Eraneos, an international strategy, transformation, and technology consulting company, has formed a strategic partnership with Hitachi Digital Services, a systems integrator focused on mission-critical digital platform solutions. As announced this partnership focuses on providing integrated IT and operational technology transformation solutions to industries with the goal of helping clients quickly implement AI solutions.
With Eraneos’ strategic transformation expertise, regulatory advice, and industry consulting knowledge, along with Hitachi Digital Services’ systems integration strengths, they plan to provide end-to-end solutions right from designing solutions at an executive level to implementation in operations through AI-powered automation, cloud and edge integration, and state-of-the-art platforms that bridge the gap between digital and real-world systems in sectors such as Energy, Manufacturing, Mobility, Oil & Gas, and other domains.
The initiative focuses on middle-market companies in the EMEA region because in this region, many companies are being left behind in AI adoption compared to larger companies due to cost and talent considerations. Through this collaboration, strategy and execution will be synchronized in a way that will help improve agility and lower the risk of operations.
What this all means for the IT industry
- Connecting Strategy and Execution in Digital Transformation
A challenge for IT executives remains the implementation of digital strategy in operations. Although most firms initiate projects relating to AI, IoT, or automation, very few successfully integrate all operations in an organization.
The Eraneos-Hitachi combination remedies this challenge with a unified strategy—it combines consulting, systems integration, and support. Such strategy can quickly lead to time-to-value with ITxOT projects because digital strategies will work in sync with business requirements.
- Rapid Integration of AI & OT
The intersection of IT and OT has emerged at the forefront of industrial digitalization. ITxOT brings forth opportunities in real-time visibility, predictive maintenance, smart automation, and advanced analytics but brings with it complexities concerning data interplay, security, and governance.
With the collective knowledge of Eraneos and Hitachi Digital Services, companies can address these complexities more effectively, bringing edge cloud technology and AI insights together to improve operations and lower downtime. For a company with a massive rollout project, this can prove to be a very important factor.
- Mid-Market IT Transformation Enablement
While big companies have access to dedicated resources when it comes to digital transformation, mid-market companies struggle with it. The idea behind this collaborative effort is to make advanced ITxOT solutions more democratic in nature and bring advanced technology solutions within affordable reach of companies.
Impacting Wider Aspects
Operating Efficiency & Resiliency
Those companies which have successfully integrated their IT and OT systems will see major gains in their operational efficiency. Real-time information streaming, AI-driven automation, and predictive analytics capabilities will work towards improving unplanned downtime, maintenance cycles, and resulting production quality, thus leading to enhanced bottom-line performance.
Enhancing Decision-Making with Data
As a result, companies are better able to unlock all their data and make decisions based on it. The effect is increased insight into operations, risk, and asset usage, which allows companies to make decisions quickly—especially in environments where circumstances can change quickly.
Smaller Risk and Shortest Time-to-Value
ITxOT implementations can be very complex and come with a lot of risk involved in deployment. With a unified partner, this risk is reduced, and a better strategy is offered for implementation. The strategy will not only involve technology implementation but will cover all other aspects such as change management and skill building.
Conclusion
The strategic partnership between Eraneos and Hitachi Digital Services is a major step in the right direction in terms of industrial digital transformation, especially in a critical area such as where information technology intersects with operational technology. The strategic partnership is poised to provide businesses with the capability to implement AI through strategic consulting and in-depth technical integration know-how. In terms of information technology, this partnership highlights a trend in which a successful future will see a convergence of end-to-end solutions in order to remove silo effects in strategy, development, and operations. Such companies will not only Quick-Track their technological future but will be able to build a nimble and information-driven business model in a hyper-competitive global marketplace.