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Hitachi Vantara posts 12% revenue growth on AI demand
Data Protection

Hitachi Vantara posts 12% revenue growth on AI demand

Rising AI infrastructure spending lifted storage sales 45% at the Hitachi unit, helping offset complexity worries for corporate IT teams.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
Financial firms lag on AI-ready storage, study says
Hybrid Cloud

Financial firms lag on AI-ready storage, study says

Only 10% of banks and asset managers are prioritising AI-ready storage, leaving many to tackle compliance and rising data costs first.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Jun 2026
Financial firms prioritise data growth over AI-ready storage
Data Analytics

Financial firms prioritise data growth over AI-ready storage

Cost pressures are keeping banks focused on storage basics, with just 10% of firms ranking AI-ready platforms as a top priority.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Jun 2026
Hitachi Vantara expands EverFlex with outcome-based SLAs
Data Protection

Hitachi Vantara expands EverFlex with outcome-based SLAs

Customers can now buy more predictable storage and infrastructure contracts as the new terms tie costs to availability, performance and recovery.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 28th May 2026
Alior Bank cuts virtualisation costs by 60% with Hitachi
Virtualisation

Alior Bank cuts virtualisation costs by 60% with Hitachi

The Polish lender expects a 60% drop in virtualisation costs as it shifts hundreds of critical workloads onto Red Hat OpenShift and Hitachi Vantara.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Wed, 20th May 2026
NEOIX teams with Hitachi units on AI-ready data centres
Digital Transformation

NEOIX teams with Hitachi units on AI-ready data centres

Rising power constraints are pushing data centre developers to pair AI capacity with renewable energy and storage as demand surges.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Wed, 13th May 2026
Hitachi iQ upgrade targets on-prem agentic AI at scale
Storage

Hitachi iQ upgrade targets on-prem agentic AI at scale

Hitachi Vantara upgrades its iQ stack with new AI agents, NVIDIA GPU options and data integration to run agentic AI on-prem at scale.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 17th Mar 2026
Hitachi Vantara tops APeJ high-end storage rankings
Storage

Hitachi Vantara tops APeJ high-end storage rankings

Hitachi Vantara claims top APeJ spot in IDC's Q3 2025 rankings for high-end external storage, leading key markets including India and Korea.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Feb 2026
Hitachi Vantara names Wendy Koh APAC Sales Vice President
Storage

Hitachi Vantara names Wendy Koh APAC Sales Vice President

Hitachi Vantara has named veteran executive Wendy Koh vice president of sales for Asia Pacific to drive AI data and hybrid cloud growth.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 6th Jan 2026
Hitachi Vantara storage named leader in GigaOm AI era
Storage

Hitachi Vantara storage named leader in GigaOm AI era

Hitachi Vantara's VSP One platform is named a GigaOm primary storage Leader again, praised for AI-era cyber resilience and hybrid cloud support.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 16th Dec 2025
Hitachi Vantara & Red Hat partner to ease hybrid cloud shift
Storage

Hitachi Vantara & Red Hat partner to ease hybrid cloud shift

Hitachi Vantara and Red Hat launch a joint solution to simplify virtualisation migration and boost hybrid cloud adoption while cutting costs and vendor lock-in.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Thu, 16th Oct 2025
Hitachi Vantara & Supermicro unite to power enterprise AI growth
Storage

Hitachi Vantara & Supermicro unite to power enterprise AI growth

Hitachi Vantara and Supermicro are joining forces to deliver integrated AI infrastructure solutions, aiding enterprises in scaling data-intensive and mission-critical workloads.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Mon, 13th Oct 2025
Hitachi Vantara VSP One delivers swift ROI & major savings
Storage

Hitachi Vantara VSP One delivers swift ROI & major savings

Hitachi Vantara's VSP One delivers a 285% ROI with payback in seven months, saving organisations USD $1.5 million through efficiency and reduced complexity.

By Jed Nykolle Harme • 4 min read • Wed, 17th Sep 2025
VSP One delivers 285% ROI & USD $1.1 million NPV in study
Storage

VSP One delivers 285% ROI & USD $1.1 million NPV in study

Organisations using Hitachi Vantara's VSP One storage platform achieved a 285% ROI, USD $1.1 million NPV, and payback within seven months, says Forrester study.

By Melvin Hipolito • 4 min read • Wed, 17th Sep 2025
Hitachi Vantara named leader in GigaOm's 2025 AI storage report
Storage

Hitachi Vantara named leader in GigaOm's 2025 AI storage report

Hitachi Vantara named Leader in GigaOm's 2025 AI storage report for its high-performance, AI-optimised Hitachi iQ and VSP One platforms.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 26th Jun 2025

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Hitachi Vantara debuts AI-ready storage in Singapore
Storage

Hitachi Vantara debuts AI-ready storage in Singapore

Hitachi Vantara launches new AI-ready block and object storage in Singapore to unify data platforms as enterprises scale production AI.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026
Hitachi Vantara & Supermicro unite to boost AI infrastructure
Storage

Hitachi Vantara & Supermicro unite to boost AI infrastructure

Hitachi Vantara and Supermicro partner to enhance AI infrastructure in Southeast Asia, integrating data storage with GPU compute solutions for enterprises.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 23rd Oct 2025
VSP One delivers 285% ROI & USD $1.1 million value to firms
Storage

VSP One delivers 285% ROI & USD $1.1 million value to firms

Enterprises using Hitachi Vantara's VSP One reported a 285% ROI and USD $1.1 million value, with benefits realised in just seven months, says Forrester.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 3rd Oct 2025