Europe Data Center Blade Server Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Application, By Channel, By Form Factor, By End-use, By Country and Growth Forecast, 2024 - 2031

The Europe Data Center Blade Server Market would witness market growth of 8.4% CAGR during the forecast period (2024-2031).

The Germany market dominated the Europe Data Center Blade Server Market by Country in 2023, and would continue to be a dominant market till 2031; thereby, achieving a market value of $1,865.5 million by 2031. The UK market is exhibiting a CAGR of 7.6% during (2024 - 2031). Additionally, The France market would experience a CAGR of 9.4% during (2024 - 2031).

The data center blade server market has emerged as a critical component of modern IT infrastructures. It is central in enabling efficient data processing, storage, and computing power for various industries. With the growing demand for cloud computing, big data analytics, and other data-intensive applications, data center blade servers have gained prominence due to their ability to provide high-density, scalable, and energy-efficient solutions. As businesses strive to handle increasingly complex workloads, the need for cutting-edge hardware such as blade servers has never been more critical.

In addition, data center blade servers find applications in various industries due to their flexibility, modular design, and high processing power. They are widely used in cloud computing, supporting the infrastructure behind public, private, and hybrid cloud environments. The high-performance capabilities of blade servers make them ideal for managing the vast amounts of data that flow through cloud data centers.

The increasing adoption of cloud computing services by EU enterprises is expected to significantly influence the market in Europe. With 42.5% of EU enterprises purchasing cloud computing services in 2023, a notable rise from 38.3% in 2021, this trend highlights the growing demand for robust data storage, processing, and management solutions. As enterprises continue to shift towards cloud-based services for essential functions like email, file storage, and office software, the need for advanced infrastructure, including data center blade servers, will rise to support these services.

Free Valuable Insights: The Global Data Center Blade Server Market will Hit USD 32.89 Billion by 2031, at a CAGR of 8.8%

Based on Application, the market is segmented into Virtualization & Cloud Computing, High-performance Computing (HPC), Storage and Backup, Web Hosting, Database Management, and AI & Machine Learning Workloads. Based on Channel, the market is segmented into Direct, Reseller, Systems Integrator, and Other Channel. Based on Form Factor, the market is segmented into Half-height Blade Server, Full-height Blade Server, and Quarter-height Blade Server. Based on End-use, the market is segmented into BFSI, IT & Telecom, Healthcare, Energy, Government & Defense, and Other End-use. Based on countries, the market is segmented into Germany, UK, France, Russia, Spain, Italy, and Rest of Europe.

List of Key Companies Profiled

• Cisco Systems, Inc.
• Dell Technologies, Inc.
• Fujitsu Limited
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
• Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• IBM Corporation
• Lenovo Group Limited
• Oracle Corporation
• Super Micro Computer, Inc.
• Hitachi, Ltd.

Europe Data Center Blade Server Market Report Segmentation

By Application

• Virtualization & Cloud Computing
• High-performance Computing (HPC)
• Storage and Backup
• Web Hosting
• Database Management
• AI & Machine Learning Workloads

By Channel

• Direct
• Reseller
• Systems Integrator
• Other Channel

By Form Factor

• Half-height Blade Server
• Full-height Blade Server
• Quarter-height Blade Server

By End-use

• BFSI
• IT & Telecom
• Healthcare
• Energy
• Government & Defense
• Other End-use

By Country

• Germany
• UK
• France
• Russia
• Spain
• Italy
• Rest of Europe

Chapter 1. Market Scope & Methodology
1.1 Market Definition
1.2 Objectives
1.3 Market Scope
1.4 Segmentation
1.4.1 Europe Data Center Blade Server Market, by Application
1.4.2 Europe Data Center Blade Server Market, by Channel
1.4.3 Europe Data Center Blade Server Market, by Form Factor
1.4.4 Europe Data Center Blade Server Market, by End-use
1.4.5 Europe Data Center Blade Server Market, by Country
1.5 Methodology for the research

