Storage technology the key for Vietnam

According to Hu Yoshida, chief technology officer, Hitachi Data Systems, Vietnam is ideally positioned for introducing these new technologies.  

“We are very interested in Vietnam and the market here especially when launching new technologies,” said Yoshida.

“There are two things in Vietnam that makes this a good place for new technology. First, it is a green field, you do not have a legacy of old technologies that you have to carry forward, so you can implement new technology very quickly, and second, is the intellectual capability here.”

Yoshida also recently announced his top 10 storage trends for 2011. The predictions come in wake of a recovering economy, where technology will be closely tied to business goals.

Virtualisation, dynamic provisioning and cloud computing, all featured prominently in Yoshida’s predictions, reaffirming that such technologies will pave the way for an agile data centre that enables companies to quickly and efficiently adapt to changes and take advantage of emerging business opportunities.

Storage virtualisation and dynamic provisioning acceptance will accelerate as it becomes the foundation for cloud computing and for dynamic, high availability data centres.

Closer integration of servers and storage virtualisation will be required to increase the adoption of data center virtualisation. Meanwhile, virtual tiering will be adopted for data life cycle management.

Entering in Vietnam in 2004, Hitachi Data Systems had its first customers in 2007. Those customers were high-profile companies in Vietnam, including four out of the country’s top five local banks and two of the top three telcos.

Hitachi Data Systems recently launched the industry’s first 3-D scaling platform, enabling organisations to reach unprecedented levels of agility and cost savings for their virtualised data centres.