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Hitachi and IBM: The True Story
Mr. Hu Yoshida
Hitachi Data Systems (2.1A)
Abstract:
Hitach and IBM have had a long history of competition. The recent joint venture between Hitachi Ltd and IBM in the Hard Disk Drive business has raised a lot of questions and speculation about the relationship between IBM and Hitachi Ltd and with Hitachi Data Systems. This presentation clarifies the various roles of Hitachi Ltd and Hitachi Data Systems in relation to IBM. It reviews the history of cooperation and competition between these companies and focuses on the joint efforts to drive storage management standards.
Bio:
Hubert Yoshida, as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, is responsible for defining the technical direction for Hitachi Data Systems, and has spearheaded the company's TrueNorth initiative, a collaborative approach to standards based storage management. In his previous position as Vice President of Data Networks, Hubert helped to define Hitachi Data Systems' strategy for Freedom Data Networks which Includes Storage Area Networks, Network Attached Storage, and other network related storage and data technologies. Prior to joining Hitachi Data Systems in 1997 as the Director of Product Marketing for Open Systems Storage, he held various positions in sales, performance evaluation, software development, product management, and product marketing for the IBM Storage Division. While at IBM, Hubert gained international experience with assignments in Japan as a development manager and in the UK as the European Business Manager for RS/6000 Storage. He has authored several papers on Storage Area Networks, Fibre Channel, Multi-Protocol SANs, and Data Network Technologies.
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