Chapter 2. Market at a Glance
2.1 Key Highlights

Chapter 3. Market Overview
3.1 Introduction
3.1.1 Overview
3.1.1.1 Market Composition and Scenario
3.2 Key Factors Impacting the Market
3.2.1 Market Drivers
3.2.2 Market Restraints
3.2.3 Market Opportunities
3.2.4 Market Challenges

Chapter 4. Competition Analysis – Global
4.1 Market Share Analysis, 2023
4.2 Strategies Deployed in Data Center Blade Server Market
4.3 Porter Five Forces Analysis

Chapter 5. Europe Data Center Blade Server Market by Application
5.1 Europe Virtualization & Cloud Computing Market by Country
5.2 Europe High-performance Computing (HPC) Market by Country
5.3 Europe Storage and Backup Market by Country
5.4 Europe Web Hosting Market by Country
5.5 Europe Database Management Market by Country
5.6 Europe AI & Machine Learning Workloads Market by Country

Chapter 6. Europe Data Center Blade Server Market by Channel
6.1 Europe Direct Market by Country
6.2 Europe Reseller Market by Country
6.3 Europe Systems Integrator Market by Country
6.4 Europe Other Channel Market by Country

Chapter 7. Europe Data Center Blade Server Market by Form Factor
7.1 Europe Half-height Blade Server Market by Country
7.2 Europe Full-height Blade Server Market by Country
7.3 Europe Quarter-height Blade Server Market by Country

Chapter 8. Europe Data Center Blade Server Market by End-use
8.1 Europe BFSI Market by Country
8.2 Europe IT & Telecom Market by Country
8.3 Europe Healthcare Market by Country
8.4 Europe Energy Market by Country
8.5 Europe Government & Defense Market by Country
8.6 Europe Other End-use Market by Country

Chapter 9. Europe Data Center Blade Server Market by Country
9.1 Germany Data Center Blade Server Market
9.1.1 Germany Data Center Blade Server Market by Application
9.1.2 Germany Data Center Blade Server Market by Channel
9.1.3 Germany Data Center Blade Server Market by Form Factor
9.1.4 Germany Data Center Blade Server Market by End-use
9.2 UK Data Center Blade Server Market
9.2.1 UK Data Center Blade Server Market by Application
9.2.2 UK Data Center Blade Server Market by Channel
9.2.3 UK Data Center Blade Server Market by Form Factor
9.2.4 UK Data Center Blade Server Market by End-use
9.3 France Data Center Blade Server Market
9.3.1 France Data Center Blade Server Market by Application
9.3.2 France Data Center Blade Server Market by Channel
9.3.3 France Data Center Blade Server Market by Form Factor
9.3.4 France Data Center Blade Server Market by End-use
9.4 Russia Data Center Blade Server Market
9.4.1 Russia Data Center Blade Server Market by Application
9.4.2 Russia Data Center Blade Server Market by Channel
9.4.3 Russia Data Center Blade Server Market by Form Factor
9.4.4 Russia Data Center Blade Server Market by End-use
9.5 Spain Data Center Blade Server Market
9.5.1 Spain Data Center Blade Server Market by Application
9.5.2 Spain Data Center Blade Server Market by Channel
9.5.3 Spain Data Center Blade Server Market by Form Factor
9.5.4 Spain Data Center Blade Server Market by End-use
9.6 Italy Data Center Blade Server Market
9.6.1 Italy Data Center Blade Server Market by Application
9.6.2 Italy Data Center Blade Server Market by Channel
9.6.3 Italy Data Center Blade Server Market by Form Factor
9.6.4 Italy Data Center Blade Server Market by End-use
9.7 Rest of Europe Data Center Blade Server Market
9.7.1 Rest of Europe Data Center Blade Server Market by Application
9.7.2 Rest of Europe Data Center Blade Server Market by Channel
9.7.3 Rest of Europe Data Center Blade Server Market by Form Factor
9.7.4 Rest of Europe Data Center Blade Server Market by End-use

