Federal missions don’t pause. Whether supporting warfighters in the field, analyzing intelligence at scale, or ensuring critical citizen services remain uninterrupted, agencies rely on storage systems that can perform around the clock. The challenge is that many legacy storage platforms were never designed for this level of nonstop demand. They can’t provide the ironclad guarantees, mission-ready performance, or cleared expertise required to keep federal data always on.
That’s why Hitachi Federal delivers Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) One—an enterprise-class storage platform that comes with more than just technical specs. It comes with guarantees backed by Hitachi’s proven reliability and reinforced by 24×7 U.S.-based, cleared support teams who understand the stakes of federal missions.
Why Guarantees Matter in Federal Storage
In the commercial world, service-level agreements (SLAs) are often enough to build confidence. But in the federal space, an SLA isn’t the finish line—it’s just the baseline. Federal program managers and IT leaders need certainty that extends beyond a contract. They need to know:
- The platform itself is architected for resilience, efficiency, and security.
- The people behind it are cleared, trusted, and available at any hour.
- The mission impact of downtime, lagging performance, or failed recovery won’t be tolerated.
The VSP One Difference
This is where VSP One’s always-on guarantees stand apart. It’s not just about uptime percentages—it’s about ensuring agencies can move with confidence, knowing their data is protected and available for every mission, every moment.
Federal Storage Uptime: 100% Data Availability Guarantee
When databases go offline, missions stall. Hitachi’s 100% Data Availability Guarantee ensures uninterrupted access to agency data, backed by financial protection if availability is ever compromised. For federal leaders, this means storage systems can be trusted to deliver nonstop performance, even under heavy workloads or unexpected disruptions.
Cyber Resilience for Government Data
Cyberattacks are one of the greatest risks to mission continuity. VSP One includes a Cyber Resilience Guarantee, ensuring clean data recovery following a ransomware attack, with 99.99% corruption detection accuracy and expert-led recovery support. For agencies, this takes the uncertainty out of cyber recovery and helps meet evolving federal cyber resilience mandates.
Storage Efficiency: 4:1 Effective Capacity Guarantee
Budgets are tight, but federal data growth continues at an unprecedented pace. Hitachi guarantees 4:1 data reduction across block, file, and object workloads—with no exclusions and no fine print. Agencies gain the ability to stretch every taxpayer dollar, shrink their data footprint, and reduce storage costs without impacting performance.
Performance for Mission-Critical Workloads
Modern missions rely on real-time analytics, AI, and HPC workloads. That’s why VSP One includes a Performance SLA Guarantee, promising sub-millisecond (<1 ms) latency for critical applications. For defense, intelligence, and civilian agencies alike, this ensures predictable throughput for time-sensitive operations where every second counts.
Sustainable Federal Data Centers
Federal agencies are under pressure to reduce carbon emissions and meet sustainability goals. VSP One’s Sustainability SLA Guarantee ensures storage remains within a defined power budget—cutting energy costs while enabling agencies to track environmental metrics. This helps data centers align with federal mandates for efficiency and climate impact reduction.
Modern Storage Assurance: Future-Proof Federal IT
Procurement cycles are long, and agencies cannot risk technology obsolescence. With Modern Storage Assurance, Hitachi allows upgrades to newer controllers without data migration or service interruption. Federal IT teams can modernize at their pace while protecting long-term investments and avoiding disruptive refresh cycles.
Why Federal Leaders Should Care About Storage Guarantees
In government, the consequences of failure aren’t just financial—they’re mission critical. VSP One guarantees combine proven technology with the support of U.S.-based, cleared experts available 24×7. This pairing of platform reliability and trusted people ensures federal agencies have confidence in both their infrastructure and the team behind it.
Learn More
If your agency is ready to put always-on storage at the core of always-on missions, explore these resources to see how Hitachi Federal can help:
And be sure to revisit our recent blog, From Legacy to Mission Ready: Steps to Modernize Federal Storage, for practical steps on building toward a mission-ready storage foundation.