Hitachi Vantara, a data storage, infrastructure, and hybrid cloud management subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. and BMC Software, a software solutions company, have collaborated to help enterprises reduce costs, optimise operations and secure mainframe data.
The collaboration will combine Hitachi Vantara’s advanced storage platforms with BMC’s software offerings and aims to provide robust features designed to streamline operations across mainframes and reduce operating costs.
“By establishing this strategic partnership with BMC, we are addressing the evolving demands of hybrid cloud solutions and supporting our clients’ journey toward innovation,” said Greg Bucyk, vice president of strategic partners and alliances at Hitachi Vantara.
Customer benefits
The collaboration claims to offer the following benefits for customers:
- Cost Reduction: It claims to help organisations reduce their IT expenses and simplify cost management for mainframe environments by optimising resource use. It also reduces reliance on costly legacy systems such as VTL and physical tape hardware.
- Enhanced Security: It claims to ensure the security and resilience of the mainframe environment by providing advanced security features such as real-time threat detection and strong encryption to better protect critical data from cyber threats.
- Improved Automation: It has automation tools aiming to simplify workflows and minimise manual asks
- Data Monetisation: It provides modern open system tools to transform and analyse their mainframe data, helping improve decision-making.
- Increased Simplicity: It enables the optimisation of IT infrastructure that can reduce the complexity and costs
