Hitachi Cloud Framework
Solution Overview
It’s Time to Move to the Cloud
The Hitachi Cloud Framework makes transitioning to the cloud fast and cost-effective
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Today’s CIOs need a way to achieve greater
agility, scalability, innovation and costeffective operations.
Cloud computing gives CIOs the needed
flexibility to respond quickly to
opportunities, deploy new applications or
scale up fast to meet growing customer
demand.
At the same time, it can dramatically reduce
expenses for hardware, maintenance and IT
staffing. In fact, some estimate that up to
80% of IT budgets apply to lights-on
maintenance.
Not all clouds are created equal
While a move to the cloud can bring huge
operations and financial rewards, it’s a
complex and challenging undertaking that
requires careful planning.
Public Cloud
Public clouds like Amazon Web Services
(AWS), Microsoft Azure or Oracle On Demand
Cloud Services allow organizations to store
applications and data on shared servers. This
option delivers utility pricing, extreme
flexibility and faster deployments, but there
can be security concerns for mission-critical
applications.
Private Cloud
For organizations that require greater
security, dedicated capacity and control over
their data, a private cloud is a more suitable
option. It may be managed by the
organization or a cloud outsourcing service
provider, and may exist on or off premises.
Companies can still achieve many of the cost
and flexibility benefits of public clouds,
without having data stored in a nondedicated environment.
Hybrid Cloud
The hybrid cloud offers the flexibility and
cost savings of a public cloud along with the
security and data protection of a private
cloud. A hybrid cloud’s infrastructure is
composed of two or more clouds that remain
unique entities bound together by
standardized or proprietary technology that
enables data and application portability.
To make your transition to the cloud
successful, it helps to have a cloud
outsourcing partner with experience
seamlessly moving all applications and
infrastructure to the cloud—from mission
critical to general purpose.
Hitachi helps enterprises move
seamlessly to the cloud
Hitachi Consulting (HCC), with Hitachi Data
Systems (HDS), are part of the One Hitachi
global organization delivering a powerful
blend of cloud offerings to today’s midmarket enterprises through our Hitachi Cloud
Framework solution. As a Microsoft Gold
Partner, Oracle Diamond Partner and SAP
Global Partner, our experience spans the
entire range of ERP, Business Intelligence,
ECM, integration and infrastructure products.
Our Cloud Framework has helped us
successfully move large, complex ERP
systems to the cloud, and host and manage
mission-critical applications for some of the
world’s largest enterprises.
As part of the Hitachi Cloud Framework, we
also provide cost-effective commodity cloud
hosting similar to AWS or Azure for
non-mission-critical applications and
workloads. Our best-in-class hosting
environment delivers robust, reliable
technology for 24/7 requirements on top line
HDS equipment for enterprise-class
performance.
50% of enterprises will use hybrid cloud by 2017.1
End-to-end solution for hosted, private
and hybrid clouds
While some cloud providers such as AWS and
Azure started with general cloud services
and are transitioning towards mission-critical
applications, Hitachi started with the most
complex and essential mission-critical
applications and achieved unmatched
success. Now, we’re offering the Hitachi
Cloud Framework to all levels of the data
center, from development and testing to
operations, supply chain and HR
applications.
We deliver our Hitachi Cloud Framework with
the same level of security and enterprise
expertise we provide to the most important
applications in the data center. As a result,
we’re helping enterprises across several
industries move their enterprise applications
and entire data centers to the cloud—all
backed by the global support of One Hitachi.
69% of cloud
workloads will be
private by 2018.2
See the Hitachi Cloud Framework in
action
Hitachi has years of experience in delivering
mission-critical applications in private,
hosted cloud environments for some of the
world’s largest organizations. When a global
leader in providing reliable ground services
for the aviation community needed a cloud
solution, they turned to Hitachi.
First, they outsourced all business
applications, including SAP ERP, Business
Intelligence, HR, Maximo and a wide variety
of mission specific tools and applications. To
ensure business continuity, we delivered
managed services for SAP Basis, SQL DBA,
mature, L2/3 help desk and advanced
proactive monitoring.
The hybrid cloud solution eliminated risks of
near end-of-life technologies, ranging from
old hardware to out-of-support operating
systems and early version databases. It also
improved resiliency and uptime by providing
data centers in two safe locations with data
replication and disaster recovery capabilities.
As a result, the delivery provider flourished in
scope and presence and now serves more
than 100 of the world’s major airports.
Equally important, the company’s leaders
achieved peace of mind knowing they have a
top-notch IT partner caring for their systems
24x7.
Go with the cloud outsourcing leader
Hitachi brings world-class expertise across all
cloud platforms and technologies to enable
CIOs and IT executives to leverage their
investments and transition successfully to
the cloud. We understand best-in-class IT
organizations and the results they expect
from custom cloud solutions. Our cloud
outsourcing services help reduce cost and
deliver profit-driving IT capabilities faster
than ever before.
As the only global Tier-1 outsourcer who
started in the cloud, we offer unique
expertise, flexibility, transparency and
capabilities—from infrastructure through
middleware to the application layer. Our
practice is free from industrial-aged IT
models that force unimaginative outsourced
cloud solutions.
And we are one of the few cloud outsourcing
partners that can uniquely tailor cloud
solutions to your needs, whether they are
hosted, private or hybrid environments.
78% of workloads will be
processed by cloud data
centers by 2018.3
Move your enterprise applications and
data center to the cloud with ease
According to a Cisco study, 78% of workloads
will be processed by cloud data centers by
2018.3 To meet this demand, our Hitachi
Cloud Framework is a proven, end-to-end
cloud solution for midsize enterprises that
includes public, private and hybrid clouds.
The Cloud Framework runs on superior
Hitachi technology, software and services,
and is backed by the shared expertise of the
One Hitachi organization.
At Hitachi Consulting, we understand the
challenges facing today’s CIOs. We built our
cloud capabilities by moving and managing
the most mission-critical applications in the
cloud for the world’s largest companies—
and we can do it for you.
Gartner. Private Cloud Matures, Hybrid Cloud is Next.
October 2013
Cisco Global Cloud Index: Forecast and Methodology
2013–2018 White Paper
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Hitachi Consulting is the global management consulting and IT services business of Hitachi Ltd., a global technology leader and a catalyst of sustainable societal change. In that same spirit—and building on its technology
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