Hitachi Vantara Transforms FarmaMondo’s IT Infrastructure with Virtual Storage Platform One (VSP One)

Hitachi Vantara, the data storage, infrastructure, and hybrid cloud management arm of Hitachi, has successfully modernized FarmaMondo’s IT systems with the deployment of its Virtual Storage Platform One (VSP One). In partnership with Netability, Hitachi Vantara implemented this next-generation storage solution to support FarmaMondo’s expanding global operations and ensure the uninterrupted supply of specialty pharmaceuticals to its customers.

FarmaMondo operates in over 20 countries and specializes in the distribution of Unlicensed Medicines (ULMs), which are not commercially available in domestic markets but can be prescribed under specific conditions. With an annual growth rate of 30 to 40 percent, the company faced increasing pressure on its IT infrastructure. The legacy systems, which had evolved over the years, were struggling to meet performance and capacity needs. Outdated storage technology and rising energy costs were impacting operational efficiency and threatening the company’s sustainability goals.

To address these challenges, FarmaMondo turned to Hitachi Vantara and Netability for a modern, scalable, and energy-efficient storage solution. The VSP One platform offers high performance, advanced data protection, and simplified management, providing a solid foundation for the company’s international business activities. FarmaMondo enhanced its global IT infrastructure with the VSP One Block array, ensuring continuous availability, improved performance, and sustainability. The seamless migration, managed by Hitachi Vantara and Netability, transitioned VMware and SAP applications to the new system without downtime. Key benefits include accelerated performance with NVMe technology, flexible storage scalability, reduced energy consumption by two-thirds, faster batch processing, and stronger data security with ransomware protection. This upgrade has strengthened FarmaMondo’s operations, making them more efficient, secure, and sustainable.

For SAP customers, the FarmaMondo migration project highlights the transformative impact of upgrading to modern storage solutions like the VSP One Block array. By moving VMware and SAP applications from the old storage landscape to this advanced infrastructure, FarmaMondo achieved significantly faster performance, with batch processes running over three times quicker and SAP tasks reduced from 20 minutes to just six. The adoption of cutting-edge NVMe flash technology ensures accelerated, consistent performance for both interactive and batch processing tasks. Additionally, the VSP One offers dynamic storage flexibility, enabling gradual expansion and cost optimization as business needs evolve.

This successful collaboration between Hitachi Vantara and Netability demonstrates the value of strong partnerships in delivering robust IT solutions. It underscores how modern infrastructure can help SAP customers optimize performance, improve security, reduce operational costs, and support sustainable growth.

What this means for SAPinsiders

Leverage Modern Storage Solutions to Enhance SAP Performance: SAP applications, especially those handling large volumes of transactional data and real-time analytics, rely heavily on the speed and efficiency of the underlying storage infrastructure. Traditional storage systems often become bottlenecks due to slower data retrieval and processing times, which can hinder overall system performance. Upgrading to advanced storage technologies like the VSP One Block array, which uses NVMe flash technology, can dramatically improve the performance of SAP applications. SAP customers can expect faster batch processing and reduced task completion times, allowing for more efficient data handling and quicker decision-making. Integrating such high-performance infrastructure ensures that critical business processes run smoothly, even as operational demands grow. The scalable nature of VSP One allows businesses to expand their storage capacity without compromising performance, supporting long-term growth and adaptability in dynamic business environments.

Adapt Scalable and Energy-Efficient Infrastructure for Sustainable Growth: SAP customers often face growing data demands as their businesses expand, especially with increasing transaction volumes, complex reporting needs, and more extensive data analytics. The flexibility of dynamic storage offered by VSP One enables SAP customers to scale their storage capacity gradually as their business expands, without incurring unnecessary costs. Additionally, with ENERGY STAR certification and reduced energy consumption per terabyte, SAP customers can align their IT infrastructure with sustainability goals, cutting down on both environmental impact and operational expenses.

Integrate Strong Partnerships for Seamless SAP Migrations: SAP migrations involve transferring vast amounts of critical data and applications, where any misstep can result in downtime, data loss, or operational setbacks. Partnering with IT providers like Hitachi Vantara helps mitigate these risks through their deep technical expertise, proven methodologies, and advanced toolsets, ensuring a seamless, disruption-free migration. For SAP customers, partnering with Hitachi Vantara brings the advantage of working with experts who deeply understand both SAP environments and modern infrastructure technologies. Hitachi Vantara designs customized migration strategies, offers end-to-end support, and implements advanced solutions—such as ultra-fast fiber optic connections, showcased in the successful FarmaMondo project—to ensure uninterrupted business operations.