Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is the only 3D scaling storage platform designed for all data types. It is the only storage architecture that flexibly adapts for performance, capacity and multivendor storage. Combined with unique Hitachi Command Suite management software, it transforms the data center.

1. Transform the Data Center Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform Date Your Name Your Title

2. Data and Information Grow at Extraordinary Rates The number of servers in an organization is expected to grow by 50% in 2010 Regulations and laws now require more data to be protected longer The volume of new healthcare data quadruples every two years Virtualization is now mainstream with 30% of servers virtualized today In 2009, more virtual servers than physical servers were deployed Data grows an average of 30% each year

4. 20% maintains software applicationsData centers are running out of space and cooling capacity but funds for expansion are limited Operational costs are more than 65% of storage costs and still increasing Large organizations must manage 1,000s of hosts and 10,000s volumes Application workloads often grow faster than capacity growth does Equipment is aging and requires costly maintenance contracts

6. Leverage existing investments longer

7. Reduce operational costs without added complexity

8. Increase utilization and efficiency of storage assets

9. React to changing business requirements by redeploying services

11. The world’s only vertically-integrated storage company

12. Focused on delivering a vision that IT must be:

13. Virtualized

14. Automated

15. Cloud-ready

16. SustainableIt is encouraging to see Hitachi thinking big and delivering a high end, highly featured “information architecture.” Enterprise Strategy Group

18. Control and reduce escalating IT costs from virtual server sprawl

19. Consolidate management across virtualized storage and server environments with end-to-end virtualization

21. Deliver capacity and computing resources as quickly as you do virtual servers

22. Reduce costs while increasing asset utilization at the pace of your business

23. Save up to 40% of storage infrastructure OPEXTransform your data center with the best storage and information infrastructure for virtualized environments

24. IT Must Be Cloud Ready Allow lines of business, customers or partners to scale and provision dynamically and cost-effectively Consolidate and aggregate storage, server, networking and middleware assets Enable pay-per-use, multi-tenancy and SLA-based storage services while maintaining security and privacy Hitachi Data Systems solutions let you adopt or evolve to cloud computing models or IT-as-a-service at your own pace with minimal risk

26. Centralize and consolidate data management and data protection to lower TCO and power consumption

27. Achieve 40% reduction in power, cooling and floor space costsHitachi Data Systems is a leader in building sustainable facilities and products – and we can help your business do the same

29. Extends to multivendor storage

30. Uses a 3D scaling architecture to scale up, scale out, scale deep

32. Move to a new storage platform with up to 80% less effort and cost

33. Achieve 40% reduction in power, cooling and floor space costsAt the heart is a virtualized platform for all data with the ability to manage multivendor environments.

35. Gain the highest density storage using 2.5” hard drive

37. Manage one common pool of resources for more efficient utilization

39. Lower TCO per TB per year up to 30%

40. Reduce power demands up to 40%

42. Dynamically support virtual servers by prioritizing common storage resources

44. Offload data to lower cost external storage

45. Simplify administration of external storage with common tools

47. Reduce OPEX costs 20 to 40% through a common management framework

49. Manage out with a single tool for all Hitachi and virtualized storage

50. Manage deep with Virtual Storage Platform integration for optimal efficiency

51. Automate tiered storage management

53. Increase utilization up to 50%

54. Reduce IT deployment times and risks significantly, and gain business agilitySingle management platform to efficiently manage all data types for an agile data center

56. With unique management capabilities, it transforms the data center.