Hitachi Vantara unveils VSP One Block High End for the AI era

Hitachi Vantara has introduced its newest flagship storage system, the Virtual Storage Platform One (VSP One) Block High End. The all-flash NVMe system targets enterprises that are struggling with rising AI workloads, growing data volumes, and the need for always-on operations. The announcement marks the final piece of Hitachi Vantara’s broader VSP One data platform strategy.

A push to modernise core infrastructure

Enterprises across sectors are facing pressure to refresh aging infrastructure as AI-driven applications demand faster processing and uninterrupted access to information. Industry reports cited by Hitachi Vantara point to concerns around readiness, with more than 70% of organizations saying their current systems cannot keep up with future AI and machine learning requirements. Another report shows that 57% of IT leaders are now spreading data across on-premises, private, hybrid, sovereign, and public clouds.

These challenges range from keeping latency low in high-performance databases to maintaining reliable access to medical records. The company says the new VSP One Block High End is built to help teams run transactions faster, improve digital experiences, and support data science workloads while maintaining security and operational continuity.

“What we’re seeing across industries is a tipping point where data infrastructure must evolve or risk holding back innovation,” said Octavian Tanase, chief product officer at Hitachi Vantara. He added that the platform serves as more than just a performance upgrade, positioning it as a strategic foundation for data-intensive environments.

Key capabilities in the new platform

Hitachi Vantara highlights three areas as the core of VSP One:

Secure resilience:
The system includes FIPS 140-3 Level 2 protection, eight nines of availability, immutable snapshots, and automated recovery through CyberSense. Hitachi’s cyber resilience guarantee promises rapid restoration of clean data in the event of ransomware attacks. The platform also aligns with the US Secure Software Development Framework, validated through third-party checks.

Simple performance and management:
With support for 50 million IOPS and up to 346 TB per rack unit, the all-flash architecture also uses hardware-assisted compression. VSP 360 offers unified management across storage fleets along with guided automation and mobile-friendly monitoring.

Scalability with sustainability:
The platform includes a 4:1 data reduction guarantee and can automatically shift CPUs into lower-power modes during periods of low activity, helping reduce energy use.

Industry partners have already expressed interest. “The launch of VSP One High End is timely,” said Mauro Guzelotto, vice president of cloud services at T-Systems North America. He said organizations now need systems built for exponential data growth and real-time insights. Bo Reggelsen from Codeex A/S echoed this, noting the platform’s potential for customers preparing for next-generation AI workloads.

Unified storage and data governance

VSP One Block High End supports consolidation across block, file, object, and mainframe environments. It scales up to 12 controllers and 288 60 TB SSDs, connecting via 100G NVMe over TCP and 64G Fibre Channel. VSP 360 adds integrated management, analytics, and observability powered by AIOps. The storage platform also works with major clouds, including Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud.

“As enterprises accelerate their adoption of AI and real-time analytics, infrastructure must evolve to support these high-performance, data-intensive environments,” said Ashish Nadkarni, group vice president and general manager at IDC. He called the platform a strategic response that helps modernize digital cores while maintaining operational continuity.

Availability

VSP One Block High End will be available worldwide in early 2026 through Hitachi Vantara and its partners.