Hitachi Vantara stories
AI-led changes at the Oklahoma storage plant cut order-to-shipment lead times by 77% and halved inventory, earning WEF recognition.
Ransomware-hit firms are prioritising data integrity over speed, boosting demand for cyber recovery tools like Index Engines' CyberSense.
Boards are being urged to fix data quality, fraud controls and infrastructure before AI adoption numbers start to matter.
As enterprises push AI into production, weak data pipelines, governance gaps and rising energy costs are emerging as the real bottlenecks.
Enterprises face mounting pressure to govern unstructured data for AI, after GigaOm again ranked Hitachi Vantara as a leader and fast mover.
Only 10% of banks and asset managers are prioritising AI-ready storage, leaving many to tackle compliance and rising data costs first.
Cost pressures are keeping banks focused on storage basics, with just 10% of firms ranking AI-ready platforms as a top priority.
New silicon-level controls aim to curb unauthorised agent access and data exposure in enterprise AI storage, while keeping traffic fast.
Customers can now buy more predictable storage and infrastructure contracts as the new terms tie costs to availability, performance and recovery.
The Polish lender expects a 60% drop in virtualisation costs as it shifts hundreds of critical workloads onto Red Hat OpenShift and Hitachi Vantara.
Only 42% of organisations are data mature, leaving many unable to turn AI pilots into reliable enterprise-wide returns.
Rising power constraints are pushing data centre developers to pair AI capacity with renewable energy and storage as demand surges.
Rising AI workloads are forcing data centre operators to curb power and cooling costs as global electricity use heads towards 1,000 terawatt-hours.
Organisations are now being judged on how they act on sustainability, with supply chains, AI infrastructure and hiring all under pressure.
Growing AI data volumes are pushing enterprises to seek more flexible recovery systems, prompting Commvault to add Hitachi Vantara and NetApp.
Research shown at the Gold Coast event found 56% of Australian organisations are not AI-ready, as channel partners were honoured.
As AI workloads swell, the ranking bolsters Hitachi Vantara's case for object storage as a core data layer, not just archive.
The hires signal Rackspace’s push to win more governed AI and private cloud deals as enterprises seek tighter control over data and compliance.
Demand is rising for in-country AI systems as the alliance targets governments and businesses worried about data control and compliance.
Weak foundations could leave AI programmes exposed to security, compliance and scaling risks, as data quality becomes a boardroom priority in 2026.
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