HDS and Stream IT Open Storage Virtualization Solutions Center

Hitachi Data Systems Corporation announces the opening of the first Storage Virtualization Solutions Center in Thailand located at Stream I.T. Consulting Co., Ltd, valued at 25 million Baht, to enable customers to make easier decision and save IT costs more effectively.

Storage Virtualization Solutions Center is the first and only place in Thailand equipped with end-to-end equipment, hardware and software of Hitachi Data Systems ranging from small to large equipments, servers and Storage Area Network system (SAN). The center is designed to demonstrate and run tests of storage virtualization products of Hitachi Data Systems, it is opened for customers and partners to experience the performance of virtualization, thin provisioning and system compatibility for hardware and software of any brand. Products from different platforms can be integrated here.

Taveesak Saengthong, Country Manager, Hitachi Data Systems, Thailand, remarked: “We have joined force with Stream I.T. Consulting Co., Ltd., the leading distributor and installer of IT system, to open the 1st Storage Virtualization Solutions Center in Thailand in the premise of Stream I.T. Consulting.”

"As a provider of storage virtualization system, Hitachi Data Systems delivers the products with smart management to centralize the management of IT environment to ideally cut costs. Under the unstable economic condition, Hitachi Data Systems delivers the optimization for the existing resources to customers as IT experts must handle the great increase of data while optimizing the current investment with quick return on investment. Most of the existing data storage systems have enough capacity but the utilization of system is only taken at 20 – 30%. Therefore, storage virtualization will enhance the benefit of existing data storage system without additional investment or at minimum costs. The virtualization technology from Hitachi Data Systems is compatible with other brands and platforms. The opening of Storage Virtualization Solutions Center in Thailand will enable customers to make easier decision and save IT costs more effectively."

Vitchu Charuchandr, Managing Director, Stream I.T. Consulting Co., Ltd., the leading IT system consultation and a distributor of Hitachi Data System stated: “We provide comprehensive range of Hitachi Data Systems products with competent team of skillful IT systems.”

With over 11 years of experience, Stream I.T. Consulting Co., Ltd. is recognized as a reliable consultant and partner for corporate customers in finance and banking, manufacturing and educational sectors as well as government. Being one of the distribution channels for Hitachi Data Systems for over six years, Stream I.T. Consulting is staffed with experts in system installation and storage virtualization. A series of successful records can be referred.

“The opening of Storage Virtualization Solutions Center by Hitachi Data Systems at Stream I.T. Consulting will strengthen the data storage service while helping customers to save budget on purchasing data storage system as they can test the product performance beforehand to prevent the excessive capacity and save operational costs.”