major telecommunications customer company. The experience and methodology gained by the lab’s many such customer experiences, enables Hitachi Data Systems® to quickly tailor effective SAN designs to meet wide-ranging customer requirements in a variety of business environments.

Enterprise storage and availability management services

Hitachi Data Systems® offers a variety of consulting services and software utilities to help extend the life of an enterprise’s storage investment and define ways to achieve greater information functionality throughout the enterprise. These storage services cover storage management, availability, disk utilization, performance and tuning, data center cabling and configuration, and design/installation of fiber optic components. Hitachi Data Systems® services help the enterprise take full advantage of the enterprise’s IT resources, and enhance the continuous availability and integrity of the enterprise’s mission-critical applications.

In addition, Hitachi Data Systems® Professional Services consultants can work with the enterprise’s business continuity planners to exploit the capabilities of the Lightning 9900®.

Software Portfolio Review and Analysis Service

Hitachi Data Systems® Software Portfolio Review and Analysis Service uses a software utility to help an enterprise organize its software portfolio. Once this is accomplished, the Software Portfolio Review and Analysis Service helps clients develop a management philosophy and improve flexibility in negotiating with vendors. Managing a software portfolio as a business asset involves many important steps and raises critical questions about market and strategy. Together with Hitachi Data Systems® “best of breed” partners this methodology is based on the key disciplines of software asset management practices. This proven methodology focuses on maximizing the return on investment to acquire the greatest possible value.

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