Hitachi Data Systems

By CIO New Zealand staff | Monday, January 11 2010

One highlight of Hitachi’s year was the release of three new products in April that mark its entry into the server and network monitoring business.

Global HQ: Tokyo, Japan
Website: www.hds.com
Global leader: Jack Domme, CEO
Local leader: Kevin Eggleston, senior VP and GM, Asia-Pacific
Core activity: Data storage hardware, software and consulting
Revenue: US$2.9 billion (FY08-09 ended March 31)
Key customers: Air New Zealand, TelstraClear, eBay, Vita Group, TNT
Employees: 400,000

One highlight of Hitachi’s year was the release of three new products in April that mark its entry into the server and network monitoring business:
the Hitachi IT Operations Analyser; the Virtual Server Reporter; and the Storage Command Portal.
The IT Operations Analyser provides a single-pane view of datacentre servers and IP networks, as well as Fibre Channel storage area networks, LANs and the storage hardware attached.

The Virtual Server Reporter provides an end-to-end view of virtualised VMware servers and their respective storage. The Storage Command Portal consolidates storage reporting within the Hitachi Storage Command Suite of management software.

In Asia, a major event was the opening of Hitachi’s new ASEAN office in February. The new Singapore facility also hosts a business solutions centre, which is a training facility and certification centre for HDS customers. HDS
executives say the company plans to invest S$10 million in the facilities and increase its Singapore headcount. Teng Fang Yih