Hitachi Vantara Tops APAC High-End Storage Market in CY25 Q3

28 Feb 2026 CW Team

The ranking, based on findings from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Storage Systems Tracker (December 2025 release), highlights the company’s strong presence across major regional markets, including Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia and Korea. The recognition reflects growing enterprise demand for high-performance, resilient storage infrastructure to support core business operations and data-driven innovation.

According to the company, the leadership position demonstrates continued customer confidence in its ability to deliver reliable and secure storage systems that address evolving business requirements, particularly as organisations adopt hybrid cloud environments and scale data capabilities for artificial intelligence workloads.

Commenting on the development, Wendy Koh, Vice President of Sales, Asia Pacific, Hitachi Vantara, said the recognition highlights the trust enterprises place in the company to support critical workloads. She noted that as data becomes central to innovation, organisations are prioritising resilient infrastructure capable of meeting the demands of AI-driven operations while ensuring security and system uptime.

The company attributed its market leadership to its focus on high availability, regional technical support and cyber resilience. Its storage platforms are designed to ensure continuous operations for sectors such as banking, telecommunications and government, while providing scalable performance and advanced protection against cyber threats, including ransomware.

The announcement also follows the launch of the company’s next-generation high-end storage solutions, aimed at delivering enhanced performance and efficiency to help enterprises manage large datasets and extract actionable insights.

Hitachi Ltd., the parent organisation of Hitachi Vantara, continues to expand its data infrastructure portfolio to support digital transformation initiatives and enterprise technology adoption across global markets.

Hitachi Vantara has secured the top position in vendor revenue for High-End External OEM Storage Systems in Asia Pacific excluding Japan (APeJ) for the third quarter of 2025, reinforcing its leadership in enterprise data infrastructure and mission-critical storage solutions.The ranking, based on findings from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Storage Systems Tracker (December 2025 release), highlights the company’s strong presence across major regional markets, including Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia and Korea. The recognition reflects growing enterprise demand for high-performance, resilient storage infrastructure to support core business operations and data-driven innovation.According to the company, the leadership position demonstrates continued customer confidence in its ability to deliver reliable and secure storage systems that address evolving business requirements, particularly as organisations adopt hybrid cloud environments and scale data capabilities for artificial intelligence workloads.Commenting on the development, Wendy Koh, Vice President of Sales, Asia Pacific, Hitachi Vantara, said the recognition highlights the trust enterprises place in the company to support critical workloads. She noted that as data becomes central to innovation, organisations are prioritising resilient infrastructure capable of meeting the demands of AI-driven operations while ensuring security and system uptime.The company attributed its market leadership to its focus on high availability, regional technical support and cyber resilience. Its storage platforms are designed to ensure continuous operations for sectors such as banking, telecommunications and government, while providing scalable performance and advanced protection against cyber threats, including ransomware.The announcement also follows the launch of the company’s next-generation high-end storage solutions, aimed at delivering enhanced performance and efficiency to help enterprises manage large datasets and extract actionable insights.Hitachi Ltd., the parent organisation of Hitachi Vantara, continues to expand its data infrastructure portfolio to support digital transformation initiatives and enterprise technology adoption across global markets.

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