Hitachi Vantara has reported a 32 percent year-on-year increase in Asia-Pacific revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2026, as regional demand for enterprise storage and AI-ready data infrastructure strengthened.
The data storage and hybrid cloud unit of Hitachi Ltd. said product revenue in the region rose 52 percent, while revenue from its own storage products increased 61 percent. The quarter ended June 30, 2026.
Storage growth leads the quarter
Hitachi Vantara’s Asia-Pacific block storage portfolio recorded 58 percent revenue growth from a year earlier. Revenue from high-end block storage increased 48 percent and midrange storage revenue rose 65 percent, according to regional figures shared by the company.
The company reported uneven but positive growth across major markets. Revenue in South Korea increased 185 percent, mainland China rose 112 percent, Australia and New Zealand grew 30 percent, and Southeast Asia, including Singapore, advanced 22 percent.
Hitachi Vantara defines Asia-Pacific for these figures as Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand, mainland China, Hong Kong, India, South Korea and Taiwan. Japan is excluded.
The regional update adds detail to Hitachi Vantara’s global first-quarter announcement published in August. Globally, the company reported total revenue growth of 12 percent, product revenue growth of 31 percent and a 45 percent increase in Hitachi Vantara storage revenue. It did not disclose absolute revenue figures for either the global business or Asia-Pacific.
The company attributed the performance to demand for its Virtual Storage Platform One portfolio, which combines block, file and object data services. Hitachi Vantara said customers are modernizing mission-critical systems and preparing data estates for AI workloads, while seeking to improve cyber resilience and reduce infrastructure complexity.
Enterprise storage market expands
The results came during a broader recovery in enterprise storage spending. IDC reported that worldwide external enterprise storage systems revenue increased 22.7 percent year on year during the first three months of 2026. The research firm linked the expansion to AI infrastructure demand and deferred refresh spending.
That market backdrop suggests part of Hitachi Vantara’s growth reflects a broad investment cycle rather than company-specific gains alone. However, its reported 61 percent increase in regional storage revenue was substantially faster than IDC’s worldwide market growth figure. The two measures are not directly comparable because they cover different geographies, vendors and product definitions.
Wendy Koh, vice president and general manager for Asia-Pacific at Hitachi Vantara, said organizations are trying to modernize critical infrastructure while preparing for broader AI use. She said the company is seeing demand for simpler data environments with stronger resilience and operational efficiency.
Hitachi Vantara did not disclose regional profit, bookings, customer counts or the share of revenue generated by its own products versus third-party offerings. It also did not provide a full-year Asia-Pacific forecast. The percentage growth figures therefore show momentum but do not establish the size or profitability of the regional business.
The company competes in a storage market that includes established infrastructure vendors and cloud providers. Its performance will depend on whether enterprise AI spending continues to translate into durable demand for on-premises and hybrid data platforms after the current infrastructure refresh cycle.
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