Informationweek Global manufacturer opts for a unifying platform rather than a 'Frankenstein' approach to its digital transformation. With subsidiaries and operations across more than 80 countries, SMC, a maker of pneumatic and electric automation components with its global headquarters in Tokyo, tried a few different options before choosing hybrid cloud as its digital transformation strategy. Combining private cloud with hyperscaler resources, SMC chose Dell Technologies Cloud, with its VMware assets, to bring elements from its global operations together in a common platform. That standardization process has made its way to SMC’s US-based operations. Credit: Jacky via Adobe Stock “One of the big pushes we have is we’re trying to consolidate and unify IT across all the different SMC subsidiaries,” says Michael Loggins, global vice president of IT for SMC Corporation of America in Noblesville, Ind. The hybrid strategy SMC adopted with Dell Technologies Cloud makes use of VMware Cloud software and Dell EMC VxRail hardware.