Hitachi Data Systems
Corporation today announced the world’s most eco-friendly and power-efficient
data center—designed to achieve a 1.6 PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness) rating by
The Green Grid—the lowest power usage index of any data center in its class.
Located in Yokohama, Japan,
the new state-of-the-art data center brings together the collective product
innovations of the Hitachi Information & Technology Systems Group (ITSG)
companies including industry-leading storage systems, server and networking
equipment. This sophisticated architecture is designed to offer the highest
levels of energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions by 20 percent, while
also lowering IT management costs.
Optimized to deliver even
greater power efficiencies, the facility also features cutting-edge products
that take advantage of Hitachi’s world-famous R&D expertise in other key areas
of technology.
Thermal hydraulic cooling
devices, uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems and highly advanced power
supply converters are designed to work in concert to contribute significant
power, cooling and space benefits throughout. Leading edge patented Hitachi
Finger Vein authentication and other RFID technologies have also been integrated
into the facility for state-of-the-art security.
David Vellante, President and
CEO, IT Centrix and co-founder of the Wikibon Project, said, "Within the IT
industry, the Wikibon community believes that Hitachi, Ltd. has the most
comprehensive and fully implemented corporate green plan in place.
"Hitachi's progress on its
emission neutral strategy is impressive and genuine. Initiatives such as the
collaboration of various Hitachi groups for a new datacenter design in Yokohama
underscore the firm’s commitment and are great drivers for change. Within
storage the USP V controller re-designs and the implementation of
virtualization, thin provisioning and support for external devices that spin
down, have helped improve utilization and reduce power consumption by 63% over
previous generations, a substantial milestone that sets an example of leadership
for the industry”, David added further.
Environmental issues continue
to escalate IT budget discussions, impact data center designs, and shape
corporate social responsibility. Today’s announcement showcases the combined
vision of Hitachi Data Systems and Hitachi Ltd. for enabling a greener data
center through the use of Hitachi technology—and curbing the significant
environmental burdens these facilities have been known to create for customers
of all sizes.
“In today’s
climate, we have found that the cost of energy and power has quickly emerged as
a growing concern, driving companies to take a deeper look at the efficiency of
their data centers,” said, Hu Yoshida, Vice President and CTO, Hitachi Data
Systems. “IT organizations need to take a holistic approach and carefully
examine how every facet of their data center can play a role in improving their
environmental impact—and lowering escalating power consumption levels. By
leveraging Hitachi green technology,
this
breakthrough data center architecture provides a best practices approach for
driving better efficiencies and utilization in customer environments now and in
the future.”
Furthermore, the new data
center marks another chief milestone in support of Hitachi’s Harmonious Green
Plan and Project CoolCenter50 corporate initiatives which are aimed at reducing
330,000 tons of carbon emissions and cutting down power consumption by as much
as 50 percent by 2012. It is the company’s charter to apply these targets to the
product development process across the entire IT solutions portfolio—chief among
which include Hitachi Data Systems’ services-oriented storage solutions.
