What Hyosung Information System does

Hyosung Information System (HS Hyosung Information Systems; HS효성인포메이션시스템) is the exclusive Korean distributor and systems integrator for Hitachi Vantara's enterprise IT infrastructure portfolio, founded in August 1985 as a joint venture between Hyosung Corporation and Hitachi Vantara. The company designs, deploys, and supports enterprise storage, hyperconverged and software-defined datacenter platforms, cloud object storage, AI/HPC data lakes, and big-data/IoT analytics for roughly 1,700 customers across Korean financial institutions (KEB Hana Bank, KB Kookmin Bank, NEXON Korea), manufacturers (Nexen Tire, Lotte Chemical, Kumho Tire, Halla Group, Korea Yakult), public-sector agencies (National Tax Service, Bank of Korea Data Lake), telecommunications, and healthcare and education accounts (Yonsei, Curtin University). The portfolio spans Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (F/G/5000/E series), the VSP One Block/File/Unified line, Hitachi NAS Platform, Hitachi Unified Compute Platform (HC, HV, RS, CI, AI), Hitachi Content Platform, Hyosung AI Platform, Hyosung Storage Resource Management (HSRM), GreenCore ARM servers, HIS STaaS subscription storage, and add-on modules (Global Active Device, Hitachi Veeam Appliance, Ops Center Administrator/Analyzer/Automator/Protector, Pentaho Enterprise Edition, Lumada, Hitachi Video Analytics, Live Face Matching).

Revenue is generated through five interlocked streams: enterprise hardware resale (Hitachi VSP, VSP One, GPU servers, HCI appliances), software licensing (SVOS, Ops Center, HCP, Pentaho, Lablup Backend.AI, plus proprietary HSRM and the Hyosung AI Platform), tiered maintenance contracts (Premium 2-hour, Standard 4-hour, Weekly Basic next-business-day), project-based professional services (data migration, managed service, block-time support, media retention, relocation, project management), and the recurring HIS STaaS subscription tier (Performance/Standard/Value, 50–1,000TB, 1/3/5-year terms). The go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales — long consultative cycles with solution architecture, professional services, and 24/7 managed services — supplemented by a three-tier partner ecosystem (Global Alliance, Solution, Authorized Sales), a partner portal at partner.his21.co.kr, and channel reach via Hyperconverged and Unified Compute platforms co-built with VMware, NVIDIA, Supermicro, Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, SAP, Oracle, Intel, SUSE, and Weka. The company is private, majority-sheltered under Hyosung Corporation with Hitachi Vantara as JV partner, and led by co-CEOs Yang Jeong-gyu and Adrian Richardson Johnson from a Seoul headquarters and a 7-office nationwide footprint (Seoul Gangnam, Busan, Daegu, Daejeon, Gwangju, Suwon, Wonju).

Name

Hyosung Information System

Legal name

HS효성인포메이션시스템 주식회사

Website

https://his21.co.kr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Hyosung Information System is a Korean joint venture of Hyosung Corporation and Hitachi Vantara (founded 1985) that distributes, integrates, and services enterprise storage, hyperconverged, AI/HPC, and big-data infrastructure for roughly 1,700 enterprise, government, financial, and healthcare customers across Korea via direct sales and a multi-tier partner ecosystem.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Enterprise IT Infrastructure

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Computer Facilities Management Services (541513)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Computer Storage Devices (3572)

akta.pro primary industry

IT Procurement, Lifecycle & Asset Management Services (BPAEABAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) Appliances (HDACABAD), Hyperconverged & Software-Defined Storage Appliances (HCI/SDS Hardware) (HDACACAJ), IT Asset Discovery, Inventory & CMDB Services (BPAEAOAE), IT Asset Lifecycle Services (Procure-to-Retire) (BPAEAOAF)

Keywords

• Enterprise storage infrastructure
• Hyperconverged infrastructure
• Data center modernization
• Storage as a service
• Ai big data platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Seoul

