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SURVEYING THE SECTOR
The rigorous ENERGY STAR certification process evaluates storage solutions based on their IOPS ( input / output operations per second ) per Watt , a key metric for measuring the efficiency of input / output operations relative to energy consumption . The Virtual Storage Platform One Block 28 model ranked highest with 538 IOPS per watt , followed by the Virtual Storage Platform One Block 26 at 409 IOPS per watt , and the Virtual Storage Platform E1090 at 368 IOPS per watt .
This ranking comes at a critical time as businesses grapple with the push to improve the sustainability of their operations without sacrificing performance or reliability .
A recent survey found 68 % of IT decision makers indicated they were concerned with the impact
Our Virtual Storage Platform One Block storage appliance exemplifies our vision for the future .
AI / ML had on their organisation ’ s energy use and carbon footprint and 77 % of respondents said that legacy data architectures negatively impacted their sustainability performance .
“ At Hitachi Vantara , we understand the growing importance of energy efficiency in today ’ s datadriven world , and we are committed to helping
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