{"id":54422,"date":"2026-01-29T11:06:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T11:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/?p=54422"},"modified":"2026-01-29T11:06:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T11:06:10","slug":"hitachi-energy-reinvents-ellipse-eam-with-microsoft-ai-to-strengthen-critical-infrastructure-resilience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/2026\/01\/29\/hitachi-energy-reinvents-ellipse-eam-with-microsoft-ai-to-strengthen-critical-infrastructure-resilience\/","title":{"rendered":"Hitachi Energy reinvents Ellipse EAM with Microsoft AI to strengthen critical infrastructure resilience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Unified AI-enabled asset and resource intelligence helps operators improve reliability safety and affordability across essential infrastructure.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hitachi Energy, in collaboration with Microsoft, is accelerating the Digital Transformation of essential infrastructure \u2013 from electricity networks and transportation corridors to heavy industrial operations \u2013 by reinventing how critical assets are managed and maintained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Power grids, rail networks, manufacturing facilities and other critical assets are often decades old and are under pressure from rising demand extreme weather and ageing components. Failures within these systems can lead to severe cascading impacts including widespread blackouts safety incidents environmental damage and significant economic losses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By combining Hitachi Energy\u2019s extensive expertise in managing critical infrastructure with Microsoft\u2019s advanced artificial intelligence and data capabilities operators can transition from reactive problem-solving to proactive comprehensive data-driven asset lifecycle management \u2013 addressing issues before they occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hitachi Energy is reinventing Ellipse Enterprise Asset Management with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Microsoft Fabric Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Foundry into a unified solution to manage data analytics and business operations. The solution builds on the strategic alliance between Hitachi Ltd. and Microsoft Corp. announced in June 2024 which established plans to embed Microsoft technologies into Hitachi\u2019s Lumada solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The announcement brings that collaboration to the energy sector and leverages Ellipse\u2019s 40 years of EAM expertise with Microsoft\u2019s advanced technology and capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHitachi Energy has decades of experience building and operating the infrastructure that keeps modern life running,\u201d said Massimo Danieli, Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Business Unit Grid Automation, Hitachi Energy. \u201cMicrosoft technology accelerates and enhances value to our Ellipse customers while also bringing to market a solution that is unmatched in terms of IT and OT capabilities offering essential service providers the ability to operate more intelligently and sustainably.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCritical infrastructure operators need insight they can act on. Together with Hitachi Energy we\u2019re combining AI cloud and enterprise systems to help organisations move from reactive maintenance to predictive operations improving reliability safety and long-term value for the infrastructure society depends on,\u201d said Dayan Rodriguez, Corporate Vice President Manufacturing and Mobility, Microsoft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The solution leverages a combination of advanced digital solutions including Microsoft Foundry Fabric Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Dynamics 365 to integrate critical datasets supporting asset operations and provide unprecedented visibility of equipment across entire networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It can recommend the best time for maintenance based on supply chain HR and financial data ultimately helping organisations operate and plan investments more efficiently. This results in more reliable services safer operations and fewer emergency repairs which are often the most expensive and disruptive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traditionally EAMs and supporting systems such as ERPs and CRMs operate independently creating data silos. EAM data focuses on asset lifecycle management but can be strengthened when combined with supporting data such as financials procurement and workforce planning often found in ERP or CRM systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This separation frequently leads to inefficiencies data duplication and limited visibility. By integrating these systems with Microsoft\u2019s agentic business applications utilities gain:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 End-to-end visibility: A single source of truth for assets financials and operations enables better decision-making and compliance.
\u2022 Optimised asset management: Real-time data flow between EAM and ERP systems for accurate budgeting forecasting and resource allocation.
\u2022 Improved reliability and resilience: Predictive maintenance powered by integrated data reduces downtime and extends asset life.
\u2022 Streamlined processes: Unified workflows eliminate redundancies accelerate work orders and improve customer service.
\u2022 Regulatory and sustainability alignment: Integrated reporting supports environmental social and governance goals and regulatory compliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hitachi Energy solution will be delivered through the company\u2019s ecosystem of system integrators including Hitachi Solutions a global systems integrator within the Hitachi Group which will act as the foundational advisor and partner to implementation design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hitachi Solutions\u2019 recent recognition as Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance Partner of the Year along with its extensive experience delivering large-scale global Digital Transformation projects will help accelerate adoption and provide consistent high-quality outcomes for end users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHitachi Solutions is proud to support this strategic reinvention and the tremendous impact it can have to drive new efficiencies into critical OT applications,\u201d said Soichiro Ohara, Chairman and CEO, Hitachi Solutions America Ltd. \u201cOur role is to drive rapid deployment integration and business outcomes ensuring customers realise the full potential of this industry-leading AI-driven solution.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For customers this integration can become the backbone and strategic enabler of their Digital Transformation priorities. It empowers organisations to move from reactive to proactive operations leverage advanced analytics and deliver value to customers while controlling costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The integration transforms tools from passive repositories into dynamic self-optimising platforms that consolidate data automate processes and drive enterprise-wide efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ellipse is part of the Asset and Work Management suite of solutions which supports the HMAX Energy portfolio of digitally enabled services. HMAX by Hitachi is a suite of next-generation solutions that brings the power of AI to social infrastructure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Unified AI-enabled asset and resource intelligence helps operators improve reliability safety and affordability across essential infrastructure. Hitachi Energy, in collaboration with Microsoft, is accelerating the Digital Transformation of essential infrastructure \u2013 from electricity networks and transportation corridors to heavy industrial operations \u2013 by reinventing how critical assets are managed and maintained. Power grids, rail networks, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":54423,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7027,17,44],"tags":[852,10793,1652,192,10794,10795,3021,10647,100,8973,10796,10797,10798,8143,10799],"class_list":["post-54422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-intelligent-technologies-ai","category-industry-verticals-energy","category-top-stories","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-asset-management-software","tag-critical-infrastructure","tag-digital-transformation","tag-eam","tag-enterprise-asset-management","tag-hitachi-energy","tag-infrastructure-resilience","tag-microsoft","tag-microsoft-copilot","tag-microsoft-dynamics-365","tag-microsoft-fabric","tag-power-grids","tag-predictive-maintenance","tag-rail-networks"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54422"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54422\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54424,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54422\/revisions\/54424"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/apac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}