Bengaluru, November 19, 2017: Japanese technology major Hitachi today launched Hitachi Vantara, a new business entity to leverage the broad portfolio of innovation, development and experience to deliver, data-driven solutions for commercial and industrial enterprises, across the globe.
This new company will unify the operations of Hitachi Data, Systems, Hitachi Insight Group and Pentaho into a single integrated, business as Hitachi Vantara to capitalise on Hitachi’s social innovation capability in both Operational Technologies (OT) and Information Technologies (IT).
Briefing reporters, Vivekanand Venugopal, Hitachi Vantara Vice, President and General Manager – India, said Hitachi had more than a century of OT expertise combinet with IT and is trusted by the World’s largest enterprises. It was a leader in OT for industries such as finance, government, manufacturing, power/energy and transportation, providing solutions that have positively impacted cities, industrial operations and business at large.
”Today customers in India understand that data is the currency of the future, making it the greatest asset of any organisation. The launch of Hitachi Vantara is an important step to being the complete data solutions provider, enabling customers to digitally transform their business,” he said.
Digital India, Smart Cities initiative, Make in India will be the biggest enablers of analytics, IoT and AI over the next couple of years. Hitachi Vantara is committed to lead the digital revolution in India with experience, expertise and an innovative edge, he said.
Hitachi has been a leader in IT for over 50 years — bringing IT applications, analytics, content, cloud and infrastructure solutions to market that have transformed the way enterprises do business, Mr. Venugopal added.
