TRUESAN TEAMS UP WITH HITACHI DATA TO ENHANCE OPEN STORAGE MANAGEMENT.TrueSAN Networks, Inc. has announced that it is working with Hitachi Data Systems See HDS. , a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HIT), to integrate its Cloudbreak Storage Operating System operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. with Hitachi Freedom Storage systems. By leveraging Hitachi Data Systems' HiCommand Application Program Interfaces (APIs), TrueSAN will extend the advanced management capabilities of its Cloudbreak software to the Freedom Storage Lightning 9900 series and Thunder 9200, as well as additional third-party storage See online storage. systems supported by the HiCommand software. "This alliance enables customers with storage infrastructures from Hitachi Data Systems to leverage the end-to-end storage management capabilities of our Cloudbreak Storage Operating System," stated Tom Isakovich, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of TrueSAN. "This relationship is evidence of both parties' commitment to providing customers with open software solutions that reduce the cost and complexity of storage management." TrueSAN's Cloudbreak solution represents the first Storage Operating System: a comprehensive, network-based platform for managing heterogeneous storage networks. Unlike single-purpose utilities, Cloudbreak represents a unique solution: a software suite that combines essential storage management technology (storage virtualization Treating storage as a single logical entity without regard to the hierarchy of physical media that may be involved or that may change. It enables the applications to read from and write to a single pool of storage rather then individual disks, tapes and optical devices. , storage network and device management, storage resource management, business continuance applications, and policy management) in a single, integrated solution. TrueSAN's end-to-end approach to storage management enables customers to more quickly reduce storage management costs and more effectively capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. the benefits of storage networking. Cloudbreak's storage network and device management technology leverages the Hitachi Data Systems' HiCommand API to provide seamless monitoring, management, and performance analysis of Hitachi Freedom Storage systems within the Cloudbreak environment. "TrueSAN's support for Hitachi Freedom Storage gives our customers even greater power and flexibility to manage their storage infrastructure on their own terms, fulfilling application, server and storage requirements with ease," said Steve East, vice president, Storage Integration, Hitachi Data Systems. "Development efforts with TrueSAN further enhance the benefits of the HiCommand Framework and Hitachi Data System's support of open, third-party interoperability." |
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