Hitachi Data Systems introduces solutions to make societies safer, smarter, healthier

• Acquisitions and innovations in Big Data Analytics and Internet of Things advances social innovation strategy; positions company for market leadership

Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., unveiled the next phase of its social innovation business strategy in conjunction with new solutions and services, which include Hitachi Live Insight for IT Operations, Hitachi Clinical Repository for connected health and Hitachi Live Insight Centre of Excellence. 

Hitachi Data Systems is a pioneer in social innovation, the unifying strategy across all Hitachi companies that combines rich Hitachi heritage in operational technology (OT) with its deep domain expertise in information technology (IT), advanced data analytics and data infrastructure to deliver holistic solutions that address an array of modern IT challenges in a multitude of industries. 

The company has announced several strategic acquisitions over the past year to bolster its social innovation and analytics portfolio – including Avrio, oXya, Pantascene and Pentaho – and is now well positioned to help data-driven public and private sector organisations extract deeper, more sophisticated insights and unlock greater value from their data. Concurrently, Hitachi Data Systems also announced a powerful new line up of software-defined infrastructure solutions to simplify IT and support mission-critical workloads.

“Hitachi Data Systems is rapidly evolving to become more than just a storage company. They’re smartly driving better business and societal outcomes for their customers through the expansion of expertise and offerings that integrate the Internet of Things, operational technology, and machine-to-machine and data analytics, which are increasingly important to organisations in both the public and private sectors,” said Vernon Turner, Senior Vice President of Enterprise Systems and IDC Fellow for The Internet of Things. “In a world where rampant data growth and increasing IT and organisational complexity are often the culprits for stunted business growth, vendors that can streamline the path to becoming a truly data-driven organisation ultimately stand to gain significant mind and market share.” 

The new solutions and services being introduced to the Hitachi Data Systems Social Innovation portfolio include:

nHitachi Live Insight for IT Operations: A cloud-based M2M analytics solution designed to help customers achieve optimal performance and availability from their IT infrastructure, and gain operational intelligence at the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO). Hitachi Live Insight for IT Operations enables users to analyse all the machine data in their data centre – from enterprise applications and data storage, to power distribution units and temperature sensors – to detect and identify the root cause of data centre outages. 

nHitachi Clinical Repository (HCR) for Connected Health: A newly enhanced release of HCR, expanded to support connected health with secure mobile access. HCR for connected health empowers healthcare professionals with sophisticated data analytics, tools and proven delivery methods that let them adapt better to societal changes and increase strategic decision-making to optimise patient care. 

nHitachi Live Insight Centre of Excellence: Planned to offer best of breed services, consulting and industry best practices, Hitachi Live Insight Centre of Excellence is designed to help organisations confidently and swiftly test, customise and deploy advanced data analytics solutions, applications, platforms, and integrated solutions to support new business initiatives. 

nHitachi Visualisation for Public Safety: Originally announced at IACP in October 2014, Hitachi Visualisation offers situational awareness solutions for law enforcement professionals by integrating multiple types of data from cameras, sensors, emergency dispatch and social media. HDS is now introducing powerful new predictive analytics capabilities for its Hitachi Visualisation solution that will enable police to better prepare for potential events. 

nHitachi Live Insight for Telecom: Announced at Mobile World Congress in March 2015, Hitachi Live Insight for Telecom offers enhanced network analytics that are specifically designed to support communication service providers and their customers’ ability to enhance network services using real-time insight. 

“Our social innovation solutions and services leverage a broad spectrum of advanced technologies and considerable expertise from the Hitachi family of companies,” said Kevin Eggleston, Senior Vice President, Social Innovation and Global Industries at Hitachi Data Systems. “From data scientists to data algorithms, machine-to-machine and big data analytics, and operational technology, we have the abundant resources and embedded expertise to help organisations address real-world challenges through data innovation and accomplish more in the areas that matter most.”

“Hitachi Data Systems solutions aim to drive significant progress in areas of public safety, ranging from more connected city infrastructure to increased intelligence, helping government agencies combat crime,” said Chief Art Acevedo with the Austin Police Department. “With the increase in shared data across agencies, various departments will be better able to collaborate on actionable intelligence, helping to more effectively suppress crime in the most cost-effective manner.”

“The Hitachi Live Insight for IT Operations solution is delivering next generation M2M analytics that will enable us to further advance our efforts to deliver always-on in-vehicle connectivity, which makes driving and travelling safer, more entertaining and significantly more personalised,” said Allen H. Gharapetian, Vice President of Marketing and Product Development for Clarion Corporation of America. “We are excited about our on-going partnership with Hitachi Data Systems and look forward to working with them to make this vision a reality in 2015.”