Hitachi Data Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT), has announced that it has partnered with McDATA, the expert provider of multi-capable storage networking solutions, to offer small-and medium-sized enterprises a cost-effective alternative for storage area networking, the Hitachi TrueNorth iSCSI SAN Solution.
Small-and medium-sized enterprises can realize the many benefits of networked storage such as storage consolidation, improved capacity utilization, centralized backup, security and unified storage management, while lowering total cost of ownership by leveraging a customer's IP infrastructure. In addition, the solution has been tested with Microsoft's native iSCSI drivers making this a perfect fit for Windows environments.
Providing a lower-cost alternative to Fibre Channel SANs, the new solution from Hitachi Data Systems and McDATA includes the Hitachi Thunder 9570V modular storage system, the McDATA Eclipse 1620 SAN internetworking switch, and enablement services. "The Hitachi TrueNorth iSCSI SAN Solution reinforces our strategy of providing a range of connectivity options that address customers' needs for performance and availability at an affordable price," said Scott Genereux, Vice President, Global Marketing & Business Development, Hitachi Data Systems. "Our new iSCSI solution provides an alternative for customers who have been priced out of the SAN market by the high cost of Fibre Channel. Our partnership with McDATA has enabled us to bring this solution to market quickly with a combination of products and services that allows customers to rapidly and cost-effectively achieve the benefits of networked storage."
"As the need for access to information continues to grow, McDATA is committed to providing best-of-breed reliable solutions through partnerships with industry leaders," said Mike Gustafson, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, McDATA. "iSCSI allows customers to realize the benefits of a SAN at a lower entry cost, and McDATA is pleased to work with Hitachi Data Systems to make this exciting technology widely available to the market."
The iSCSI SAN Solution is the first offering available as part of Hitachi Data Systems' iSCSI strategy. This approach will build on the existing TrueNorth open and collaborative business model to over time deliver a range of iSCSI solutions for both the SME and enterprise market that will be complementary to the existing Freedom Data Networks SAN and NAS portfolio from Hitachi Data Systems. Additional iSCSI offerings will be announced in 2004.
The Hitachi TrueNorth iSCSI SAN Solution, utilizing Hitachi Thunder 9570V storage systems and McDATA internetworking switch technology, is available today directly from Hitachi Data Systems, as well as through its TrueNorth Channel Partners. Prices start at about $60,000, depending on configuration.
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