Hitachi Vantara VSP One SDS Enhances Data Protection with Async Replication and Multi-AZ Support

Businesses face an ever-growing challenge: how to protect and manage their most valuable asset – their data. As organizations scale and digital transformation accelerates, the volume generated daily is staggering.

IDC predicts that the global datasphere will grow to 175 zettabytes by 2025, requiring a substantial increase in storage capacity across the industry.

This explosive growth brings with it a critical need for strong data protection plans. However, maintaining continuous data availability and optimal performance across complex, integrated systems is no small feat. The stakes are high, with potential disruptions threatening not just operations but also bottom lines and reputations. To navigate this landscape successfully, businesses need more than just storage. They need smart, flexible solutions that can keep pace with the relentless demands of the digital age.

Hitachi Vantara Virtual Storage Platform One Software-Defined Storage (VSP One SDS) provides a flexible, scalable solution for modern data management and protection, enabling organizations to create unified storage pools from various devices. By separating storage management from hardware limitations, VSP One SDS enhances operational efficiency and strengthens data protection. With features like automation, centralized control, and easy scalability, VSP One SDS helps businesses optimize their data infrastructure while ensuring high performance and security, including technologies that protect against threats like ransomware.  

How VSP One SDS Drives Agility and Cost Savings

The latest release for VSP One SDS (v1.15) introduces key enhancements that improve data management and protection. Key features include asynchronous replication and support for Multi-Availability Zones (Multi-AZs). Asynchronous replication allows customers to replicate data to geographically distant sites without impacting performance, which is crucial for use cases like application development and testing. Meanwhile, Multi-AZ support enhances scalability and flexibility by enabling the creation of isolated storage environments within a single infrastructure (more on this below). 

Enhance Data Protection With Asynchronous Replication

Asynchronous replication for VSP One SDS offers a flexible and efficient approach to data protection for the VSP 5000. This method allows data to be written to the primary storage first, then replicated to secondary locations without waiting for acknowledgment, minimizing impact on system performance. With VSP One SDS asynchronous replication can be configured and managed through software, enabling IT teams to replicate data across diverse storage types and locations, including on-premises and cloud infrastructures. This approach provides a balance between data protection and operational efficiency, allowing enterprises to maintain data redundancy and availability without sacrificing performance, even over long distances or in scenarios with limited network bandwidth.

Ensure High Availability With Multi-Availability Zones

As noted above, VSP One SDS Cloud support for Multi-Availability Zones (Multi-AZ) with AWS provides a resilient architecture for enterprise data management. The solution leverages AWS' geographically diverse data centers within a region to distribute storage resources across multiple isolated locations.

With this feature you can replicate data across different availability zones, ensuring high availability and data protection. This approach protects against localized failures, such as power outages or network issues, by allowing seamless failover to healthy zones. For enterprises using software-defined storage on AWS, Multi-AZ configurations offer enhanced data protection and the ability to maintain continuous operations even in the face of zone-level disruptions, all while taking advantage of the flexibility and scalability inherent in software-defined architectures.

Enhancing Hybrid Cloud Performance

For hybrid cloud environments, resource allocation and seamlessly moving data between on-prem and cloud infrastructures are top of mind.  VSP One SDS’ async replication ensures:

• Enhanced Data Protection: Asynchronous replication across multiple availability zones ensures data is consistently backed up and protected against local failures.
  
• Scalability and Flexibility: Asynchronous replication supports scalable data management across zones, allowing IT teams to adjust resources dynamically without compromising data integrity.
• Operational Resilience: The combination of asynchronous replication and multiple availability zones enhances operational resilience by ensuring that applications can continue to function smoothly despite disruptions in individual zones.
• Scalability and Flexibility: Asynchronous replication supports scalable data management across zones, allowing IT teams to adjust resources dynamically without compromising data integrity.
• Operational Efficiency: VSP One SDS with aynchronous replication and multiple availability zones allows you to automate routine tasks like provisioning, data migration, and load balancing without manual intervention
• Proactive Management: The combination of asynchronous replication and multiple availability zones with VSP One SDS leverages built-in analytics and monitoring tools to predict potential issues before they occur, significantly reducing downtime and enhancing system reliability.

Final Thoughts on Data Protection and SDS

VSP One SDS with asynchronous replication and Multi-Availability Zone support directly addresses modern data management challenges:

• Better data protection with regular backup across multiple zones.
  
• Improved operational resilience with smooth switching to backup systems.
• Increased scalability and flexibility for flexible resource management.
• Automated routine tasks for improved efficient operations; APIs available.
• Proactive issue detection and management to minimize downtime with Hitachi Vantara Ops Center.

By providing a robust, flexible and efficient solution for data replication and protection, Hitachi Vantara VSP One SDS enables organizations to confidently manage their growing data volumes while maintaining business continuity.

Learn more about how Hitachi Vantara can transform your data management strategy and protect your critical information assets with VSP One SDS. Schedule a demo to see how the solution can work for you.

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