Malayala Manorama strengthens its IT infrastructure with Hitachi Vantara

Hitachi Vantara has announced that Malayala Manorama, India's second-largest newspaper by circulation, selected Hitachi Vantara's Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) technology and Hitachi Advanced Servers to enhance its growing media operations and ensure uninterrupted business continuity. This partnership has enabled Malayala Manorama to significantly improve total cost of ownership over the lifetime of storage arrays, with increased storage density reducing the physical footprint of storage arrays by 66%, and cutting power and cooling costs by 70%.

 Founded over 135 years ago, Malayala Manorama has transformed into a modern media powerhouse, with a diverse portfolio spanning print, broadcast, and online media brands. In today's era of 24-hour news and streaming media, Malayala Manorama’s media operations depend on complete availability. Any disruption—whether through system outages affecting journalists or interruptions in broadcasting and streaming—poses a significant risk of audience attrition. To safeguard against such risks, Malayala Manorama appointed Hitachi Vantara, in partnership with Vertex Technosolutions Pvt Ltd, to implement a highly resilient IT architecture, including four major data centers and 11 local sites, all connected through a robust network. 

"Hitachi Vantara’s solutions align perfectly with our goals of enhancing efficiency, scalability, and reliability," said V V Jacob, Senior General Manager IT at Malayala Manorama. "Their innovative products are at the forefront of storage technology, and their proactive support is second to none, which made them the ideal partner for our IT transformation. Their expertise and dedication have empowered us to achieve our objectives and position ourselves for future growth."

 The Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform and Hitachi Advanced Servers were implemented to address Malayala Manorama’s critical IT requirements. The solution delivers exceptional performance, ensuring rapid data access and application responsiveness through low latency and high throughput. Moreover, its reliability and scalability guarantee maximum uptime and the ability to seamlessly accommodate growing data volumes and evolving business needs. To simplify management, Hitachi Ops Center Administrator centralizes storage resource management, reducing administrative overhead.

 With the new storage in place, Malayala Manorama was able to seamlessly migrate data from its legacy arrays in a timely manner. Today, the organization benefits from significantly faster performance, with users noting that applications that previously took several seconds to process tasks now respond almost instantly.

The new infrastructure has also delivered exceptionally high availability, thanks to the quality of the hardware and its ability to recover automatically from disk failures. The three-way replication between data centers ensures that the IT team can quickly switch over to a backup system in the event of a serious failure, minimizing potential downtime.

 “Hitachi Vantara is privileged to be associated with Malayala Manorama as a trusted partner for their mission-critical IT infrastructure. We are proud to support Malayalam Manorama in achieving their business goals and delivering exceptional value to their millions of readers. Our advanced storage and server solutions have been critical in ensuring 100% data availability and seamless services. As businesses embrace digital transformation, we remain committed to providing the innovative solutions needed for success in a rapidly evolving landscape,” said Hemant Tiwari, Managing Director and Vice President, India and SAARC Region at Hitachi Vantara. 

"At Vertex, we take pride in collaborating with Hitachi Vantara to implement this transformative and highly resilient architecture for Malayala Manorama," said Bijoy R Nair, Managing Director, Vertex Technosolutions Pvt Ltd. "Hitachi Vantara’s advanced storage and server technologies set a new benchmark for reliability and efficiency. The impressive results achieved by Malayala Manorama underscore the importance of leveraging robust, reliable solutions to ensure uninterrupted operations and position businesses for long-term success in today’s data-driven landscape."