Hitachi Vantara has been recognized as a leader in the latest GigaOm Radar for Object Storage, which acknowledges the company’s rapid innovation in enterprise storage solutions.
The achievement is well-received through the introduction of Virtual Storage Platform One Object (VSP One Object), launched in November 2024, that adds industry-first native support for Amazon S3 Tables alongside advanced data intelligence services. These capabilities allow businesses to transform unstructured data into structured tables and run high-performance, SQL-based analytics on open-format data without the traditional complexity of data movement or extraction.
GigaOm’s evaluation of 22 vendors highlights how object storage has evolved into a foundational technology for managing the surge of unstructured data from AI, IoT, and multimedia workloads. Performance, security, and edge readiness have emerged as critical factors, and Hitachi Vantara’s placement in the Innovation/Platform Play quadrant reflects its strengths in reporting and analytics, storage optimization, and public cloud integration. The platform’s expanded AWS S3 API support, including S3 Object Lock and S3 Tables, enhances security while enabling tighter integration with modern cloud workflows.
VSP One Object also supports open data formats like Apache Iceberg via S3 Tables, automating traditionally labor-intensive tasks such as compaction and snapshot management. By enabling direct SQL queries on object storage, organizations can bypass complex data pipelines, reducing infrastructure overhead while streamlining analytics. Future updates will extend support to VSP One Block NVMe-QLC and TLC flash-based storage, aimed at delivering enhanced performance at lower costs.
Analyst Whit Walters described VSP One Object as an enterprise-grade component within the broader VSP One common data plane, which unifies block, file, and object storage into a scalable, secure, and self-healing environment for workloads such as backups, archives, AI, and analytics. This aligns with broader industry trends where enterprises seek unified platforms to manage both cloud and on-premises data with agility and resilience.
The recognition follows other industry honors for Hitachi Vantara, including a 2025 Fortress Cybersecurity Award for Data Protection and leadership positions in GigaOm’s reports on AI-optimized and primary storage. The company positions its VSP One portfolio as a unified foundation for modern data lakehouse architectures and next-generation enterprise infrastructure.
