Hitachi Vantara
Gajen Kandiah, CEO
Headquarters: Santa Clara, Calif.
Hitachi Vantara last year selected former Cognizant president Kandiah to lead the company. Hitachi Vantara specializes in the industrial vertical, while its Smart Data Center combines advanced data center analytics, artificial intelligence and automation alongside its storage or hyperconverged infrastructure. The company recently made its first serious play in the midrange storage market.