HDS's new cloud and service provider division has been set up to offer managed service providers with storage services on a subscription basis.

The idea is that it will provide business services such as joint sales teams as well as offering cloud storage that partners can use as the basis of infrastructure as a service (IaaS), backup as a service (BaaS), archive as a service (AaaS), and content as a service (CaaS) offerings.

HDS already works with more than 20 service providers in Australia and New Zealand, company officials stated.

"With the launch of the cloud and service provider division we are in a position to leverage the technological innovation of Hitachi Data Systems in areas such as infrastructure management, and converged and content management. We team these innovations with our extensive experience in delivering an enterprise-grade service catalogue with strict service level agreements," said HDS ANZ cloud and service provider director Altay Ayyuce.

"This strategy enables Hitachi Data Systems to meet the needs of all our service provider partners and enables them to offer a unified approach to cloud services."