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Hitachi Data Systems leverages global R&D resources to
develop storage solutions built on industry-leading technology with the
performance, availability and scalability to maximize customers' ROI and
minimize their risk. By focusing on the customer's perspective as we apply the
best hardware, software, and services from Hitachi and our partners, we uniquely
satisfy our customers' business needs. With approximately 2,900 employees,
Hitachi Data Systems conducts business through direct and indirect channels in
the public, government and private sectors in over 170 countries and regions.
Its customers include more than 50 percent of Fortune 100 companies. For more
information, please visit our Web site at http://www.hds.com.
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HDS Alumni
Becomes New Head of StorageWorks
PALO ALTO,
Calif - May 29, 2007 -
HP today announced the appointment of David E. Roberson to
senior VP and general manager of the company's enterprise storage business,
effective May 30.
Roberson was most recently CEO of
Hitachi Data Systems. As
head of HP StorageWorks,
he will be responsible for building on HP's foundation as a leading provider of
storage solutions and pursuing new opportunities for growth worldwide. Roberson
will report to Scott Stallard, VP and general manager of HP Enterprise Servers
and Storage. He succeeds Bob Schultz, who has continued to run HP StorageWorks
after his appointment in January to senior VP and general manager of the newly
formed HP Enterprise Server and Storage Software organization.
Roberson became chief executive officer of HDS in 2006 after serving
as president and chief operating officer since April 2002. In addition to his 26
years in key executive management positions at HDS, Roberson has served as a
board member of several public and private companies, spanning semiconductors to
IT services. Before HDS, he began his career at
Amdahl.
...HP profile,
Storage People
Editor's
comments:- StorageWorks is one of the longest enduring brands in the storage
market. We ran an online storage ad
for
StorageWorks 10 years ago when it still belonged to
DEC.
In the late 1990s open systems
RAID vendors like
EMC and
Compaq grew their
businesses on the soft underbelly of
Sun's server business
(which in revenue terms was double the size it is today). Sun's home grown
storage products were weak and the Sun base was an easy target. Sun eventually
changed its strategy to one of buying storage companies (Cobalt Networks,
HighGround Systems,
Pirus Networks,
Procom Technology,
StorageTek) and
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