Hitachi and HDS Deliver Virtualization Support for SAP HANA(R) Platform

TOKYO, JAPAN and SANTA CLARA, CA--(Marketwired - Oct 19, 2014) - Hitachi and Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), today announced an industry-first release of the Hitachi LPAR (logical partitioning) technology on x86 servers for the SAP HANA® platform. Customers can now deploy secure, LPAR-virtualized environments running SAP HANA on-premises and in the cloud, as well as in hybrid cloud environments.

With an increasing number of SAP® partners, including Cloud Service Providers, looking to accelerate cloud adoption with SAP HANA, SAP HANA on Hitachi LPAR offers an efficient method to help maximize consolidation without sacrificing performance. SAP HANA on Hitachi LPAR for production use is available in controlled availability for select customers only. Customers looking to move their SAP HANA-based environments into the cloud can benefit from the speed and agility provided by Hitachi LPAR technology.  

Hitachi LPAR provides server virtualization at the firmware level with very low performance overhead. Server hardware resources are divided into multiple partitions, which appear as independent "bare metal" servers that result in increased utilization and reduced costs. With the ability to logically partition the server, multiple SAP HANA-based workloads can run on a single system with minimal impact to application performance. 

"For clients using SAP solutions, CSC delivers a full range of capabilities including hybrid, private and public cloud services; application and support services; and SAP solution-centric industry solutions," said Eric Pulier, vice president and general manager of the CSC Cloud business unit. "We chose the HDS platform to support SAP HANA, based on the flexibility and value the HDS platform delivers for CSC and our clients."

The power of SAP HANA complemented by support from Hitachi LPAR will help dramatically reduce cost of deployment through consolidation, reduce hardware costs, simplify infrastructure and result in faster time to value.

"With Hitachi LPAR available for SAP HANA, our customers are better positioned to move towards a software-defined data center," said Mike Walkey, senior vice president, Global Partners and Alliances, Hitachi Data Systems. "Hitachi LPAR for SAP HANA allows our customers to benefit from a high performing, highly reliable, hybrid cloud model that delivers a fast time to value, enhanced service levels and lower total cost of ownership through simplified management."