Storage as a Service

Storage as a Service (STaaS) delivers enterprise‑class storage through EverFlex Infrastructure as a Service, a flexible, consumption‑based model that aligns infrastructure to real business demand. Built on the VSP One platform, STaaS provides predictable, SLA‑backed outcomes with transparent pricing, simplified packaging, and enterprise reliability.

Organizations can consume storage as STaaS Standard or scale with Capacity On Demand, reducing upfront investment while maintaining performance, availability, security, and control—on‑premises or in colocation environments.

Unlike traditional storage ownership or cloud‑only services, STaaS bridges on‑premises control with cloud‑like consumption. Customers avoid over‑provisioning and large capital expenses while retaining data locality, workload‑aligned performance, and governance. 

STaaS combines simplified flexible consumption, platform guarantees, and credit‑backed SLAs to deliver predictable outcomes. Transparent pricing, energy‑efficient design, and outcome‑driven service levels align IT investment directly to business priorities without sacrificing control or performance.

STaaS supports cloud‑managed on‑premises and colocation storage, enabling organizations to modernize while keeping data where it best meets performance, compliance, and security requirements. This hybrid approach balances cloud agility with enterprise control and data sovereignty.

With a consistent consumption model and centralized governance, STaaS helps IT teams modernize at their own pace—simplifying lifecycle operations, reducing risk, and gaining confidence to scale as modernization initiatives evolve.

STaaS supports a broad range of enterprise workloads, including data archiving, analytics, backup and recovery, content delivery, application development and testing, and AI‑ready infrastructure. Storage scales as demand changes, enabling organizations to balance performance, cost, and energy efficiency across workloads.

Whether ensuring business continuity, supporting analytics growth, or enabling agile development environments, STaaS adapts to changing requirements while tying storage spend directly to real business outcomes.

STaaS shifts storage to a consumption‑based operating model, helping organizations avoid over‑provisioning and reduce the burden of ownership. Costs scale with actual usage, improving financial predictability and lowering total cost of ownership (TCO).

Enterprise‑class reliability, platform guarantees, and credit‑backed SLAs reduce operational risk and support business continuity. Workload‑aligned service levels, energy‑efficient design, and transparent usage visibility help organizations optimize performance while maintaining confidence in essential systems.

STaaS is managed through VSP 360, a centralized control plane that provides visibility into usage metering, costs, configurations, and SLA performance. This simplified management experience enables better governance, optimization, and transparency across hybrid environments.

STaaS includes customer support - offering a proactive, high‑touch support experience with a seamless progression from product support to professional and operational services. With STaaS Standard, Signature Support is included. 

Designed to be partner‑enabled and partner‑delivered, STaaS allows partners to layer value‑added services while delivering predictable, outcome‑driven storage solutions.

Learn more: https://www.hitachivantara.com/en-us/services/infrastructure-as-a-service/iaas-partners