Hitachi, Google Cloud sign deal to bring AI to businesses

By Ben Glickman

Hitachi and Google Cloud said they would work together in a strategic partnership to boost adoption of artificial intelligence.

As part of the multi-year partnership, Hitachi (JP:6501) said Tuesday it would form a new business unit focused on helping businesses solve industry problems with Google's Gemini, Vertex AI and other cloud technology. The conglomerate will also use Alphabet's (GOOG) (GOOGL) Google Cloud's AI on its own products and services.

The companies will establish a Hitachi Google Cloud Business Unit and the Google Cloud Center of Excellence, both meant to bring Google's AI technology to customers.

GlobalLogic, a unit of Hitachi, will lead the efforts for the company.

Hitachi said the partnership would help it accelerate growth for its core digital business, Lumada.

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05-28-24 2017ET

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