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Hitachi Launches BladeSymphony Blade Server Platform in North America

Strategic Insights

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Hitachi, Ltd. has launched its BladeSymphony blade server platform in North America, targeting high-end enterprise customers seeking cost efficiency and high performance. The platform is part of Hitachi's global IT platform business operation, which aims to capture a respectable share of the growing market for blade servers in North America. With the establishment of a server systems business unit in Hitachi America, Ltd., the company will provide server-based solutions through both its own brand and OEM offerings, with initial sales offices in California and New York.

Key Takeaways:

  • Hitachi's BladeSymphony blade server platform is highly scalable and performance-oriented, targeting mid- and large-scale enterprise customers with solutions for high-end transaction engines and large-scale databases.
  • The platform has been available in the Japan market since 2004, with over 100 customers purchasing it as alternatives to mainframes and UNIX units in industries such as finance and telecommunications.
  • Traditional enterprise IT systems have grown larger and more complicated, leading to increased interest in blade servers due to their inherent lower total cost of ownership (TCO) and efficient server management and consolidated operation.
  • Hitachi intends to develop close relationships with leading technology partners, such as Intel and Microsoft, to provide customers with a variety of solutions in the open market.
  • The company plans to expand its server business operation to other regions with BladeSymphony families to become one of the leading global server platform providers.

Statistics:

  • Hitachi expects revenue of approximately $300 million from the BladeSymphony and related business over the course of the next three years.
  • The company has established a server systems business unit in Hitachi America, Ltd. to provide server-based solutions in North America.
  • Initial sales offices for the Server Systems Group of Hitachi America are based in California and New York, with plans to expand as market conditions dictate to serve nationwide customer requirements.
  • More than 100 customers have purchased BladeSymphony since its original launch in 2004.

Sources:

  • "Hitachi Launches BladeSymphony Blade Server Platform in North America", Hitachi Press Release, October 1, 2005
  • "Hitachi America, Ltd. Enters Server Market with BladeSymphony Platform", ServerWatch, October 3, 2005
  • "Hitachi's BladeSymphony to bring open standards to blade servers", LinuxWorld.com, October 4, 2005

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