New co-engineered solutions accelerate innovation, enhance operational flexibility and promote sustainability across multiple environments.
Hitachi Vantara and Broadcom have announced a new private and hybrid cloud solution bringing together Hitachi Vantara’s integrated systems solution of Unified Compute Platform (UCP) RS with VMware Cloud Foundation to navigate the complexities of substantial data proliferation and the escalating requirements of AI.
According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Infrastructure Tracker: Buyer and Cloud Deployment, spending on compute and storage infrastructure products for cloud deployments, including dedicated and shared IT environments, increased 36.9% year over year in the first quarter of 2024.
The Hitachi Vantara/ Broadcom collaboration expands the companies’ partnership to introduce a solution that modernises cloud infrastructure and bolsters data management.
“As more businesses face the realities of the AI age, they are actively seeking solutions that help them scale and improve data reliability without sacrificing on cost or environmental commitments,” said Octavian Tanase, Chief Product Officer, Hitachi Vantara.
“Our enduring collaboration with Broadcom exemplifies our dedication to providing cutting-edge solutions that not only meet the evolving needs of our customers but also contribute to a greener planet.”
Paul Turner, Vice President, Products, VMware Cloud Foundation Division, Broadcom, said:“This not only addresses the current challenges of data management and infrastructure modernisation, but also aligns with organisations’ sustainability goals, making it an essential tool for businesses looking to thrive in the era of generative AI and beyond.”
Key benefits of the integration of the Hitachi UCP RS with VMware Cloud Foundation, powered by Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform One arrays include:
- Faster time to value: Offers enhanced performance and resilience, allowing for efficient management of more workloads with streamlined infrastructure.
- Flexible Deployment: Supports running traditional VMs and modern cloud-native containers, as well as emerging private AI workloads.
- Simplified Management: Provides turnkey integrated infrastructure and advanced automation for cloud operations and life cycle management and pay-per-use consumption model.
- Sustainability: Features modern designs that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy costs, including Virtual Storage Platform One arrays reducing CO2 emissions by up to 96% and data centre storage footprint by up to 35%.
Among the first Broadcom-approved OEM solutions with the new VMware Cloud Foundation, the solution features integrated software, infrastructure, and hardware firmware life cycle automation through UCP Advisor and SDDC Manager – providing seamless operation.
The platform offers flexibility for deploying business and mission-critical workloads with highly available blended server-based virtualised storage (VMware vSAN) and external storage.
Unified management of private cloud infrastructure is made simple with UCP Advisor and SDDC Manager, while automated storage management for VMs and containers ensures multiple SLAs and cost efficiency.
By offering a single source for systems, solutions, and services, the platform streamlines operations and reduces multi-vendor friction, all while guaranteeing 100% data availability with Hitachi’s Virtual Storage Platform One and supported by Hitachi’s Global Support and Services Team.
