Case Study: Australian Associated Press achieves unified storage, real-time replication and robust business continuity with Hitachi Vantara

Hitachi Data Systems Enables Innovative Information Delivery for Australian Associated Press

Australian Associated Press (AAP), a national news service, faced growing information silos, aging hardware and an influx of structured and unstructured data after expansion and acquisitions, which strained performance, scalability and business continuity. To modernize its infrastructure and support real‑time multimedia delivery, AAP selected Hitachi Vantara and moved to Hitachi Unified Storage alongside Hitachi replication and management software.

Hitachi Vantara deployed Hitachi Unified Storage across AAP’s Sydney and Melbourne sites with Hitachi TrueCopy/Universal Replicator and management tools to provide a single unified platform, real‑time asynchronous replication and redundancy across three data centres. The solution improved performance and administration, enabled recovery in minutes rather than hours or days, eliminated data silos, and delivered positive business feedback while positioning AAP to scale for future unstructured data growth.

Australian Associated Press

Peter Woods

Director of IT