Hitachi Sunway Information Systems Sdn Bhd will be aligning its entire business operations to the Internet of Things (IoT) trend that has hit Malaysian shores since last year.

The action was taken since IoT has been identified to generate the biggest IT demands by Malaysian companies over the foreseeable future.

Hitachi Sunway Group chief executive officer and director, Cheah Kok Hoong mentioned that the company has adopted a strategic business direction towards delivering IoT-related projects “Traditionally we were a ‘Service Integrator’, but we are now morphing according to the IoT trends to become an IoT solutions aggregator, he said.

The recent Hitachi Sunway CXO Round Table themed “The Internet of Things (IoT): Turning Vision into Reality” saw five prominent Malaysian conglomerates discussed in detail the on-going and planned IoT projects spanning across local automobile, building materials, entertainment and hospitality, healthcare, retail, manufacturing, plantations and property development sectors.

“IoT means different things to different businesses. Therefore, the only way to be an effective IT partner is to listen on our clients’ IoT plans, and then retrofit the best available technologies to achieve those IoT projects,” added Cheah.

Hitachi Sunway has identified a number of key guidelines to deliver IoT-ready solutions and services required by enterprise clients. This includes relying on ecosystem of IT partners, subject matter expertise, creative collaboration, reliable and good connectivity, focus on people and process and clearer IoT standards critical to avoid ‘fragmentation frustration’.

According to Cheah, Hitachi Sunway plays the main role of bringing together the best technologies available in the market and customized hybrid solutions and systems for its clients that comes from various backgrounds.

He added, “It is obvious that Malaysian CXOs are looking for IT partners that have a really
wide spectrum of skills. “IoT overlaps a great deal of both OT (Operational Technology) and IT (Information Technology); so, we will leverage Hitachi’s long and extensive experience in both these areas to deliver IoT solutions to our local enterprise customers.”

Additionally, Hitachi Malaysia will focus on bringing together an ecosystem of ICT solutions (from various technology vendors) and building subject-matter expertise to support Malaysian enterprise and SMEs’ IoT journey.

Hitachi Sunway will establish a form of multi-partnership IT platform and act as a ‘consortium of IT expertise’ to deliver the various IoT projects for Malaysian enterprises.

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