Chapter 10. Company Profiles
10.1 Cisco Systems, Inc.
10.1.1 Company Overview
10.1.2 Financial Analysis
10.1.3 Regional Analysis
10.1.4 Research & Development Expense
10.1.5 Recent strategies and developments:
10.1.5.1 Partnerships, Collaborations, and Agreements:
10.1.6 SWOT Analysis
10.2 Dell Technologies, Inc.
10.2.1 Company Overview
10.2.2 Financial Analysis
10.2.3 Segmental and Regional Analysis
10.2.4 Research & Development Expense
10.2.5 Recent strategies and developments:
10.2.5.1 Partnerships, Collaborations, and Agreements:
10.2.6 SWOT Analysis
10.3 Fujitsu Limited
10.3.1 Company Overview
10.3.2 Financial Analysis
10.3.3 Segmental and Regional Analysis
10.3.4 Research & Development Expenses
10.3.5 Recent strategies and developments:
10.3.5.1 Partnerships, Collaborations, and Agreements:
10.3.6 SWOT Analysis
10.4 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
10.4.1 Company Overview
10.4.2 Financial Analysis
10.4.3 Segmental and Regional Analysis
10.4.4 Research & Development Expense
10.4.5 Recent strategies and developments:
10.4.5.1 Product Launches and Product Expansions:
10.4.6 SWOT Analysis
10.5 Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
10.5.1 Company Overview
10.5.2 Financial Analysis
10.5.3 Segmental and Regional Analysis
10.5.4 Research & Development Expenses
10.5.5 Recent strategies and developments:
10.5.5.1 Product Launches and Product Expansions:
10.5.6 SWOT Analysis
10.6 IBM Corporation
10.6.1 Company Overview
10.6.2 Financial Analysis
10.6.3 Regional & Segmental Analysis
10.6.4 Research & Development Expenses
10.6.5 Recent strategies and developments:
10.6.5.1 Partnerships, Collaborations, and Agreements:
10.6.5.2 Product Launches and Product Expansions:
10.6.6 SWOT Analysis
10.7 Lenovo Group Limited
10.7.1 Company Overview
10.7.2 Financial Analysis
10.7.3 Segmental and Regional Analysis
10.7.4 Research & Development Expense
10.7.5 Recent strategies and developments:
10.7.5.1 Product Launches and Product Expansions:
10.7.6 SWOT Analysis
10.8 Oracle Corporation
10.8.1 Company Overview
10.8.2 Financial Analysis
10.8.3 Segmental and Regional Analysis
10.8.4 Research & Development Expense
10.8.5 SWOT Analysis
10.9 Super Micro Computer, Inc.
10.9.1 Company Overview
10.9.2 Financial Analysis
10.9.3 Regional Analysis
10.9.4 Research & Development Expense
10.9.5 Recent strategies and developments:
10.9.5.1 Product Launches and Product Expansions:
10.10. Hitachi, Ltd.
10.10.1 Company Overview
10.10.2 Financial Analysis
10.10.3 Segmental and Regional Analysis
10.10.4 Research & Development Expenses
10.10.5 SWOT Analysis

