KPMG, Hitachi embed Claude workflows

KPMG and Hitachi used separate announcements on May 19 to show how large companies are putting Anthropic’s Claude inside existing enterprise systems rather than rolling out broad consumer-style chat tools. KPMG said it is embedding Claude in its Digital Gateway client-delivery platform, starting with tax, legal and private-equity work. Hitachi said it is partnering with Anthropic to strengthen Lumada 3.0 and deploy Claude across its global workforce and industrial operations. Both companies described the work in terms of controls, workflow integration and enterprise deployment. ### Why are KPMG and Hitachi both talking about Claude this week? KPMG said on May 19 that it had signed a global alliance with Anthropic and launched “KPMG Digital Gateway Powered by Claude.” The firm said the first focus will be tax clients and private-equity firms, with Claude embedded directly into the platform KPMG and its clients already use for delivery work. Anthropic also named KPMG a preferred consultant for private equity, according to the companies’ statements. (kpmg.com) Hitachi said on May 19 that it had formed a strategic partnership with Anthropic to strengthen its “Lumada 3.0” business model. The Japanese company said the alliance is aimed at “safe and seamless deployment” of AI in mission-critical environments, including cyber-threat detection, response and frontline operations. ### What exactly is KPMG putting into Digital Gateway? (kpmg.com) KPMG said Claude will be embedded inside Digital Gateway so clients can build “agentic workflows” in real time. The company said the rollout starts with new capabilities for tax and legal clients, and KPMG in the United States will also embed Claude into private-equity-focused products. Anthropic said every one of KPMG’s 276,000-plus employees globally will gain access to Claude under the alliance. (hitachi.com) The companies also said they plan to co-develop Claude-powered products for private-equity portfolio companies. ### What is Hitachi doing with Claude inside Lumada 3.0? Hitachi said it plans to deploy Claude across about 290,000 employees worldwide. The company said the partnership will combine Anthropic’s models with Hitachi’s information technology, operational technology and products businesses to support what it called practical deployment in real-world infrastructure. (kpmg.com) (anthropic.com) The company said it will establish a “Frontier AI Deployment Center” spanning North America, Europe and Asia with an initial team of 100 experts. Hitachi said the work will support HMAX offerings within Lumada 3.0 and help accelerate adoption in areas where reliability, safety and governance are central requirements. ### Why do both companies keep emphasizing controls and governance? (hitachi.com) Hitachi said demand is growing for AI that can be deployed safely in mission-critical environments, and it described Claude as meeting enterprise requirements with a strong track record in that market. KPMG said clients will use Claude inside an existing delivery platform to build workflows tied to specific business outcomes in tax, legal and private equity. (hitachi.com) Anthropic, in its description of the KPMG alliance, said Claude is being brought into “the software KPMG’s people and clients use to do the actual work.” That framing, together with Hitachi’s emphasis on operational technology and critical infrastructure, points to deployments built around governed systems and auditable processes rather than open-ended assistant use. That is an inference from the companies’ stated use cases and deployment plans. (hitachi.com) ### What happens next? KPMG said the immediate rollout starts with tax and legal capabilities inside Digital Gateway and with private-equity product work in the United States. Anthropic said the two companies will build additional products for portfolio companies as the alliance expands. Hitachi said the next phase includes standing up the Frontier AI Deployment Center and training 100,000 AI professionals while expanding Claude use across its workforce and Lumada 3.0-related offerings. (anthropic.com) The company announced the partnership from Santa Clara, California, and Tokyo on May 19. (hitachi.com) (kpmg.com)