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La Molisana, a leading Italian pasta company, selects Hitachi Vantara’s Virtual Storage Platform One offering, leveraging advanced data infrastructure to support ambitious growth, strengthen security, and improve sustainability
MILAN, Italy and SANTA CLARA, Calif. – December 17, 2024 – Hitachi Vantara, the data storage, infrastructure, and hybrid cloud management subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), has announced that La Molisana, one of the leading pasta manufacturers in Italy, implemented the Hitachi Vantara Virtual Storage Platform One (VSP One) Block solution to optimize data infrastructure and drive business expansion. With a significant improvement in storage performance and strengthened security measures, La Molisana’s move to VSP One Block enables the company to scale operations while achieving its sustainability goals.
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https://www.hitachivantara.com/en-us/products/storage-platforms/data-platform
Based in Campobasso, Italy, La Molisana has been a reference brand in the premium pasta production sector since 1912 and exports to over 100 countries. With significant growth plans, including expansions into the emerging markets across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, La Molisana needed a robust and modern storage solution that would deliver increased performance across its ERP, supply chain, and corporate performance management systems. The company selected Hitachi Vantara, in partnership with Italian technology provider EOSYS, to strategically transform its data infrastructure using VSP One Block for its scalability, performance, security, and energy efficiency.
Maurizio Maio, CTO of La Molisana, said, "The Hitachi VSP One system integrated easily with our existing infrastructure and provided the security solutions we needed, while ensuring high performance and reduced energy consumption and CO2 emissions. Hitachi Vantara's ability to quickly respond to our growth needs and the long-term partnership underlying the proposal certainly contributed to convincing that we were making the right choice."
The transition to Hitachi VSP One Block provided La Molisana with several key benefits, including:
- Improved performance thanks to a significant increase in data access and processing speed, positively impacting production and logistics processes.
- Enhanced security with ransomware protection features and native integration with backup solutions, ensuring that data is always protected and easily recoverable when needed with a 100% Data Availability Guarantee.
- Storage cost reduction through data deduplication and compression with an Effective Capacity Guarantee.
- Scalability, allowing the company to grow seamlessly, adding storage capacity without compromizing operations.
- Sustainability, optimising rack space while reducing energy consumption and cooling costs. Virtual Storage Platform One Block products are ENERGY STAR® certified, and Hitachi Vantara's unique ‘automated switching’ process reduces energy consumption and CO2 emissions by 30-40%.
“With our technology, La Molisana will be able to quickly respond to market challenges, guaranteeing high performance, security, and sustainability,” said Salvatore Turchetti, Country Manager of Hitachi Vantara Italy. “Our VSP One platform is a clear example of how our solutions not only improve operational efficiency but also contribute to achieving their environmental goals.”
Hitachi’s VSP One Block, equipped with NVMe flash drives, enables La Molisana to handle increased data volumes with high speed and efficiency. The implementation included the integration of Veeam backup and Hitachi’s immutable snapshot functionality, providing La Molisana with optimized data protection and business continuity.
Paolo Pezzoni, CEO at EOSYS, said, "The collaboration with the Hitachi Vantara team was fundamental to the success of this project. We worked in close synergy with Hitachi Vantara’s technical and commercial teams from the early stages to develop a tailored solution for La Molisana. Our field experience and understanding of the operational dynamics of the pasta factory, combined with the technological expertise of Hitachi Vantara, have allowed us to design an efficient, reliable, and secure infrastructure.
To learn more about Hitachi Vantara’s services offerings, click here: https://www.hitachivantara.com/en-us/services/professional-services.
Additional Resources
- La Molisana success story
- Webinar: Simplicity of One: A World Without Data Complexity
- Unleashing Your Data’s Potential: Virtual Storage Platform One
- One Data Platform. No Limits.
- Forbes: Architecting Future Innovation With Data
- Blog: Delivering Data Clarity for Partners with Single Data Platform
- Insights article: Driving Insights Across a New, Vital Data Infrastructure
Connect With Hitachi Vantara
About La Molisana
La Molisana is one of the oldest pasta makers in Italy today, over a century old. Founded in 1912 in Campobasso, Italy, La Molisana currently produces over 40,000 packets of pasta each day. To learn more, visit www.lamolisana.it/en/.
About Hitachi Vantara
Hitachi Vantara is transforming the way data fuels innovation. A wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd., Hitachi Vantara provides the data foundation the world's leading innovators rely on. Through data storage, infrastructure systems, cloud management and digital expertise, the company helps customers build the foundation for sustainable business growth. To learn more, visit www.hitachivantara.com.
About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi drives Social Innovation Business, creating a sustainable society through the use of data and technology. We solve customers' and society's challenges with Lumada solutions leveraging IT, OT (Operational Technology) and products. Hitachi operates under the 3 business sectors of “Digital Systems & Services” – supporting our customers’ digital transformation; “Green Energy & Mobility” – contributing to a decarbonized society through energy and railway systems, and “Connective Industries” – connecting products through digital technology to provide solutions in various industries. Driven by Digital, Green, and Innovation, we aim for growth through co-creation with our customers. The company’s revenues as 3 sectors for fiscal year 2023 (ended March 31, 2024) totaled 8,564.3 billion yen, with 573 consolidated subsidiaries and approximately 270,000 employees worldwide. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at https://www.hitachi.com.
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