Data Protection
RAID, in-system replication, remote replication, and backup strategies form the core data protection toolkit for every enterprise workload — from databases to unstructured archives.
Build a solid foundation in enterprise storage — from data types, RAID technologies, and SAN/NAS networking through business continuity, replication, storage virtualisation, archiving, system administration, and the infrastructure challenges shaping today's data centre landscape.
HQT-0050 provides a structured foundation in enterprise storage concepts for professionals entering the Hitachi Vantara certification pathway. The curriculum spans data types and storage system fundamentals, RAID technologies, SAN and NAS networking, business continuity and replication strategies, storage virtualisation, archiving, system administration, performance monitoring, and the real-world infrastructure challenges data centres face today.
This foundational knowledge underpins all specialist Hitachi Vantara implementation and support tracks — making HQT-0050 the essential starting point for anyone working with Hitachi block storage, content platforms, or data management solutions.
The concepts in this syllabus — data protection, efficient storage architectures, business continuity, and sustainable infrastructure — are foundational to every modern data centre decision.
RAID, in-system replication, remote replication, and backup strategies form the core data protection toolkit for every enterprise workload — from databases to unstructured archives.
Thin provisioning, tiered storage, and controller-based virtualisation allow organisations to maximise utilisation, reduce cost, and scale storage capacity without disrupting production workloads.
Understanding replication strategies — from single-site in-system clones to multi-site remote replication — is essential for designing environments that survive hardware failure and site disasters.
Energy-efficient storage implementation, workload consolidation, and ecologically aware data centre design are increasingly central to enterprise procurement and regulatory compliance requirements.
Explain the different types of data and describe how storage systems view and manage data at a component and architecture level.
Describe SAN and NAS architectures, identify networking components and topologies, and explain how block and file storage protocols differ in enterprise environments.
Describe backup and replication concepts, compare in-system and remote replication techniques, and select appropriate data centre replication strategies for business continuity scenarios.
Identify storage virtualisation techniques, describe tiered storage and thin provisioning concepts, and explain how controller-based virtualisation enables workload consolidation.
Identify files, objects, and metadata, and describe archiving solutions and strategies for long-term unstructured data retention and compliance use cases.
Describe storage management operations, articulate performance concepts, and use monitoring and reporting tools to assess storage system health and efficiency.
Open a module to explore the objectives. Only one module stays open at a time for clean navigation of this technical syllabus.
Professionals entering enterprise storage roles who need a structured foundation in SAN, NAS, RAID, replication, and virtualisation concepts.
Help desk and support technicians who handle storage-related queries and need foundational knowledge to understand storage system concepts.
Sales and pre-sales professionals who need to understand Hitachi Vantara storage concepts to articulate solutions and answer technical questions.
IT managers and project leads overseeing storage infrastructure who need foundational knowledge to evaluate requirements and guide implementation teams.
Explore all eight modules and speak with Zetlan Technologies about the right learning path to progress from storage concepts into specialist implementation tracks.