Hitachi Vantara has announced plans to form a strategic partnership with Supermicro to strengthen enterprise AI infrastructure and support data-intensive workloads. The collaboration will combine Supermicro’s GPU and AI computing capabilities with Hitachi Vantara’s unified Virtual Storage Platform One (VSP One) to create a comprehensive solution for modern AI, generative AI, and data lakehouse applications.
Combining AI compute and unified data infrastructure
Under the agreement, Supermicro will be able to sell Hitachi Vantara’s VSP One to its customers, while Hitachi Vantara will gain access to Supermicro’s servers, GPUs, and storage hardware. The partnership aims to expand availability through established sales channels, providing enterprises with integrated solutions that can better handle the growing complexity of data-driven operations.
As organisations face rising data volumes and increasing demand for AI-driven insights, many are turning to data lakehouse models for efficiency and scalability. A recent survey found that 85% of organisations are already using lakehouses for AI model development, with 67% expecting to run most of their analytics workloads on these systems within three years. Despite this, challenges such as fragmented systems, slow data movement, and rising infrastructure costs remain barriers to effective AI scaling.
The partnership between Hitachi Vantara and Supermicro seeks to address these pain points by bringing compute and data together under enterprise-grade support. The companies aim to help businesses streamline their infrastructure and maximise the return on their AI investments.
Powering modern workloads with VSP One
At the heart of this collaboration is Hitachi Vantara’s VSP One, a unified data platform that consolidates block, file, object, and software-defined storage within a single architecture. The platform supports various data storage and processing needs across industries.
For example, VSP One Block combined with Supermicro servers provides an all-flash architecture that delivers high throughput, low latency, and high input/output operations per second (IOPS) for mission-critical and AI training workloads. VSP One SDS extends these capabilities to hybrid cloud environments through software-defined storage, while VSP One Object introduces native support for Amazon S3 Tables and advanced data intelligence tools. This feature allows enterprises to convert unstructured data into structured tables and run analytics directly on open-format data, eliminating the need for complex data movement or extraction.
Sheila Rohra, chief executive officer of Hitachi Vantara, said, “The convergence of Supermicro’s leadership in AI compute with the scale and resiliency of Hitachi Vantara’s VSP One platform marks an important step in building the foundation that will guide the future of enterprise AI. As data volumes explode, bringing compute and data closer together will enable scalable workload support without disruption. Coupled with enterprise-class service and support, we are helping organisations gain better control over their data so they can unlock new sources of value and lead in the era of AI-driven business.”
Enabling AI orchestration with Hitachi iQ
VSP One also forms the foundation of Hitachi iQ, the company’s AI and data orchestration portfolio designed to optimise data workflows for advanced AI use cases. By integrating VSP One’s unified data services with Supermicro’s high-performance compute and GPU acceleration, Hitachi iQ enables enterprises to manage data processing, governance, and protection more efficiently.
This integration enhances visibility across workloads, accelerates insights, and provides a robust infrastructure framework for AI, generative AI, and analytics initiatives. It also allows organisations to align compute and data resources more effectively to meet the demands of evolving enterprise AI applications.
“Supermicro and Hitachi are collaborating to help enterprises accelerate their adoption and use of AI,” said Vik Malyala, president and managing director, EMEA, and senior vice president, Technology and AI, Supermicro. “Our AI-optimised compute and storage servers leverage advanced GPUs, CPUs, and NVMe technology. Combined with Hitachi Vantara’s enterprise data management platform and Hitachi iQ portfolio, these solutions will support compute-intensive workloads for dynamic vertical applications, delivering better performance and efficiency for customers.”
The companies plan to make VSP One Block, VSP One SDS, and VSP One Object available globally through their channel networks. VSP One can be managed through VSP 360, Hitachi Vantara’s unified control plane that provides visibility across storage environments, monitoring metrics such as system health and capacity utilisation. Channel partners from both companies will benefit from broader product access, faster delivery, and improved integration of compute and storage solutions.
