Hitachi Data Systems has announced connectivity enhancements to its Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage (AMS) and Workgroup Modular Storage (WMS) midrange storage systems.

Hitachi Data Systems now offers the QLogic SANbox 6140 iSCSI-to-Fibre Channel router to enable universal SAN connectivity between storage and servers via iSCSI to Fibre Channel connectivity protocols. The multi-protocol connectivity support for the Hitachi AMS 200, AMS 500, and WMS100 mid-range storage systems facilitate connection to multiple types of storage networks.

The Hitachi AMS and WMS storage systems claim to provide platforms for consolidating storage from numerous stranded servers and applications, by delivering greater deployment flexibility, a robust set of built-in features and scalable performance optimised for the critical data and applications of mid-range customers.

According to Kevin Sampson, director of Product Marketing, Hitachi Data Systems, “With the new multi-protocol support for the AMS and WMS storage systems, we’ve established a new entry point to enterprise-caliber storage features, while providing expanded connectivity options to extend the value of our customers’ investments in their storage and networking infrastructure.”

As an integral component to Hitachi’s Services Oriented Storage Solutions strategy, the Hitachi AMS and WMS midrange storage systems complement the Universal Storage Platform V and the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform VM as tiered or archive storage, especially when configured with SATA disk for lower costs.