Hitachi and HDS Deliver Virtualization Support for SAP HANA(R) Platform - Seite 2

Customers can choose to run SAP HANA in a tailored data center integration with Hitachi's HANA-certified 520X B1 servers and/or Hitachi's tailored data center integration-certified storage solutions (Hitachi Unified Storage VM or Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform). Hitachi solutions for SAP HANA help ensure resiliency and investment protection, particularly for customers planning to move their mission-critical applications onto SAP HANA. Hitachi LPAR delivers compute and storage capabilities designed to scale along with customers' needs. HDS gives customers one platform that helps support future data growth, minimize risk, and helps customers to achieve a return on investment quickly.

"We are pleased with this milestone in our 20-plus year relationship with Hitachi," said Daniel Schneiss, head of SAP HANA Platform and Database, SAP. "The availability of LPAR technology enables us to offer our customers the flexibility to use SAP HANA on-premises or in the cloud, helping them to gain real-time business value today."

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Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, delivers innovations that answer society's challenges with our talented team and proven experience in global markets. The company's consolidated revenues for fiscal 2013 (ended March 31, 2014) totaled 9,616 billion yen ($93.4 billion). Hitachi is focusing more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes infrastructure systems, information & telecommunication systems, power systems, construction machinery, high functional materials & components, automotive systems, health care and others. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.