Hitachi EverFlex with Cisco Powered Hybrid cloud addresses critical challenges in cloud adoption, focusing on cost optimization, flexibility and security.
Hitachi Vantara has announced the next evolution of its partnership with Cisco introducing an innovative suite of hybrid cloud services designed to address ongoing data management challenges faced by modern enterprises.
The joint offering – Hitachi EverFlex with Cisco Powered Hybrid cloud – is pitched as unique in integrating automation solutions and predictive analytics to give organizations a future-proof portfolio for advanced infrastructure management, cost efficiency and operational effectiveness.
The offering brings together several key capabilities:
● HIOaaS and Intersight: Hitachi Infrastructure Orchestration as a Service (HIOaaS) and Cisco Intersight® offer full observability, delivering cloud-like management for on-premises and cloud environments, enabling strong performance analytics, hybrid cloud observability, and efficient automation.
● Managed Services Operating Model: Leveraging extensive experience from numerous implementations, the managed services operating model ensures seamless operational transitions, informed decision-making, and expedited provisioning without the need for dedicated IT staff. Typically, Hitachi Managed Services has reduced customer total cost of ownership (TCO) by 30-50%.
● Hitachi EverFlex Consumption Model: Hitachi Vantara’s elastic consumption model ensures flexible, pay-per-use solutions for hybrid cloud and on-premises environments.
“According to a recent survey, nearly half of businesses are struggling to navigate complex cloud landscapes,” said Kimberly King, Senior Vice President of Strategic Partners and Alliances, Hitachi Vantara.
“Hitachi EverFlex with Cisco Powered Hybrid cloud is a strategic response to modern enterprise needs.
Hitachi EverFlex with Cisco Powered Hybrid cloud delivers impactful outcomes for customers through:
● Hybrid cloud Acceleration: Seamlessly facilitates a hybrid cloud environment, enabling data storage and processing across diverse locations.
● Efficiency through Automation: Automates routine tasks, enhancing operational efficiency and reducing human errors through IaaS.
● Security and Compliance: Implements comprehensive security strategies and compliance measures, ensuring data encryption, access controls, and threat prevention.
“Our joint efforts with Hitachi Vantara around hybrid cloud managed services support a holistic approach to achieving customers’ business outcomes,” said Alexandra Zagury, Vice President of Partner Managed and As-a-Service Sales, Cisco.
“The partner-to-partner model taps into one of the biggest growth Drivers in the industry right now by providing customers with more choice and partners with the opportunity to build offers around their competencies.”
Ashish Nadkarni, Group Vice President and General Manager, Worldwide Infrastructure Research, IDC, said:
“These types of strategic offerings between trusted industry leaders are instrumental in effectively addressing the mounting complexities enterprises face on their hybrid cloud journeys.”
Axel Heitmann, Director of Data center and Networking, Computacenter, said: “As a long-time partner to both Hitachi Vantara and Cisco, we recognize the tremendous value this joint initiative brings to the table.
“This presents a compelling opportunity for partners and resellers, amplifying our ability to deliver customized hybrid cloud services for our customers.”
