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Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform pros and cons

4.2 out of 5
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PROS

The high-availability and performance of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform are its strongest attributes, ensuring large-scale database migrations are non-disruptive.
The platform offers scalable and predictable high performance with no capacity constraints, benefiting from the reliability and speed of flash storage.
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform guarantees 100% data security and availability, with a reliability reputation that makes it one of the most stable high-end storage solutions.
The product features advanced data management capabilities like deduplication and compression, enhancing performance without impact and supporting seamless migration and virtualization of old storage.
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform's technical support is praised for being comprehensive and effective, contributing to its overall value in performance, reliability, scalability, and data protection.

CONS

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform pricing is higher compared to competitors.
Initial setup and installation are complex and require experienced personnel.
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform management tools lack scalability and have limited web GUI capabilities.
There are significant performance issues when enabling features like deduplication and compression, leading to processor overload.
Increased demand for more storage options has led to procurement difficulties for additional discs.
 

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform Pros review quotes

DA
Associate Vice President at Federal Bank Ltd
Jul 4, 2025
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is scalable, reliable, and secure, impacting our infrastructure positively in terms of scalability.
Ozair Amin - PeerSpot reviewer
Sales Manager - Infrastructure at Synergy Computers
Aug 8, 2023
The most valuable features are external storage virtualization and the 100 percent data guaranteed availability.
reviewer904212 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees
Nov 20, 2025
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is a great device that is very stable, very durable, and very simple.
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Bratislav Petkovic - PeerSpot reviewer
Team Lead for Core Infrastructure at Raiffeisen bank Serbia
Mar 7, 2025
The active data management of Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, especially with the HOPS Center, makes it easier to work with the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform infrastructure.
Patrick Ammann - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage Administrator at Post CH AG
Jun 18, 2024
It is a very stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
Sohail Baravali - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage Backup Administrator at CtrlS Datacenters
May 16, 2024
The service provided by Hitachi is good, and I get the IT support I need from the vendors.
PB
Enterprise Architect at Department of Defence, Australian Government
Mar 18, 2024
The customer service and support are reasonably good. The environment I work in, there always remains an element of surprise, and there are restrictions. But Hitachi has good technical people.
Manish-Bhandari - PeerSpot reviewer
System integrator at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 29, 2024
For Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, the most valuable features are its performance, reliability, scalability, data protection, and a hundred percent data availability guarantee. Additionally, it offers storage virtualization with both internal and external options.
Taufeeq Rauf - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of IT at NATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL FACILITATION TECHNOLOGIES (PVT.) LTD.
Aug 9, 2024
The product's performance is good.
Joshua Kurian - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Technical Architect at StarOne IT Solutions
Feb 19, 2024
The valuable features for data management include deduplication and compression without performance impact, and the ability to virtualize old storage, making migration seamless.
 

Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform Cons review quotes

DA
Associate Vice President at Federal Bank Ltd
Jul 4, 2025
The replication technology that Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform uses is quite older, and the replication methodology they employ for data between the data center and the production and standby database shows no significant improvement in that particular field.
Ozair Amin - PeerSpot reviewer
Sales Manager - Infrastructure at Synergy Computers
Aug 8, 2023
Hitachi should offer a distinct overview of the various storage choices.
reviewer904212 - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at a outsourcing company with 201-500 employees
Nov 20, 2025
The centralized management console in Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform is not very comfortable and user-friendly.
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Bratislav Petkovic - PeerSpot reviewer
Team Lead for Core Infrastructure at Raiffeisen bank Serbia
Mar 7, 2025
The interface management and monitoring need improvement. Although I receive emails from Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform, I find the management aspect not as good as their hardware.
Patrick Ammann - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage Administrator at Post CH AG
Jun 18, 2024
The admin tools in the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform definitely have certain shortcomings that require improvement.
Sohail Baravali - PeerSpot reviewer
Storage Backup Administrator at CtrlS Datacenters
May 16, 2024
Not just anyone can do the deployment. So, the person needs a basic understanding and work experience.
PB
Enterprise Architect at Department of Defence, Australian Government
Mar 18, 2024
The deployment could be a bit easier, because it's a bit tricky
Manish-Bhandari - PeerSpot reviewer
System integrator at a computer software company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Oct 29, 2024
Hitachi should work on unified storage for the SMB market and entry-level NAS storage, similar to what HP or Dell offers.
Taufeeq Rauf - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of IT at NATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL FACILITATION TECHNOLOGIES (PVT.) LTD.
Aug 9, 2024
Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform's GUI or interface for storage and management is a little bit difficult compared to Primera and HPE storage products.
Joshua Kurian - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Technical Architect at StarOne IT Solutions
Feb 19, 2024
n future releases, I would like to see enhancements in the web GUI capabilities for direct management without additional PCM.