Hitachi Vantara Completes Acquisition of Waterline Data, Introduces Lumada Data Catalog Solution

Lumada Data Catalog Expands Lumada Portfolio To Solve Modern Data Challenges for Analytics and Governance Across Edge-To-Core-To-Cloud Environments

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – March 26, 2020 – Hitachi Vantara, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), today announced it has completed the acquisition of the assets of privately held Waterline Data, Inc., a provider of intelligent data cataloging solutions. Hitachi Vantara also introduced Lumada Data Catalog, incorporating Waterline's data cataloging technology into the Lumada portfolio to solve modern data challenges for analytics and governance across edge-to-core-to-cloud environments.

Lumada Data Catalog expands Hitachi Vantara's DataOps solutions, and provides customers with a way to unify silos of data distributed across the cloud, data infrastructure, and the machines and devices at the edges of their networks. Waterline's data cataloging technology gives customers a common metadata framework for managing all their data. By applying DataOps methodologies to the unified datasets, customers can rapidly gain insights and drive innovation.

Waterline Data Founder and Chief Technology Officer Alex Gorelik, now a Hitachi Vantara senior fellow, led the integration of Waterline's technology into the Lumada portfolio – a data management and innovation platform for all industries.

"The operational, technical and regulatory challenges presented by the proliferation of data makes data catalogs an increasingly vital tool for modern organizations," said Guido Schroeder, chief technology officer, Digital Solutions, Hitachi Vantara. "Adding Waterline Data's capabilities to Hitachi Vantara's suite of DataOps solutions is a great step forward in ensuring our customers can effectively and efficiently manage their data assets across environments – from edge-to-core-to-multicloud."

Availability
Lumada Data Catalog will be available April 1, 2020 from Hitachi Vantara and select partners. For additional information, visit: https://www.hitachivantara.com/en-us/products/data-management-analytics/lumada-data-services.html

Additional Resources

• Read the blog post, "Why Bring Waterline Data's ML-Enabled Data Catalog to Hitachi Vantara's DataOps Portfolio?" (March 26, 2020)
• Read the press release, "Hitachi Vantara Announces Intent To Acquire Waterline Data" (Jan. 22, 2020)
• Read the blog post, "How the Acquisition of Waterline Data Will Help Hitachi Vantara Scale Your Digital Advantage" by Brad Surak, president, Digital Solutions (Jan. 22, 2020)

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Hitachi Vantara, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., guides our customers from what's now to what's next by solving their digital challenges. Working alongside each customer, we apply our unmatched industrial and digital capabilities to their data and applications to benefit both business and society. More than 80% of the Fortune 100 trust Hitachi Vantara to help them develop new revenue streams, unlock competitive advantages, lower costs, enhance customer experiences, and deliver social and environmental value. Visit us at www.hitachivantara.com.

About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is focusing on Social Innovation Business combining its operational technology, information technology and products. The company's consolidated revenues for fiscal 2018 (ended March 31, 2019) totaled 9,480.6 billion yen ($85.4 billion), and the company has approximately 296,000 employees worldwide. Hitachi delivers digital solutions utilizing Lumada in five sectors including Mobility, Smart Life, Industry, Energy and IT, to increase our customer's social, environmental and economic value. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at https://www.hitachi.com.

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