Hitachi : Data Systems Named Among the Top Companies in Virtualization According to CRN
05/23/2012| 08:15am US/Eastern
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HDS Recognized in CRN's 2012 Virtualization 100 List; Award is the
Latest in Series of Hitachi TrueNorth™ Partner Program Accolades
Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of
Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), today announced it has been recognized as
part of CRN's 2012 Virtualization 100 list. The annual feature
highlights the top 100 companies in virtualization and is published by
UBM's channel-focused news organization that helps solution providers
identify and evaluate virtualization products and programs. The inclusion
of HDS in the Virtualization 100 marks the third time in 2012 that CRN
has recognized HDS leadership in the channel.
Earlier this year, CRN bestowed HDS with its highest rating as a
5 Star 2012
Partner Program Guide winner and honored three HDS executives as 2012
Channel Chiefs: Bruce
Chumley, vice president, Worldwide Channel Sales; Michael
Rouser, vice president, Americas Channels; and Mike
Walkey, senior vice president, Global Partners and Alliances. CRN
has also named Tonia
Gonsalves, vice president, Global Partner Enablement, as one of the
Most Powerful Women in the Channel for the past four consecutive years. CRN
lists are considered the de facto resource solutions that
providers use to make strategic technology decisions and support their
business.
"These honors reaffirm the commitment of HDS to helping organizations
realize the full potential of virtualization technology," said Mike
Walkey, senior vice president, Global Partners and Alliances, HDS.
"Through our acclaimed partner programs, HDS offers organizations a
framework for building expertise in IT solutions and helps partners
create new revenue opportunities while meeting the growing IT needs of
their customers."
Companies on the 2012
Virtualization 100 list were selected by CRN editors for
innovative and forward-thinking approaches to selling products and
services through the IT Channel. HDS, along with the other companies
listed, was also selected for its ability to help VARs transform
themselves into true service providers that help organizations take
advantage of the ease, flexibility, scalability, elasticity and cost
savings of virtualization. The 2012 Virtualization list will be featured
on CRN.com and in the May 2012 issue of CRN.
For its fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011 (ended March 31, 2012)
Hitachi Data Systems enterprise revenues grew in the high thirties, year
over year. This underscores that Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP)
continues to be the dominant enterprise platform in virtualized
environments. The system is the latest innovation in the HDS heritage of
virtualizing heterogeneous storage systems. Since 2004, when HDS
introduced its first virtualization controller, the company has shipped
more than 21,000 units worldwide. CRN's latest recognition
showcases the long-standing leadership of HDS in driving the benefits of
virtualization for global IT organizations. Additionally, through
virtualization and capacity efficiency capabilities, HDS helps partners
and their customers increase utilization rates within their existing IT
environments without having to buy new capacity or rip out and replace
legacy solutions. These capacity efficiency capabilities have been
especially helpful to organizations looking to "do more with less" in
these challenging economic times.
About the Hitachi TrueNorth Partner Program
The Hitachi
TrueNorth Partner Program improves partners' financial benefits and
revenue opportunities by providing new resources tailored to each
partner's long- and short-term growth strategies. It lets partners grow
their businesses strategically, protect their investments wisely and
earn top profit regularly. Recognized as a best practice across the
industry, the Hitachi TrueNorth Partner Program has offered rich
incentives, tools, and resources, and has been instrumental in
increasing partner profitability and driving HDS revenue since 2004.
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About Hitachi Data Systems
Hitachi Data Systems provides best-in-class information technologies,
services and solutions that deliver compelling customer ROI, unmatched
return on assets (ROA) and demonstrable business impact. With a vision
that IT must be virtualized, automated, cloud-ready and sustainable,
Hitachi Data Systems offers solutions that improve IT costs and agility.
With more than 5,700 employees worldwide, Hitachi Data Systems does
business in more than 100 countries and regions. Hitachi Data Systems
products, services and solutions are trusted by the world's leading
enterprises, including more than 70 percent of the Fortune 100 and more
than 80 percent of the Fortune Global 100. Hitachi Data Systems believes
that data drives our world - and information is the new currency. To
learn more, visit: http://www.hds.com.
About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd., (TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading
global electronics company with approximately 320,000 employees
worldwide. Fiscal 2011 (ended March 31, 2012) consolidated revenues
totaled 9,665 billion yen ($117.8 billion). Hitachi will focus more than
ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes information and
telecommunication systems, power systems, environmental, industrial and
transportation systems, and social and urban systems, as well as the
sophisticated materials and key devices that support them. For more
information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.
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© Hitachi Data Systems Corporation 2012. All Rights Reserved. Hitachi is
a registered trademark of Hitachi, Ltd. and/or its affiliates in the
United States and other countries. Hitachi Data Systems is a registered
trademark and service mark of Hitachi, Ltd. in the United States and
other countries.
Hitachi Data Systems
Melissa Rossiter, 408-970-4849
melissa.rossiter@hds.com
or
Lois
Paul & Partners
Brandi Ellerbee, 512-638-5327
brandi_ellerbee@lpp.com
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