The big transformation: Scott Kelly of Hitachi Vantara

Moving from data storage to the Internet of Things involved a steep learning curve for Hitachi Vantara, but it has opened up myriad opportunities, writes Emmet Ryan

Scott Kelly, chief operating officer and chief transformation officer, Hitachi Vantara Pic: Fergal Phillips

A train from Barcelona to Bilbao takes six hours, and a lot can happen in that time. If something untoward happens – a passenger who’s had a few too many taking against one of his carriage mates, for example – there could well be nobody nearby to intervene.

Yet in this scenario the culprit is certain to be apprehended, thanks to technology Hitachi Vantara has rolled out on the public rail system in ...