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Hitachi to Unite GlobalLogic and Hitachi Digital Services as Hitachi Digital on April 1, 2027

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Key takeaways

  • Hitachi Digital Inc. is set to launch on April 1, 2027, uniting GlobalLogic and Hitachi Digital Services under the Hitachi brand.
  • The new company will have approximately 35,000 professionals in 27 countries and more than 880 active clients.
  • Hitachi Digital's synergy revenue with the Hitachi Group grew 46 percent year-on-year in the first half.
  • Anand Birje, CEO and Chairman of Hitachi Digital, said clients need one partner that engineers what is new and keeps it running.

Hitachi, Ltd. plans to launch Hitachi Digital Inc. on April 1, 2027, uniting its U.S. subsidiaries GlobalLogic Inc. and Hitachi Digital Services LLC under a single company using the Hitachi brand, Business Wire reported. The new company will have approximately 35,000 professionals in 27 countries and more than 880 active clients.

What Hitachi Digital Will Do for Clients

Hitachi Digital combines product and software engineering with enterprise systems and operational expertise, backed by more than 100 years of Hitachi experience building and operating mission-critical infrastructure. The company will serve as a strategic partner across the full transformation lifecycle, with service lines including Physical AI, Data and Intelligence, Cloud and Site Reliability Engineering, and Enterprise Applications. Hitachi Digital teams centered on Forward Deployed Engineers will support clients around the world.

"Our clients need one partner who understands how an industry works, maintains deep technology ecosystem relationships, while engineering what's new, modernizing what's underneath and keeping it all running across the enterprise," said Anand Birje, CEO and Chairman, Hitachi Digital. "Hitachi Digital brings digital engineering and operations together as one company, at global scale, with the industrial depth of Hitachi behind us."

Hitachi Digital will also drive adoption of Lumada 3.0 and continue to scale through investment in AI, data and cloud talent, along with expanded alliances and acquisitions. Hitachi Digital's synergy revenue with the Hitachi Group grew 46 percent year-on-year in the first half.

Hitachi Digital Services Partnerships and Scale

According to akta.pro company records, Hitachi Digital Services announced a strategic partnership with ServiceNow in July 2026 to advance Hitachi Intelligent Infrastructure Monitoring, integrating video, thermal imaging and IoT sensor data with the ServiceNow AI Platform for autonomous resolution in energy, mobility and manufacturing. In April 2026, the company formed a strategic partnership with Stripe to deliver end-to-end payment solutions for enterprise organizations, initially targeting the insurance industry before expanding into retail and hospitality. The same records show Hitachi's Lumada business represents 40 percent of consolidated revenue.

Earlier Steps Toward the Combined Company

In May 2026, Hitachi Group companies GlobalLogic, Hitachi Vantara and Hitachi Digital Services presented strategies for implementing Agentic AI and Physical AI across industrial sectors, according to Hitachi. Hitachi Digital Services was named a Leader in the 2026 ISG Provider Lens report for Intelligent Robotics and Physical AI Services in May 2026, becoming the only provider named a Leader in all three report categories, Business Wire Blog reported. In September 2026, Hitachi Digital Services and allnex established a joint ITGBS in Pune to support allnex's SAP S/4HANA transformation, with completion expected in 2027, Business Standard reported.

Hitachi Digital's April 2027 Launch Date

Hitachi Digital is scheduled to launch on April 1, 2027, in accordance with the integration plan announced in January 2026. A brand campaign for Hitachi Digital launched on October 27, 2026.

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