The enhancements help enterprises deliver business outcomes by maximising the power of data no matter where it resides – from the data center to the cloud and out to the edge – and move them forward in today's digital, data-driven business landscape. 451 Research Internet of Things research vice president Christian Renaud says, "Our clients who are entering the world of IoT tell us they require new, more flexible architectures that can unlock the value of the vast amounts of data created by devices at the edge. "Hitachi Vantara is taking a strategic approach to delivering solutions that meet these new requirements. The new Lumada Maintenance Insights solutions from Hitachi are aimed at the transportation, manufacturing and energy industries, which all rely on complex equipment in environments where unplanned downtime can have significant cost and safety implications.