Hitachi Vantara unveils hybrid cloud solutions with AMD EPYC

Hitachi Vantara recently announced the development of high-performance and energy-efficient hybrid cloud and database solutions powered by AMD processors. The new solutions utilise the 4th Generation AMD EPYC CPUs and aim to offer significant advancements in data management and computing efficiency.

Octavian Tanase, Chief Product Officer at Hitachi Vantara, remarked on the convergence of expertise and innovation this development represents. "By leveraging the exceptional performance of AMD 4th Gen EPYC processors, we are delivering high-density and throughput solutions with a 100% data availability guarantee that redefine industry standards," said Tanase. The solutions aim to provide high-performance, efficient, and scalable options tailored to modern enterprise needs.

As businesses face increasing challenges in optimising IT infrastructure, including reducing operational costs and meeting sustainability goals, the introduction of these new solutions comes at an opportune moment. Traditional data centres often struggle with inefficiencies and increased operational costs, further compounded by the growing need to reduce power, cooling, and space requirements. Recent reports have highlighted the massive resource demands associated with data centres, which contribute up to 3.7% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

The Hitachi Vantara hybrid cloud solutions promise several key benefits that align with corporate objectives of cost-effectiveness, simplicity, and sustainability. The first notable advantage is the faster time to value. The hybrid computing solutions powered by AMD EPYC processors can significantly improve processing times for traditional and modern workloads, including general-purpose workloads and high-performance computing.

High performance is another cornerstone of the new solutions. Pre-validated and certified Hitachi Unified Compute Platform (UCP) solutions are designed to deliver breakthrough performance with fewer cores for workloads spread across cloud, enterprise, and edge computing. These new solutions also focus on sustainability. Featuring modern designs and smaller footprints, they contribute to reducing carbon dioxide emissions. One financial service provider has reported that Hitachi Vantara's storage can cut CO2 emissions by up to 96% and reduce the data centre storage footprint by as much as 35%.

Additionally, the new solutions aim to reduce computing costs. Hitachi Vantara's converged and hyper-converged solutions offer high-density and bandwidth infrastructure that consolidates multiple enterprise workloads, resulting in a lowered total cost of ownership. The UCP portfolio also includes the Hitachi UCP for Azure Stack HCI, providing consistent hybrid cloud infrastructure across edge, core, and public clouds.