Hitachi Energy has been named a Leader in enterprise asset management (EAM) software by ARC Advisory Group. The recognition comes from the “ARC MarketMap for Enterprise Asset Management 2026” study, which compares the 16 leading vendors of these systems. The announcement was made on November 4 from Zurich.
The company’s EAM portfolio includes two products. Ellipse EAM is aimed at electric utilities and other asset-intensive industries with many facilities to maintain. Asset Suite addresses the specific needs of nuclear power plant operators. According to ARC, the recognition reflects the company’s industry expertise, its large installed base and its ongoing investment in solutions for mission-critical, asset-intensive operations.
For the nuclear sector, Asset Suite is the product that matters most. According to the product description, it is used by nuclear operators and fossil-fuel plants to manage complex infrastructure, regulatory compliance and the planning of maintenance outages. It includes tools for plant reliability and availability, mobile and data analytics capabilities, and a cybersecurity framework that supports IT/OT convergence.
ARC cites the strategic alliance with Microsoft as a distinguishing factor. The agreement, announced in January 2026, combines Ellipse EAM and Hitachi Energy’s industrial sector expertise with Microsoft’s cloud, data, productivity and artificial intelligence technologies. Ellipse integrates Dynamics 365, Fabric, Microsoft 365 Copilot and Foundry in a single environment for data, analytics and operational workflows. The stated goal is to move from reactive maintenance to asset lifecycle management that intervenes before a failure occurs.
Andy Howell, global head of Hitachi Energy’s Enterprise Software Solutions group, noted that the company has been developing EAM solutions for more than 40 years. Dayan Rodriguez, Microsoft’s corporate vice president for Manufacturing and Mobility, called the recognition well deserved and spoke of a more connected approach to managing assets and operations.
The story is also relevant for Italy. If the country returns to building reactors, whether conventional or modular, operators will need established systems for maintenance, compliance and scheduled outages. Tools such as Asset Suite, already in use across the global nuclear fleet, point the way: integrated management software combined with data analytics and AI, adopted from the very start of plant operations.
