Hitachi Vantara has announced the launch of Virtual Storage Platform One (VSP One) Block High End, a new all-flash NVMe block storage solution engineered to meet the performance, security, and scalability requirements of mission-critical business and AI workloads. According to Hitachi Vantara, VSP One Block High End delivers continuous availability and introduces cyber resilience features in accordance with NIST-certified security and authentication standards.
The solution is targeted at organizations facing rapid data growth, increased AI-driven application loads, and consolidation of workloads across data center open systems and mainframe environments. It aims to address challenges of legacy infrastructure by offering:
- Secure Resilience: Built-in FIPS 140-3 Level 2 certified protection, eight nines of availability, immutable snapshots, and automated recovery with anomaly detection powered by CyberSense. Hitachi Vantara claims a near-zero data loss guarantee and rapid recovery capabilities, including clean data restoration in case of ransomware attacks.
- Performance and Management: An all-flash NVMe architecture delivering up to 50 million IOPS, hardware compression acceleration, support for up to 346 TB per rack unit, and advanced connectivity including 100G NVMe over TCP and 64G Fibre Channel. The VSP 360 management suite provides unified, centralized fleet management, guided automation, and mobile observability.
- Scalability and Efficiency: Support for consolidation of open systems (block, file, and object) and mainframe workloads, scaling up to 12 controllers and 288 x 60 TB solid-state drives (SSDs). A 4:1 data reduction guarantee and CPU eco mode further reduce energy consumption and carbon impact during low-activity periods.
Hitachi Vantara notes the platform’s compliance with the US government’s Secure Software Development Framework, validated by a third-party and confirmed by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to meet critical data protection standards.
VSP One Block High End is integrated with VSP 360 for unified data governance, offering AIOps-powered analytics, streamlined installation, and support for major public cloud environments, including Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud.
The solution will be available globally in early 2026 through Hitachi Vantara and its network of partners.
“VSP One Block High End goes beyond performance upgrade; it’s a strategic enabler for enterprises to rethink how they capture, manage, protect, and scale data in the AI era,” said Octavian Tanase, chief product officer, Hitachi Vantara.
“The launch of VSP One High End is timely. It’s clear Hitachi Vantara understands that enterprises need more than incremental improvements. We need platforms that can handle exponential data growth, deliver real-time insights, and ensure resilience at scale. This is the kind of innovation that helps us stay competitive and future ready,” said Mauro Guzelotto, vice president of cloud services, North America, T-Systems.
“The architecture, resilience, and scalability of VSP One Block High End position us to deliver future-ready solutions that meet the evolving demands of AI data-intensive workloads,” said Bo Reggelsen, director, Enterprise and Datacenter, Codeex A/S.
“Hitachi Vantara’s VSP One High End is a strategic response to this shift. Its unified architecture and guaranteed performance are designed to help organizations modernize their digital core while maintaining operational continuity, a critical capability in today’s fast-moving landscape,” said Ashish Nadkarni, group vice president and general manager, Worldwide Infrastructure Research, IDC.
Source: Hitachi Vantara
