Highlights from webinar, Block, File & Tackle: Introducing VSP One
Federal agencies are navigating an increasingly complex data landscape, one defined by growing volumes, tighter budgets, rising cyber threats, and new demands driven by AI and analytics. In the first session of the Hitachi Federal Live webinar series, Block, File & Tackle: Introducing VSP One, presenters Guy Gawrych, Solutions Consultant, Hitachi Vantara Federal, and Todd Hanson, Senior Solution Consultant, Hitachi Vantara, broke down how agencies can simplify their environments and modernize with confidence using a single, unified data platform.
“What customers really want is a single, integrated solution that gives their applications the right data in the right place—regardless of where it’s located or how it’s accessed,” said Guy.
With the launch of VSP One Block High End, the VSP One portfolio is now complete, bringing block, file, object, and advanced management together under one mission-ready architecture designed for federal workloads.
Moving Beyond Storage Silos
The webinar opened by addressing a reality many agencies know all too well: storage environments have become fragmented over time. Different platforms for block, file, object, and cloud workloads often mean separate tools, separate teams, and unnecessary complexity.
“You can walk into almost any data center and see rows and rows of different hardware, each designed for a specific purpose, each with its own management interface,” according to Guy.
While hybrid cloud was meant to simplify infrastructure, the reality for many agencies has been the opposite.
“What agencies have created is a multi-cloud complexity, siloed platforms, siloed management, and applications that struggle to move data where it needs to go.”
VSP One was designed specifically to address this challenge by putting data first, not infrastructure.
One Platform, Built Around Data
Instead of treating block, file, and object as separate solutions, VSP One delivers a single data plane that supports all protocols, paired with a unified control plane for management, automation, and governance.
“Customers don’t care about model numbers or IOPS as much as they care about what they can actually do with their data, how fast they can get insights, how reliably they can operate, and how this supports the mission,” said Guy.
By standardizing on one operating system and one management experience, agencies gain consistent access to data across on-premises, hybrid, and cloud environments, without redesigning workflows or adding tools.
Built-In Resilience and Guaranteed Outcomes
A recurring theme throughout the session was trust, trust in availability, recoverability, and long-term value. Hitachi Federal emphasized that VSP One extends its long-standing guarantees across the entire platform.
Guy offered, “We’ve offered a 100% data availability guarantee for over 20 years. With VSP One, that same guarantee now extends across the entire portfolio, no fine print, no exceptions.”
The platform also includes built-in cyber resilience capabilities, including immutable snapshots and guaranteed recovery using SafeSnap.
“If recovery is required, we guarantee the recoverability and immutability of your data, as long as you’re using our snapshot and protection capabilities,” said Guy.
For agencies facing ransomware and data corruption risks, this level of assurance removes uncertainty from recovery planning.
Performance at Scale — Including AI and HPC
The introduction of VSP One Block High End marked a major milestone in the session, especially for agencies supporting mission-critical, AI, and data-intensive workloads in both mainframe and open systems environments.
“Legacy systems are really struggling under the weight of massive data volumes and AI-driven workloads. This platform was engineered specifically for that reality,” said Guy.
With extreme performance, ultra-low latency, and massive scalability, VSP One Block High End is designed for environments where downtime and unpredictability are not acceptable.
“This isn’t about chasing benchmark numbers, it’s about delivering predictable performance, resilience, and scale for agencies where seconds count,” said Guy.
Unified Management, Demonstrated Live
The session concluded with a live demo that showed how VSP One simplifies everyday operations through embedded, browser-based management and automation.
“There’s no software to install. You connect, log in, and manage everything from one interface, no separate management servers, no legacy tools,” said Todd.
The demo highlighted intuitive provisioning, real-time visibility into performance and capacity, and API-driven automation that integrates with existing IT service management and orchestration tools.
Todd said, “Our goal is to significantly simplify the user experience, without sacrificing the features and capabilities customers rely on.”
Designed for Today—and Ready for What’s Next
Beyond storage consolidation, the webinar explored how VSP One serves as a foundation for AI-ready infrastructure, sustainability initiatives, and long-term modernization strategies.
“This is more than just a storage platform, it’s the foundation for how agencies move, protect, and operationalize data going forward,” said Guy.
Watch the Webinar On-Demand
If you missed the live session or want to hear the full discussion, including the demo, you can watch the complete recording on demand.