TABLE 1 Europe Data Center Blade Server Market, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 2 Europe Data Center Blade Server Market, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 3 Europe Data Center Blade Server Market by Application, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 4 Europe Data Center Blade Server Market by Application, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 5 Europe Virtualization & Cloud Computing Market by Country, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 6 Europe Virtualization & Cloud Computing Market by Country, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 7 Europe High-performance Computing (HPC) Market by Country, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 8 Europe High-performance Computing (HPC) Market by Country, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 9 Europe Storage and Backup Market by Country, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 10 Europe Storage and Backup Market by Country, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 11 Europe Web Hosting Market by Country, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 12 Europe Web Hosting Market by Country, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 13 Europe Database Management Market by Country, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 14 Europe Database Management Market by Country, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 15 Europe AI & Machine Learning Workloads Market by Country, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 16 Europe AI & Machine Learning Workloads Market by Country, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 17 Europe Data Center Blade Server Market by Channel, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 18 Europe Data Center Blade Server Market by Channel, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 19 Europe Direct Market by Country, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 20 Europe Direct Market by Country, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 21 Europe Reseller Market by Country, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 22 Europe Reseller Market by Country, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 23 Europe Systems Integrator Market by Country, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 24 Europe Systems Integrator Market by Country, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 25 Europe Other Channel Market by Country, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 26 Europe Other Channel Market by Country, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 27 Europe Data Center Blade Server Market by Form Factor, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 28 Europe Data Center Blade Server Market by Form Factor, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 29 Europe Half-height Blade Server Market by Country, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 30 Europe Half-height Blade Server Market by Country, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 31 Europe Full-height Blade Server Market by Country, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 32 Europe Full-height Blade Server Market by Country, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 33 Europe Quarter-height Blade Server Market by Country, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 34 Europe Quarter-height Blade Server Market by Country, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 35 Europe Data Center Blade Server Market by End-use, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 36 Europe Data Center Blade Server Market by End-use, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 37 Europe BFSI Market by Country, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 38 Europe BFSI Market by Country, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 39 Europe IT & Telecom Market by Country, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 40 Europe IT & Telecom Market by Country, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 41 Europe Healthcare Market by Country, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 42 Europe Healthcare Market by Country, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 43 Europe Energy Market by Country, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 44 Europe Energy Market by Country, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 45 Europe Government & Defense Market by Country, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 46 Europe Government & Defense Market by Country, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 47 Europe Other End-use Market by Country, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 48 Europe Other End-use Market by Country, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 49 Europe Data Center Blade Server Market by Country, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 50 Europe Data Center Blade Server Market by Country, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 51 Germany Data Center Blade Server Market, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 52 Germany Data Center Blade Server Market, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 53 Germany Data Center Blade Server Market by Application, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 54 Germany Data Center Blade Server Market by Application, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 55 Germany Data Center Blade Server Market by Channel, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 56 Germany Data Center Blade Server Market by Channel, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 57 Germany Data Center Blade Server Market by Form Factor, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 58 Germany Data Center Blade Server Market by Form Factor, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 59 Germany Data Center Blade Server Market by End-use, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 60 Germany Data Center Blade Server Market by End-use, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 61 UK Data Center Blade Server Market, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 62 UK Data Center Blade Server Market, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 63 UK Data Center Blade Server Market by Application, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 64 UK Data Center Blade Server Market by Application, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 65 UK Data Center Blade Server Market by Channel, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 66 UK Data Center Blade Server Market by Channel, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 67 UK Data Center Blade Server Market by Form Factor, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 68 UK Data Center Blade Server Market by Form Factor, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 69 UK Data Center Blade Server Market by End-use, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 70 UK Data Center Blade Server Market by End-use, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 71 France Data Center Blade Server Market, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 72 France Data Center Blade Server Market, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 73 France Data Center Blade Server Market by Application, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 74 France Data Center Blade Server Market by Application, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 75 France Data Center Blade Server Market by Channel, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 76 France Data Center Blade Server Market by Channel, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 77 France Data Center Blade Server Market by Form Factor, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 78 France Data Center Blade Server Market by Form Factor, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 79 France Data Center Blade Server Market by End-use, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 80 France Data Center Blade Server Market by End-use, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 81 Russia Data Center Blade Server Market, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 82 Russia Data Center Blade Server Market, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 83 Russia Data Center Blade Server Market by Application, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 84 Russia Data Center Blade Server Market by Application, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 85 Russia Data Center Blade Server Market by Channel, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 86 Russia Data Center Blade Server Market by Channel, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 87 Russia Data Center Blade Server Market by Form Factor, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 88 Russia Data Center Blade Server Market by Form Factor, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 89 Russia Data Center Blade Server Market by End-use, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 90 Russia Data Center Blade Server Market by End-use, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 91 Spain Data Center Blade Server Market, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 92 Spain Data Center Blade Server Market, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 93 Spain Data Center Blade Server Market by Application, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 94 Spain Data Center Blade Server Market by Application, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 95 Spain Data Center Blade Server Market by Channel, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 96 Spain Data Center Blade Server Market by Channel, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 97 Spain Data Center Blade Server Market by Form Factor, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 98 Spain Data Center Blade Server Market by Form Factor, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 99 Spain Data Center Blade Server Market by End-use, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 100 Spain Data Center Blade Server Market by End-use, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 101 Italy Data Center Blade Server Market, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 102 Italy Data Center Blade Server Market, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 103 Italy Data Center Blade Server Market by Application, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 104 Italy Data Center Blade Server Market by Application, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 105 Italy Data Center Blade Server Market by Channel, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 106 Italy Data Center Blade Server Market by Channel, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 107 Italy Data Center Blade Server Market by Form Factor, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 108 Italy Data Center Blade Server Market by Form Factor, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 109 Italy Data Center Blade Server Market by End-use, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 110 Italy Data Center Blade Server Market by End-use, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 111 Rest of Europe Data Center Blade Server Market, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 112 Rest of Europe Data Center Blade Server Market, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 113 Rest of Europe Data Center Blade Server Market by Application, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 114 Rest of Europe Data Center Blade Server Market by Application, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 115 Rest of Europe Data Center Blade Server Market by Channel, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 116 Rest of Europe Data Center Blade Server Market by Channel, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 117 Rest of Europe Data Center Blade Server Market by Form Factor, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 118 Rest of Europe Data Center Blade Server Market by Form Factor, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 119 Rest of Europe Data Center Blade Server Market by End-use, 2020 - 2023, USD Million
TABLE 120 Rest of Europe Data Center Blade Server Market by End-use, 2024 - 2031, USD Million
TABLE 121 Key Information – Cisco Systems, Inc.
TABLE 122 Key Information – Dell Technologies, Inc.
TABLE 123 Key Information – Fujitsu Limited
TABLE 124 Key Information – Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
TABLE 125 Key Information – Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
TABLE 126 Key Information – IBM Corporation
TABLE 127 Key Information – Lenovo Group Limited
TABLE 128 Key Information – Oracle Corporation
TABLE 129 key information – Super Micro Computer, Inc.
TABLE 130 Key Information – Hitachi, Ltd.