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Enterprise IT Infrastructure Hardware Sales: Sales of enterprise storage systems (Hitachi VSP, VSP One), GPU servers, hyperconverged infrastructure appliances, and network storage platforms. Hardware products are sold as appliances or turnkey systems to enterprise customers across finance, manufacturing, government, and telecommunications sectors.
2. Software Licensing: Licensing of Hitachi Vantara software platforms (SVOS, Ops Center, HCP, Pentaho Enterprise Edition, Lablup Backend.AI) and proprietary Hyosung software (HSRM, Hyosung AI Platform).
3. Maintenance Services: Tiered maintenance services (Premium, Standard, Weekly Basic) providing on-site support, remote monitoring, preventative maintenance, firmware updates, and dedicated account management. Services are contract-based with SLA commitments (2-hour, 4-hour, next-business-day response times).
4. Professional Services: Specialized services including Data Migration Service, Managed Service, Account Manager Service, Block-Time Support Service, Media Retention Service, Standard Reporting, Re-Location Service, Residence Service, Per-call Service, Project Manager Service, and Data Migration Service for system implementations, migrations, and project management.
5. HIS STaaS (Storage as a Service) / Subscription: Storage as a Service with cloud-style subscription billing. Pay-as-you-grow model with tiered options (Performance, Standard, Value). Subscription periods of 1, 3, or 5 years. Minimum commitment starting at 50TB with on-demand capacity expansion.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Hyosung Information System (HSHIS) is the exclusive Korean joint-venture partner of Hitachi Vantara, distributing and integrating Hitachi's enterprise IT infrastructure portfolio (VSP storage, UCP compute platforms, HCP object storage, Pentaho analytics, Lumada IoT). The company sells enterprise storage appliances, hyperconverged and software-defined data center platforms, AI/GPU server systems, and big-data/IoT solutions to large enterprises, financial institutions, government agencies, and telecommunications companies, supported by tiered maintenance, professional, and managed services plus an STaaS subscription offering.

Product overview

Hyosung Information System (HSHIS) offers a comprehensive portfolio of enterprise IT infrastructure solutions built primarily on Hitachi Vantara technology. The product portfolio spans three main categories: Digital Enterprise (storage infrastructure), Cloud/Software-defined (converged/hyperconverged platforms), and AI/Big Data/IoT (analytics and intelligence solutions). Digital Enterprise offerings include the VSP One Block 20 Series (all-flash NVMe storage), VSP One Unified (block/file/object unified storage), VSP One File (modernized NAS), Virtual Storage Platform F/G/5000 Series (enterprise flash/hybrid storage), Hitachi NAS Platform, HIS NAS H-Scaleway SG5000 and GNAS 9000E Series (scale-out NAS), plus data protection solutions (Global Active Device, Hitachi Veeam Appliance, Ops Center Protector). Datacenter management is enabled through Ops Center (Administrator, Analyzer, Automator), Storage Virtualization Operating System, Hyosung Storage Resource Management, and SAP HANA Platform. Cloud/Software-defined products include Unified Compute Platform HC and HV (hyperconverged infrastructure), UCP RS and CI (software-defined datacenter/composable infrastructure), UCP AI (Private AI appliance), Hitachi Content Platform and HCSF (cloud object storage), and HIS STaaS (Storage-as-a-Service). AI/Big Data/IoT products feature Hyosung AI Platform, Supermicro GPU Servers, NVIDIA DGX Servers, Lablup Backend.AI, ARM Server (GreenCore), HCSF, SingleStore DB Appliance, Pentaho Enterprise Edition, Lumada IoT, Hitachi Content Intelligence, Hitachi Video Management Platform, Smart Edge Gateway, Hitachi Visualization Suite, Live Face Matching & Similar Face Search, and Hitachi Video Analytics. Services include Maintenance, Professional, and Managed Services. This multi-tier portfolio serves enterprises across finance, manufacturing, public sector, and telecommunications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HIS STaaS: Storage as a Service offering by HS Hyosung Information Systems, providing cloud-style pay-as-you-grow on-premises storage.
• DX Center
• Hyosung AI Platform
• Hyosung Storage Resource Management (HSRM)
• GreenCore

Products and services

• VSP One Block 20 Series
• VSP One Unified
• VSP One File
• Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform F Series
• Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G Series
• Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform 5000 Series
• Hitachi NAS Platform
• HIS NAS H-Scaleway SG5000
• HIS NAS GNAS 9000E Series
• Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HC
• Hitachi Unified Compute Platform HV
• Hitachi Unified Compute Platform RS
• Hitachi Unified Compute Platform CI
• Hitachi Unified Compute Platform AI
• Hitachi Content Platform
• Hitachi Content Software for File (HCSF)
• HIS STaaS (Storage as a Service)
• Hyosung AI Platform
• Supermicro GPU Server
• NVIDIA DGX Server
• ARM Server (GreenCore)
• SingleStore DB Appliance
• Pentaho Enterprise Edition
• Lumada IoT Platform
• Hitachi Content Intelligence
• Hitachi Video Management Platform
• Hitachi Visualization Suite
• Smart Edge Gateway
• Maintenance Service
• Professional Service
• Managed Service

