System Analysis and Design
Case study
Panasonic Information Systems uses converged storage to support cloud services
HP 3PAR utility storage makes a reliable, flexible contribution to Nextructure solution
Industry
IT
Objective
Integrate disparate systems into a converged infrastructure in order to reduce operational load and meet business needs
Approach
Investigated server and storage systems that could maintain server quality equal to that of a mainframe
IT matters
• Uses virtual storage pools for rapid implementation and expansion
• Assigns storage volumes to servers in a matter of minutes
• Increases the speed of implementation and reduction in operational load
• Delivers the high reliability needed for mission-critical operations
• Achieves high utilization rates of physical volumes
Business matters
• Responds to business demands with efficient resource provision
• Establishes new outside business with know-how gained from in-house operations
• Support business expansion into cloud service market
“Storage utilization rates normally tend to be around
40 to 50 percent, but our in-house HP 3PAR production environment produces a rate of 91 percent.”
– Keisuke Tanaka, Executive Officer, Technology & Development, Panasonic Information Systems
Responding to business demands
Panasonic Information Systems, the systems division of
Japan’s giant Panasonic group, was challenged with building an IT infrastructure capable of meeting increasing business demands. HP 3PAR Utility Storage formed an important part of the backbone systems that not only provide on-demand response to business demands but also support the company’s new Nextructure cloud services.
Case study | Panasonic Information Systems Co., Ltd.
Challenge
Cloud services to meet user needs
Panasonic Information Systems (Panasonic IS), the systems division of Panasonic, offered a next generation IT infrastructure solution known as Nextructure.
Hisashi Kurono
Managing Director
Panasonic Information Systems uses converged storage to support cloud services
HP 3PAR utility storage makes a reliable, flexible contribution to Nextructure solution
Industry
IT
Objective
Integrate disparate systems into a converged infrastructure in order to reduce operational load and meet business needs
Approach
Investigated server and storage systems that could maintain server quality equal to that of a mainframe
IT matters
• Uses virtual storage pools for rapid implementation and expansion
• Assigns storage volumes to servers in a matter of minutes
• Increases the speed of implementation and reduction in operational load
• Delivers the high reliability needed for mission-critical operations
• Achieves high utilization rates of physical volumes
Business matters
• Responds to business demands with efficient resource provision
• Establishes new outside business with know-how gained from in-house operations
• Support business expansion into cloud service market
“Storage utilization rates normally tend to be around
40 to 50 percent, but our in-house HP 3PAR production environment produces a rate of 91 percent.”
– Keisuke Tanaka, Executive Officer, Technology & Development, Panasonic Information Systems
Responding to business demands
Panasonic Information Systems, the systems division of
Japan’s giant Panasonic group, was challenged with building an IT infrastructure capable of meeting increasing business demands. HP 3PAR Utility Storage formed an important part of the backbone systems that not only provide on-demand response to business demands but also support the company’s new Nextructure cloud services.
Case study | Panasonic Information Systems Co., Ltd.
Challenge
Cloud services to meet user needs
Panasonic Information Systems (Panasonic IS), the systems division of Panasonic, offered a next generation IT infrastructure solution known as Nextructure.
Hisashi Kurono
Managing Director