Hitachi Vantara Supports Aquiris in Modernizing Critical Water Treatment Operations to Streamline and Improve Essential Services

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Hitachi Vantara (TSE: HTHIY) announced that Aquiris, Belgium's leading wastewater operator, has upgraded its infrastructure with Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform One Block (VSP One Block). The implementation at Brussels-North Wastewater Treatment Plant, Belgium's largest facility processing 110 million cubic meters of wastewater annually, delivers significant improvements including 30,000 IOPS performance and a 4:1 data compression ratio.

The modernization provides 100% data availability guarantee and supports over 50 virtual machines, while helping reduce energy consumption and carbon footprint through VSP One's Sustainability Guarantee. The all-flash storage solution enables Aquiris to efficiently manage over one million daily data points for critical water treatment operations.

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• Implementation delivers high performance with 30,000 IOPS and 4:1 data compression ratio
• 100% data availability guarantee ensures uninterrupted operations
• System supports over 50 virtual machines with seamless migration
• Solution helps reduce energy consumption and carbon footprint through sustainability features

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Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform One Block provides the speed, efficiency and resilience needed to support critical water treatment processes and drive sustainability efforts

BRUSSELS and SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Hitachi Vantara, the data storage, infrastructure and hybrid cloud management subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), today announced that Aquiris, a leading wastewater management operator in Belgium, has upgraded its storage infrastructure with Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform One Block (VSP One Block). The modernization effort improves the performance, scalability and resilience for Aquiris' critical water treatment operations, helping it efficiently manage wastewater processes, reduce operational risk and decrease power usage while lowering its carbon footprint.

For more information about VSP One, please visit our website: https://www.hitachivantara.com/en-us/products/storage-platforms/data-platform

Aquiris operates the Brussels-North Wastewater Treatment Plant, the largest facility of its kind in Belgium, processing more than 110 million cubic meters of wastewater each year. The plant removes contaminants and purifies water before releasing it into the Senne river, ensuring the safe return of clean water to the ecosystem. The around-the-clock operation relies on a complex digital infrastructure, collecting more than one million data points daily to optimize and automate critical processes. To minimize the risk of disruption, Aquiris is implementing Hitachi Vantara's VSP One Block storage platform, which includes a 100% data availability guarantee – assuring uninterrupted access to essential systems, even during peak loads or unexpected events. The solution also supports Aquiris' environmental goals through VSP One's Sustainability Guarantee, which helps track and reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions through efficient power usage and reporting tools.

"Hitachi Vantara is helping us fulfill our goal of creating a sustainable process for safeguarding supplies of clean water and supporting the growth and development of Brussels," said Juan Ochoa, managing plant director, Aquiris. "The performance gains with VSP One Block will be significant. We are constantly collecting data, tracking KPIs and monitoring our purification processes. The improvement in storage capabilities will help us respond quickly to issues and optimize our plant operations."

To modernize its infrastructure, Aquiris partnered with Aretech, a trusted Hitachi Vantara channel partner based in Belgium that specializes in data storage, management and integration solutions. The upgrade replaces aging hybrid storage with all-flash VSP One Block arrays, delivering 30,000 IOPS – a critical measure of system speed and responsiveness – and a 4:1 data compression ratio. The system also supports more than 50 virtual machines, migrated seamlessly using VMware vSphere vMotion for uninterrupted performance.

Additionally, the compression and deduplication features of VSP One Block not only enable Aquiris to manage its data more efficiently but also reduce energy consumption and lower its carbon footprint. By handling large volumes of data while ensuring constant availability, the system supports Aquiris' sustainability goals and helps maintain uninterrupted service for the region.

"Providing reliable and sustainable infrastructure is essential for critical services like water treatment," said Mikhael Wyns, country manager for Belgium, Netherlands and Luxemburg, Hitachi Vantara. "With the VSP One Block, Aquiris has the reliability and resilience needed to keep operations running smoothly while supporting their environmental objectives."

These upgrades reflect Hitachi Vantara's ongoing commitment to innovation, including the recently introduced VSP 360 software platform for unified data management and a series of new VSP One guarantees covering performance, cyber resilience, and sustainability, designed to give customers greater control over critical data environments.

To learn more about Hitachi Vantara's storage solutions, please visit: https://www.hitachivantara.com/en-us/products/storage-platforms.

Additional Resources

• Customer Story: Ensuring Sustainable, Safe and Efficient Water Treatment with a Resilient Storage Infrastructure
• Press Release: Hitachi Vantara Unveils New Virtual Storage Platform One Capabilities to Enable Stronger Cyber Resilience, Performance and Sustainability
• Hitachi Vantara FY2025 Sustainability Report: Helping Make the World a Better Place
• Blog: Growing Our Platform, to Help You Grow Your Business
• Blog: Hitachi Vantara Revolutionizes Midrange Storage with Virtual Storage Platform One Block

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About Hitachi, Ltd.
Through its Social Innovation Business (SIB) that brings together IT, OT(Operational Technology) and products, Hitachi contributes to a harmonized society where the environment, wellbeing, and economic growth are in balance. Hitachi operates globally in four sectors – Digital Systems & Services, Energy, Mobility, and Connective Industries – and the Strategic SIB Business Unit for new growth businesses. With Lumada at its core, Hitachi generates value from integrating data, technology and domain knowledge to solve customer and social challenges. Revenues for FY2024 (ended March 31, 2025) totaled 9,783.3 billion yen, with 618 consolidated subsidiaries and approximately 280,000 employees worldwide. Visit us at www.hitachi.com.

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FAQ

What are the key features of Hitachi's VSP One Block implementation at Aquiris?

The implementation features 30,000 IOPS performance, 4:1 data compression ratio, support for 50+ virtual machines, and a 100% data availability guarantee.

How much wastewater does the Brussels-North Treatment Plant process annually?

The facility processes more than 110 million cubic meters of wastewater each year, making it the largest treatment plant in Belgium.

How does VSP One Block support Aquiris's sustainability goals?

VSP One Block includes a Sustainability Guarantee that helps track and reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions through efficient power usage and reporting tools.

What data management capabilities does the system provide for Aquiris?

The system manages over one million daily data points, enabling optimization of purification processes, quick response to issues, and efficient plant operations monitoring.

How does the new storage infrastructure ensure operational continuity?

The system provides 100% data availability guarantee and uses VMware vSphere vMotion for seamless virtual machine migration, ensuring uninterrupted access to essential systems even during peak loads or unexpected events.