Collaboration brings together Hitachi’s leadership in mission-critical products and services in the physical world with NVIDIA’s expertise in AI platforms.
Hitachi is collaborating with NVIDIA to accelerate social innovation and digital transformation by combining Hitachi’s domain solutions in operational technology (OT) and leadership in key industries including energy, mobility and connected systems with NVIDIA’s expertise in generative AI.
Generative AI has made a tremendous impact in the enterprise and consumer arena, bringing about a new wave of digital transformation, which promises to redefine product experiences and deliver a new level of efficiency to organizations.
Through this collaboration, generative AI will now be extended into the industrial sphere by capturing vast amounts of data generated in the world of OT – from various sensors, devices and industrial machines – and applied to streamline performance, gain insights and allow organizations to automate actions that have not previously been possible.
Hitachi, working with NVIDIA, will select an executive leadership team and establish an AI Center of Excellence (CoE) and, in line with strategic milestones, will develop and market industry solutions that integrate Hitachi’s domain knowledge in OT with advanced NVIDIA AI software and GPU technologies.
Hitachi will invest in expanding the training of engineers on NVIDIA software platforms – including CUDA, NVIDIA AI Enterprise, Omniverse and Modulus – among other collaborative measures.
The NVIDIA accelerated computing platform supports large-scale language models and creative generation and its advanced technological capabilities in AI software and simulation are contributing to innovation in all industries, from energy to drug discovery to manufacturing.
With approximately 320,000 employees across the globe, Hitachi is an established leader in IT, OT and products for the physical world including advanced solutions for energy, mobility and industrial sectors.
In May 2023 Hitachi launched its advanced Generative AI Center to promote the safe and effective use of generative AI both inside and outside the company.
Hitachi has successfully deployed generative AI in numerous use cases to boost innovation, improve efficiency and productivity for employees and clients.
As a result of these efforts, Hitachi has conducted more than 100 projects in Japan and across the globe enabling enhanced problem solving and innovation using generative AI.
To accelerate AI transformation, Hitachi will create and host an environment running on NVIDIA accelerated computing and develop a common platform for generative AI which incorporates Hitachi’s domain knowledge and strengths in software development.
Toshiaki Tokunaga, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, General Manager of Digital Systems & Services Division, Hitachi, said: “Through this exciting new collaboration with NVIDIA, we expect that Hitachi’s deep expertise in mission-critical industries combined with the NVIDIA generative AI stack will allow us to solve complex, real-world problems accelerating social innovation for breakthrough societal outcomes.”
“Generative AI is driving enterprises to find the latest and greatest tools to keep up with productivity, efficiency, and automation demands,” said Jay Puri, executive vice president, Worldwide Field Operations at NVIDIA.
“The combined technologies of Hitachi and NVIDIA can power the next wave of digital transformation, enabling organizations to push the boundaries of manufacturing and industrialization.”
