Hitachi Vantara (Hitachi) Case Studies CBTS Enhances Cloud Services with Hitachi EverFlex Storage Solution

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CBTS Enhances Cloud Services with Hitachi EverFlex Storage Solution

Hitachi Vantara (Hitachi)

Technology Category	Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Storage Services Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Private Cloud
Applicable Industries	Cement Construction & Infrastructure
Use Cases	Construction Management Infrastructure Inspection
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
Challenge	CBTS, an innovative IT managed service provider, was facing the challenge of meeting the increasing customer demand for cloud-based services. As a company that helps its customers achieve their business and IT goals with solutions that align to their cloud-first strategies, CBTS needed a flexible and reliable IT infrastructure. However, like its customers, CBTS wanted to avoid capital investment in infrastructure that might become redundant if customers scale-down. The company, which started as a division of a local telephony company, has evolved over the last 20 years and now works with more than 3,000 organizations across multiple industries. With 1,500 employees at locations in the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, and India, the need for a cost-effective and agile cloud service solution was paramount. Read More
About Customer	CBTS is an innovative IT managed service provider that has evolved over the last 20 years from a division of a local telephony company. The company helps its customers achieve their business and IT goals with solutions that align to their cloud-first strategies. CBTS has 1,500 employees at locations in the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, and India, and works with more than 3,000 organizations across multiple industries. The company's primary goal is to meet the increasing demand for cloud-based services by providing flexible, reliable, and cost-effective IT infrastructure solutions. Read More
Solution	To address its infrastructure needs, CBTS turned to Hitachi Vantara in 2010. The company now uses Hitachi's EverFlex to source around 20 Petabytes of storage on a utility-pricing basis. This includes Hitachi VSP (Virtual Storage Platform), H-NAS (network attached storage), and HCP (Hitachi Content Platform) for Cloud Scale. With Hitachi EverFlex, CBTS can segregate domains for customers, allowing the company to match clients to hardware on a one-to-one, one-to-many, or many-to-one basis. This flexibility enables CBTS to provide the infrastructure to customers in various forms – from highly secure private cloud environments to shared public cloud. EverFlex storage also supports CBTS’s cloud-based services such as hosted communications, Backup as a Service, and DR as a Service. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Storage Services

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Private Cloud

Applicable Industries

Cement

Construction & Infrastructure

Use Cases

Construction Management

Infrastructure Inspection

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Challenge

CBTS, an innovative IT managed service provider, was facing the challenge of meeting the increasing customer demand for cloud-based services. As a company that helps its customers achieve their business and IT goals with solutions that align to their cloud-first strategies, CBTS needed a flexible and reliable IT infrastructure. However, like its customers, CBTS wanted to avoid capital investment in infrastructure that might become redundant if customers scale-down. The company, which started as a division of a local telephony company, has evolved over the last 20 years and now works with more than 3,000 organizations across multiple industries. With 1,500 employees at locations in the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, and India, the need for a cost-effective and agile cloud service solution was paramount.

About Customer

CBTS is an innovative IT managed service provider that has evolved over the last 20 years from a division of a local telephony company. The company helps its customers achieve their business and IT goals with solutions that align to their cloud-first strategies. CBTS has 1,500 employees at locations in the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, and India, and works with more than 3,000 organizations across multiple industries. The company's primary goal is to meet the increasing demand for cloud-based services by providing flexible, reliable, and cost-effective IT infrastructure solutions.

Solution

To address its infrastructure needs, CBTS turned to Hitachi Vantara in 2010. The company now uses Hitachi's EverFlex to source around 20 Petabytes of storage on a utility-pricing basis. This includes Hitachi VSP (Virtual Storage Platform), H-NAS (network attached storage), and HCP (Hitachi Content Platform) for Cloud Scale. With Hitachi EverFlex, CBTS can segregate domains for customers, allowing the company to match clients to hardware on a one-to-one, one-to-many, or many-to-one basis. This flexibility enables CBTS to provide the infrastructure to customers in various forms – from highly secure private cloud environments to shared public cloud. EverFlex storage also supports CBTS’s cloud-based services such as hosted communications, Backup as a Service, and DR as a Service.

Impact #1	The implementation of Hitachi EverFlex has allowed CBTS to meet customer demands for agile cloud-based services. The solution provides CBTS with the ability to segregate domains for customers, enabling the company to match clients to hardware based on their specific needs. This flexibility has allowed CBTS to provide infrastructure to customers in various forms, from highly secure private cloud environments to shared public cloud. Additionally, the linear cost structure provided by EverFlex offers CBTS complete financial transparency, which can be passed on to its customers, enhancing their trust and satisfaction.

Impact #1

The implementation of Hitachi EverFlex has allowed CBTS to meet customer demands for agile cloud-based services. The solution provides CBTS with the ability to segregate domains for customers, enabling the company to match clients to hardware based on their specific needs. This flexibility has allowed CBTS to provide infrastructure to customers in various forms, from highly secure private cloud environments to shared public cloud. Additionally, the linear cost structure provided by EverFlex offers CBTS complete financial transparency, which can be passed on to its customers, enhancing their trust and satisfaction.

Benefit #1	CBTS can now easily set up an additional 100 terabytes for a customer within three weeks, a task that could take months if the infrastructure was sourced in the traditional manner.
Benefit #2	CBTS sources around 20 Petabytes of storage on a utility-pricing basis using Hitachi EverFlex.
Benefit #3	CBTS works with more than 3,000 organizations across multiple industries, providing them with agile cloud-based services.

Benefit #1

CBTS can now easily set up an additional 100 terabytes for a customer within three weeks, a task that could take months if the infrastructure was sourced in the traditional manner.

Benefit #2

CBTS sources around 20 Petabytes of storage on a utility-pricing basis using Hitachi EverFlex.

Benefit #3

CBTS works with more than 3,000 organizations across multiple industries, providing them with agile cloud-based services.

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CBTS Enhances Cloud Services with Hitachi EverFlex Storage Solution

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