/EINPresswire.com/ -- BARCELONA, SPAIN--(Marketwired - October 19, 2016) - As VMworld comes to a close, exhibitors and customers alike take time to digest the plate of current industry offerings, as well as how these offerings will be relevant in the digital transformation race. Hitachi Data Systems' VP of Infrastructure Products and Solutions, Bob Madaio, describes these initiatives and more, including HDS involvement in flash storage, convergence, and VM integration in this timely and easy-to-digest blog, A Tapas Sampler of VMworld Barcelona.

Excerpt: "Hitachi Data Systems is working on a number of cloud initiatives including storage tiering to the cloud, object storage clouds and the most obvious and closely aligned to VMware, last week's announcement of Hitachi Enterprise Cloud. Available as either a usage/outcome based managed cloud or as a traditionally purchased system, it creates a ready-to-use cloud platform that's pre-engineered (on top of the HDS Unified Compute Platform converged infrastructure, automation and APIs) with VMware vRealize Suite and all the HDS or HDS Partner services a user needs to get important applications migrated and into the cloud environment."

"Hitachi Enterprise Cloud creates a powerful on-ramp for our mutual customers to leverage VMware vRealize Suite as their cloud management platform in order to lower operational costs and increase business agility."

-- Rob Smoot, VMware VP or Product Marketing

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About Hitachi Data Systems
Hitachi Data Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., offers an integrated portfolio of services and solutions that enable digital transformation through enhanced data management, governance, mobility and analytics. We help global organizations open new revenue streams, increase efficiencies, improve customer experience and ensure rapid time to market in the digital age. Only Hitachi Data Systems powers the digital enterprise by integrating the best information technology and operational technology from across the Hitachi family of companies. We combine this experience with Hitachi expertise in the internet of things to deliver the exceptional insights business and society need to transform and thrive. Visit us at www.hds.com.

About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, delivers innovations that answer society's challenges with our talented team and proven experience in global markets. The company's consolidated revenues for fiscal 2014 (ended March 31, 2015) totaled 9,761 billion yen ($81.3 billion). Hitachi is focusing more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes power & infrastructure systems, information & telecommunication systems, construction machinery, high functional materials & components, automotive systems, healthcare and others. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.