Hitachi data systems upgrades comprehensive data center monitoring software

Bengaluru: Hitachi Data Systems announced the Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer, version 1.1, offering comprehensive monitoring software for mid-market customers. Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer 1.2 provides a customized Application Product Interface (API) which six Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) are currently integrating, and also includes expanded operating system, virtualization and switch support.

Introduced in April 2009, the Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer software is the only mid-sized business product designed to monitor and diagnose up to 250 heterogeneous server, switch and storage nodes across the data center through a single unified interface. The software provides easy-to-use, comprehensive monitoring capabilities that streamline IT operations and improve customer service levels while reducing the total cost of ownership. Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer 1.2 software introduces a rich API which is currently being integrated by DeepNines Technologies, Lumeta, Netcordia, and Sentrigo, Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer 1.2 also extends its multiple operating system monitoring support, with the inclusion of Sun Microsystems' Solaris in addition to previous support options for Microsoft Windows and Red Hat Linux.

“In less than a year, our IT Operations Analyzer offering has generated a tremendous amount of interest from the ISV community, particularly as its adoption grows and demand for comprehensive easy-to-manage monitoring solutions for multi-vendor, multi-platform servers, networks and storage has risen,” said Sean Moser, VP-Software Product Management, Hitachi Data Systems. “This new release makes the software an even more comprehensive data center solution that IT managers can easily utilize without needing to invest in specialist knowledge, allowing for rapid problem resolution while reducing the overall cost of ownership,” he added.