Quantifiable outcome

• Nexen Tire ERP system response time improved 2.7x or more with Hitachi VSP F Series all-flash storage deployment
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration24 records

AI capability21 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Hitachi VantaracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHS효성인포메이션시스템 is a joint venture (JV) between Hyosung (주식회사 효성) and Hitachi Vantara (USA), established in August 1985. The JV distributes Hitachi Vantara's full product portfolio in Korea including VSP storage, UCP compute platforms, HCP object storage, and associated software. The partnership combines Hitachi's global technology leadership with Hyosung's local market expertise and service infrastructure.
• VMwarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal Alliance Partner. VMware provides the software-defined infrastructure layer (vSphere, vSAN, NSX, Cloud Foundation) for UCP HC, UCP RS, and UCP HV hyperconverged and SDDC solutions. HS효성인포메이션시스템 maintains VMware Premier Partner level (as of September 2025). Jointly delivers SDDC and HCI solutions to Korean enterprise market.
• NVIDIAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal Alliance Partner for GPU computing and AI infrastructure. Distributes NVIDIA DGX servers, HGX H100 systems, and integrates NVIDIA GPUs (H100, L40S, A100) into Hyosung AI Platform and UCP AI. Also distributes Supermicro GPU servers (NVIDIA-certified HGX systems). NVIDIA provides AI platform certification and technical support.
• SupermicrocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal Alliance Partner providing GPU servers (HGX H100 systems, PCIe GPU servers, Grace Hopper systems) for AI and HPC workloads. Supermicro GPU servers are integrated into Hyosung AI Platform, HCSF, and SingleStore DB Appliance as underlying compute infrastructure.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Fujitsu: Japanese enterprise IT infrastructure vendor with comparable storage (ETERNUS), server, and integrated system offerings. Comparable in market positioning and product portfolio, though primarily serving Japanese rather than Korean enterprise accounts.

Direct peers

• Pure Storage: All-flash enterprise storage vendor competing directly against Hitachi Vantara VSP F series and VSP One in Korean enterprise accounts. Pure Storage's Evergreen subscription model and modern architecture challenge traditional high-end storage positioning.
• SK C&C (SK Inc.): Korean conglomerate-affiliated IT services company (under SK Group) providing enterprise IT services, cloud, and digital transformation. Competes with the company for IT infrastructure modernization and managed services contracts in Korean enterprise and public sector.
• Samsung SDS: Korean conglomerate-affiliated IT services company (under Samsung Group) competing for enterprise digital transformation, cloud, and IT infrastructure projects. Comparable in scale, customer segments (finance, manufacturing, government), and integrated IT services model.
• NetApp: Enterprise hybrid flash storage and object storage vendor competing with VSP G series, HCP, and VSP One File in Korean enterprise accounts. NetApp's strong data management software and ONTAP ecosystem overlap with Hitachi Ops Center capabilities.
• LG CNS: Korean enterprise IT services and system integration peer that competes for the same large enterprise, financial institution, and government IT infrastructure projects. LG CNS has a similar scale and provides comparable IT procurement, managed services, and digital transformation offerings to Korean enterprises.

Broad incumbents

• Dell Technologies: Global enterprise storage (PowerStore, PowerMax), HCI (VxRail), and server vendor competing with Hitachi Vantara products in Korean enterprise accounts. Dell's APEX subscription model directly competes with HIS STaaS, and Dell has strong Korean enterprise penetration.
• Hitachi Vantara: Global parent technology partner and product originator. While not a direct competitor (the company distributes Hitachi Vantara products in Korea), Hitachi Vantara competes with the company in other geographies and is the underlying technology platform for nearly the entire product portfolio, making it the most strategically comparable peer.
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE): Global enterprise infrastructure vendor with competing storage (Alletra), HCI (SimpliVity), and server portfolios. HPE GreenLake subscription model competes with HIS STaaS, and HPE has meaningful Korean enterprise presence.
• IBM Storage: Global enterprise storage (FlashSystem) and infrastructure vendor competing with Hitachi Vantara in Korean enterprise accounts. Comparable in targeting mission-critical workloads and large enterprise customers requiring high availability.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks2 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/hyosunginformation
• Facebookko-kr.facebook.com/hyosunginfo
• LinkedInkr.linkedin.com/company/hyosunginformationsystems

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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