AI frenzy | 92% of surveyed Hong Kong enterprises expect storage demand to increase by over 50% in the next 2 years

Hitachi Vantara, a data storage, infrastructure, and hybrid cloud management subsidiary under Hitachi, has released its latest report, "State of Data Infrastructure Global Report". The report indicates that as companies speed up their adoption of AI, 92% of Hong Kong enterprises expect their related storage demand to grow by more than 50% over the next two years. However, this also raises concerns about threats to data governance and information security.

Hitachi Vantara’s latest survey interviewed more than 1,200 senior corporate executives and IT leaders from 15 countries and regions, including 190 respondents from the Greater China region—55 of whom were from Hong Kong. The report states that AI applications are already widespread: 99% of Hong Kong respondents are using, piloting, or researching AI applications. It also shows continued ambitious growth expectations among Hong Kong organizations in data storage (75%), AI technology investment (77%), and nurturing AI technical talent (75%). Hong Kong business leaders also expect AI investment to increase by 77% over the next two years, reflecting that Hong Kong is preparing for rapid digital transformation.

However, the report also specifically highlights that with AI adoption accelerating, a clear development gap is emerging between organizations that have established a solid foundation for data management and those that lag behind. Notably, only 33% of Hong Kong enterprises are rated as data-mature, which is lower than the global average (41%) and China (39%). Among them, 67% of Hong Kong companies are still in the early stages or operating with fragmented approaches to data management, resulting in data laggards—indicating that their data environments lack a well-formed architecture, making it difficult to maximize the investment value of AI projects.

Nguyen Shaojun, General Manager of Hitachi Vantara Hong Kong and Macau, said:

As AI gradually becomes the core of operations across industries, leadership must treat the data foundation as a strategic requirement, not merely a technical issue.

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Octavian Tanase, Chief Product Officer of Hitachi Vantara, also emphasized:

AI is raising the requirements for enterprise governance and managing data. As AI increasingly integrates into business operations, leadership has recognized that governance, visibility, and control are just as important as efficiency and performance.