Hitachi Vantara Expands Partnership with Cisco to Offer New Services for Converged Infrastructure in Hybrid Clouds

This IDC Market Note discusses the importance of the new Hitachi EverFlex with Cisco-Powered Hybrid Cloud offering that has the potential to disrupt the market for as-a-service infrastructure. Hitachi Vantara and Cisco Systems expanded their long-standing partnership on January 31, 2024, with the introduction of the Cisco-powered Hitachi EverFlex suite of services for converged infrastructure in hybrid cloud and on-premises environments. The joint offering combines Hitachi's storage with Cisco's servers and network switches and adds software for hybrid cloud observability, automation, predictive analytics, and unified management. Hitachi EverFlex with Cisco-Powered Hybrid Cloud has the potential to have a substantial impact on the market for as-a-service infrastructure and heighten the vendors' relevance at a time when enterprise buyers are seeking managed services from strategic technology partners to address digital business initiatives.