#1 most frequent
United States of America
29.5%13 installations of 44
What is Hitachi Content Platform (HCP)?
Hitachi Content Platform (HCP) is a scalable object storage platform with enterprise-level security, for archiving, backup, and content/data sharing.
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Who Buys & Uses Hitachi Content Platform (HCP)
#2 most frequent
France
13.6%6 installations of 44
#3 most frequent
Germany
6.8%3 installations of 44
Hitachi Content Platform - A rock solid on-prem multi-tenant object store
Pros
- Site to site replication
- Enforced compliance mode and retention
- Object level retention capabilities
- True multi-tenant support
- Namespace partitioning and permissions
Cons
- Cost structure is by capacity and is expensive
- Some access settings are mutually exclusive for performance (REST vs. CIFS)
- QoS by Tenant requires use of external ADC (Hitachi suggested and sold us Pulse Secure) and their support on this product offering is not up to their normally high standard
Most Important Features
- Object level permission model
- Absolute immutability for retention period
- Multi-tenancy
Return on Investment
- Best on premise solution of its' kind that encapsulates all our needs
- ROI has been positive but it does raise questions at renewal time in terms of cost/GB vs other 2nd tier storage types
Alternatives Considered
Azure Blob Storage, Wasabi Object Storage and Amazon S3 (Simple Storage Service)
Other Software Used
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G Series, Commvault Complete Backup & Recovery, Commvault HyperScale, vSphere, vRealize Suite, Zerto, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), HPE Synergy, HPE OneView, Microsoft SQL Server, NGINX, Broadcom OneConnect (formerly Emulex OneConnect)
HCP - breeze once you landed on platform
Pros
- HCP/HDI interface works like charm. it's easy to deploy and scale.
- Hitachi customer support is at par with expectations
- More cost effective than EMC/NetApp solutions.
Cons
- Initial setup might be tougher than other products. Better to have HDS expert with you.
- Performance is always the issue. Make sure that users are aware that this is for tier-2/tier-3 applications.
Return on Investment
- Positive returns on this investment. No regrets at all.
- Users are happy that they are getting less chargeback for their storage.
- migration was smooth from NetApp to HCP.