Hitachi Vantara, Hitachi’s subsidiary, has announced the availability of Hitachi iQ-certified solutions and reference architectures built on NVIDIA accelerated computing and AI software. These solutions enhance the ease of deployment, operations, and maintenance of AI systems. Hitachi iQ provides cost-optimized solutions for various industries, including large language models, inferencing, model training, analytics, digital twins, and image processing. Despite 97% of organizations valuing GenAI as a top-five priority, 37% believe their infrastructure and data ecosystem are well-prepared for GenAI solutions, and 77% agree that data quality issues must be addressed before adopting GenAI processes.

The latest offering from Hitachi iQ has been built to address these challenges directly. Designed to maximize AI performance and reliability, Hitachi iQ saturates GPUs with data to deliver faster time to insight. Of note:

  • Hitachi iQ with NVIDIA HGX combines storage, networking, servers with NVIDIA H100 and H200 Tensor Core GPU options, and the NVIDIA AI Enterprise end-to-end, cloud-native software platform for the development and deployment of generative AI applications.
  • Enhanced data processing of distributed file systems allows for more effective pattern identification, while access to diverse datasets helps AI models learn from a broader range of scenarios.
  • With NVIDIA HGX, Hitachi iQ improves the economics and sustainability of AI through a zero-copy architecture that eliminates wasteful data copying and transfer times between storage silos for different phases of AI.
  • The updated Hitachi Content Software for File platform with generation 5 PCIe features the latest AMD EPYC processor technology and high-performance networking with NVIDIA ConnectX®-7 400Gb/s InfiniBand or Ethernet NICs. In addition, PCIe Generation 5 E3.S NVMe drive technology adds extreme performance capabilities for Hitachi iQ and other data solutions where performance is mission-critical. It significantly upgrades high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) workloads.
  • High-density object storage integrated with Hitachi Content Software for File allows computing and storage to be scaled independently with the flexibility to adapt to diverse and fluctuating data sizes, data types, and workloads.

“Our customers are looking for advanced solutions to meet the ever-evolving demands of AI, and the Hitachi iQ offering with NVIDIA HGX is the latest example of how we are at the forefront of AI innovation,” said Jason Hardy, chief technology officer for artificial intelligence at Hitachi Vantara. “As one of the only vendors to offer a complete, end-to-end AI infrastructure solution, we marry world-class technology with deep industry expertise for a powerful, one-stop-shop experience.”

“Pairing NVIDIA’s accelerated computing platform with the deep industrial expertise of Hitachi Vantara helps address the growing demand for enterprise-grade AI infrastructure and applications, delivering high-performance computing capabilities for AI workloads to enable faster training, fine-tuning and inferencing,” said Shar Narasimhan, director of data center GPUs and AI at NVIDIA.

“There is immense pressure to leverage AI right now, but in the education space, it needs to tie directly to ROI,” said Allen Lee, managing director of Genesis Networks Pte Ltd. “Optimized to drive industry-specific results from a partner with the experience to help us make it happen, that’s what we see in Hitachi iQ.”

Hitachi has a long IT/OT domain expertise in industries such as rail, energy, and manufacturing and is a leader in integrating IT infrastructure and business applications. Offered through multiple consumption models, Hitachi iQ provides customers with mechanisms to consume the data infrastructure they need, all while delivering improved on-premises performance and allowing for a better ROI.

The Hitachi iQ portfolio of AI-ready infrastructure, solutions, and services first became available in July 2024, including a new AI Discovery Service designed to help customers identify the most valuable AI use cases, assess their data readiness, determine ROI, and create a strategic roadmap for successful AI implementation.

Hitachi iQ with the NVIDIA HGX platform and Hitachi Content Software for File is now available globally. For more information on Hitachi Vantara’s AI offerings, please visit hitachivantara.com.