HDS Completes Acquisition of Shoden Data Systems

Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., has completed the acquisition of Shoden Data Systems Pty (LTD), a provider of data center technology solutions in South Africa and across sub-Saharan Africa.

Shoden market leadership in South Africa, its customer base and industry expertise meet key criteria of the HDS expansion strategy throughout the growing African market. As part of HDS, Shoden will continue to support and expand the customer relationships and partnerships in the region.

"Following a successful eleven year partnership, we are excited to bring Shoden Data Systems formally into the Hitachi Data Systems business," said Niels Svenningsen, senior vice president and general manager, Hitachi Data Systems EMEA. "Across the globe we are helping customers transform aging data centers into information centers that closely align business objectives with infrastructure performance to optimize return on assets. We can now bring that experience and expertise to bear in a market with huge growth potential."

With the acquisition now complete, HDS will be able to better serve its growing customer base throughout the African region by continuing to help customers reduce costs, carry out business innovation initiatives, improve service levels and deploy new applications and technologies.

The acquisition of Shoden also plays a role in the global expansion of the Hitachi., Social Innovation Business, which fuses information technologies - including those from Hitachi Data Systems - with solutions to improve social infrastructure. Hitachi, Ltd., has identified South Africa as one of the key focus areas for its Social Innovation Business. With established subsidiaries in a number of African countries, including Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda and Tanzania, the acquisition of Shoden by HDS bolsters the Hitachi's capabilities across the region.


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