List of Figures
FIG 1 Methodology for the research
FIG 2 Europe Data Center Blade Server Market, 2020 - 2031, USD Million
FIG 3 Key Factors Impacting Data Center Blade Server Market
FIG 4 Market Share Analysis, 2023
FIG 5 Porter’s Five Forces Analysis – Data Center Blade Server Market
FIG 6 Europe Data Center Blade Server Market share by Application, 2023
FIG 7 Europe Data Center Blade Server Market share by Application, 2031
FIG 8 Europe Data Center Blade Server Market by Application, 2020 - 2031, USD Million
FIG 9 Europe Data Center Blade Server Market share by Channel, 2023
FIG 10 Europe Data Center Blade Server Market share by Channel, 2031
FIG 11 Europe Data Center Blade Server Market by Channel, 2020 - 2031, USD Million
FIG 12 Europe Data Center Blade Server Market share by Form Factor, 2023
FIG 13 Europe Data Center Blade Server Market share by Form Factor, 2031
FIG 14 Europe Data Center Blade Server Market by Form Factor, 2020 - 2031, USD Million
FIG 15 Europe Data Center Blade Server Market share by End-use, 2023
FIG 16 Europe Data Center Blade Server Market share by End-use, 2031
FIG 17 Europe Data Center Blade Server Market by End-use, 2020 - 2031, USD Million
FIG 18 Europe Data Center Blade Server Market share by Country, 2023
FIG 19 Europe Data Center Blade Server Market share by Country, 2031
FIG 20 Europe Data Center Blade Server Market by Country, 2020 - 2031, USD Million
FIG 21 SWOT Analysis: Cisco Systems, Inc.
FIG 22 SWOT Analysis: Dell Technologies, Inc.
FIG 23 Swot analysis: Fujitsu Limited
FIG 24 SWOT Analysis: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
FIG 25 SWOT Analysis: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
FIG 26 SWOT Analysis: IBM Corporation
FIG 27 SWOT Analysis: Lenovo Group Limited
FIG 28 SWOT Analysis: Oracle Corporation
FIG 29 Swot Analysis: Hitachi, Ltd.