Hitachi Data Systems

Data storage provider Hitachi Data SystemsHitachi Vantara headquarters in April 2019TypeSubsidiaryIndustryComputer data storage systemsData storage softwareComputer systemsComputer hardwareComputer softwareIT consultingIT servicesFounded1989; 37 years ago (1989)SuccessorHitachi VantaraHeadquarters Santa Clara, California, U.S.Key peopleGajen Kandiah (CEO)Number of employees6,300 employees in more than 100 countries and regionsParentHitachiWebsitewww.hitachivantara.com Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) was a provider of modular mid-range and high-end computer data storage systems, software, and services. Its operations are now a part of Hitachi Vantara. In 2010, Hitachi Data Systems sold through direct and indirect channels in more than 170 countries and regions, with customers that included over half of the Fortune 100 companies at the time. It was a subsidiary of Hitachi and part of the Hitachi Information Systems & Telecommunications Division until 2017. In 2017, it merged with Pentaho and Hitachi Insight Group to form Hitachi Vantara.[citation needed] History Origin as Itel Itel was founded in 1967 by Peter Redfield and Gary Friedman as an equipment leasing company and initially focuse