S3 Object Storage

When evaluating an object storage platform, organizations should consider scalability, S3 compatibility, cyber resilience, performance, data governance capabilities, hybrid cloud integration, AI readiness, operational simplicity, and total cost of ownership.

Traditionally, object storage was commonly used for cloud applications, data protection (backup and archiving), and as an immutable store. More recently, modern object storage solutions are addressing AI, analytics, and data lakehouses. 

 VSP One Object is Hitachi Vantara’s next-generation object storage solution targeting AI and analytics workloads and data lakehouse environments. It is a modern software-defined (SD) microservices-based object storage solution designed for modern data-driven enterprises. VSP One Object is part of the Hitachi VSP One portfolio and is extremely scalable, supporting billions of objects. It integrates seamlessly with QLC-based VSP One Block systems and includes intelligent services like PII discovery to automatically identify and govern sensitive data across stored objects. 

S3 object storage refers to storage systems that support the Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) protocol and APIs. S3 has become the industry-standard interface for object storage, enabling applications to store, retrieve, and manage data consistently across public cloud and on-premises object storage platforms. 

VSP One Object supports modern S3-compatible workloads; it was the 1st to market to offer native on-prem Amazon S3 Table support. It includes Apache Iceberg integration and comes with an embedded SQL engine, making it possible for business users to point their BI clients directly to it, with no configuration changes or data movement and standard queries

Deployment flexibility: VSP One Object is designed to support both a disaggregated architecture (compute and storage/capacity are separate) and a hyperconverged architecture. And it supports both purpose-built storage/capacity and VSP One Block storage. This provides you with more flexibility and allows you to take advantage of VSP One Block functionality, 
 
Independent scaling: VSP One Object has a disaggregated architecture allowing you to scale the compute resources independently from the storage or capacity resources. This provides you with greater flexibility and only buy what you need when you need it. 

Native on-prem S3 Tables: VSP One Object provides native support for on-premises Amazon S3 Tables, open table formats with Apache Iceberg integration and modern analytics workflows with a built-in SQL engine. No data movement, no additional tools, just point and quary. 

Automated PII discovery: VSP One Object can automatically identify personally identifiable information (PII) within stored data. Making data governance simpler. 

Enterprise object storage platforms are increasingly used as the foundation for AI, analytics, and data lakehouse architectures. The best solutions combine S3 compatibility, large-scale performance, cyber resilience, security, governance, and support for modern data formats such as Apache Iceberg and S3 Tables 

Organizations use object storage to house training data, inference data, model artifacts, and AI-generated content. Object storage has become the preferred foundation for modern data lakehouse architectures because it provides scalable, low-cost storage for structured and unstructured data.

VSP One Object supports AI, analytics, data lakehouse, and machine learning environments through scalable S3-native storage architectures. It was the 1st to market to offer native on-prem Amazon S3 Table support; it comes standard with an embedded SQL engine, making it possible for business users to point their BI clients directly to it, with no configuration changes or data movement, and query Apache Iceberg S3 Tables.

Hitachi’s object storage solutions are built with a multi-layered security architecture that protects against cyber threats, ransomware, and data loss. Adhering to frameworks like NIST 2.0, Hitachi’s object storage solutions integrate seamlessly with leading backup and recovery partners to deliver comprehensive, end-to-end data protection.

Hitachi Content Platform (HCP) is also validated by Cohasset Associates for compliance with strict regulatory mandates including SEC, FINRA, CFTC, and MiFID II, making it a trusted choice for industries with stringent data retention and audit requirements. With built-in immutability, zero-trust security models, and tight integrations, Hitachi Vantara ensures that your data is safe, recoverable, and always available when it matters most.

Immutable object storage prevents data from being modified or deleted during a defined retention period. This ensures organizations maintain clean, recoverable copies of critical data and helps protect against ransomware attacks, accidental deletion, and malicious insider activity.