Case Study: Netgroup achieves 99.99% uptime and faster response times with Hitachi Vantara storage

Mission-Critical IT Operations Require Backbone: Web Hosting Company Relies on Strong, Steady Hitachi Storage

Netgroup, a Danish full-service web hosting company operating five data centers and serving mission-critical clients like banks and large enterprises, needed a stable, high-performance storage backbone to guarantee strict uptime and fast response times. To address variable performance and complex administration from multiple independent arrays, Netgroup partnered with Hitachi Vantara and deployed Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform along with modular storage systems and related Hitachi software tools.

Hitachi Vantara consolidated Netgroup’s disparate storage into a single Virtual Storage Platform and implemented Hitachi Tuning Manager and Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager to automate tiering, identify bottlenecks and optimize performance. The result was measurable improvement in peak-load response (resolving a large customer’s performance issues), stronger SLA delivery (Netgroup can guarantee ~99.99% uptime), simplified administration, fewer staff required for operations, and 24/7 support that keeps systems running smoothly.

Netgroup

Finn Vagner

CEO