Report 20 Apr 2026

Expert View: Hitachi Digital Services – “Always-on” Resilience for Cloud Workloads, Mission-critical Systems, and Enterprise AI

Hitachi Digital Services (HDS), part of the Hitachi Group, is positioned as a strong player in cloud, AI, and digital engineering for asset-heavy, mission-critical industries.

Ranked among the top global cloud service providers, HDS differentiates itself through deep OT/IT expertise and a focus on “always‑on” resilience.

Hitachi’s integration of HDS with GlobalLogic will create a unified digital organization with over 20,000 engineers, strengthening its end‑to‑end engineering capabilities.

Key differentiators include its edge‑to‑outcome approach, Cloud Centers of Excellence, and the Hitachi Application Reliability Center (HARC), extended to operationalize enterprise AI through agentic AI frameworks.