Hitachi Data Systems

• Rely on an object store that scales from a few terabytes to petabytes of usable capacity, and supports thousands of tenants per system
• Control the cost of data growth with object storage efficiencies such as tape backup elimination, spin-down disks and management of hundreds of terabytes per administrator
• Cut the complexity of storage services delivery with an object store that supports many data types, applications and users in cloud and traditional IT environments

Features

• Scales seamlessly from a few terabytes up to petabytes of usable capacity in a single, high-density object storage platform
• Divides a single cluster into multiple virtual object stores, each with its own unique configuration and access control
• Ensures data availability throughout infrastructure changes, software updates and disasters
• Eliminates the need for tape backups with data integrity checking, spin-down disks, RAID-6, replication, encryption, WORM, multiple versions of objects, audit logging and more
• Connects to a wide range of applications and protocols via http/REST, NFS, CIFS, WebDAV and SMTP
• Manages and enforces policies for retention, disposal, shredding and other compliance and lifecycle management operations
• Runs queries against system and custom metadata

Benefits

• Address explosive growth rates in unstructured data and reduce power, cooling and floor space costs
• Eliminate storage silos and gain a single, efficient storage infrastructure
• Ensure data availability and eliminate planned downtime
• Reduce or eliminate the cost, complexity and risk of tape-based backups
• Support cloud and enterprise IT in one solution that connects to legacy, new and cloud-ready applications
• Ensure compliance with legal, government or business governance practices
• Gather metrics, reorganize content, look for trends and find relationships among stored data