Hitachi Vantara concludes its annual Partner Summit 2025

Hitachi Vantara concluded its annual Partner Summit, welcoming nearly 100 partners from India and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) for three days of collaboration, recognition, and strategic alignment.

Held July 23 - 25 in Kerala, the Inspire 2025 summit underscored Hitachi Vantara’s deepening focus on partner-led digital transformation. Partners joined interactive sessions on data resilience, advanced storage, cybersecurity, and AI orchestration, centered around Virtual Storage Platform One (VSP One) as the core of many AI-ready deployments.

The summit also marked the launch of Run to Win 3.0, a refreshed partner incentive program running from June to December 2025 across India and the SAARC region. Designed to accelerate new customer acquisitions and drive demand for mid-range systems, the latest version of the program lays the foundation for broader partner engagement and impact through a simplified point-based structure, enhanced digital marketing support, and stronger regional enablement.

In addition, Hitachi Vantara’s exclusive Partner Advisory Board forum, now in its second year, brought together 20 partner executives to exchange insights with leadership and provide input on strategy, innovation priorities and ecosystem engagement. Breakout discussions throughout the summit explored how partners can co-innovate, co-sell, and scale customer outcomes, underscoring the company’s long-term commitment to collaboration and ecosystem growth.

“The India Partner Summit has become a cornerstone in how we build trust, exchange ideas, and grow with our partners,” said Darsshan Somaiya, head of strategic partner & alliances, India & SAARC, Hitachi Vantara. “This year, we focused not only on sharing our latest innovations but on enabling our partners with the tools, incentives, and connections needed to thrive in today’s AI-driven economy.”

 Among the summit’s highlights was a live demonstration of Hitachi iQ with Hammerspace, a next-generation data orchestration solution built on the VSP One platform. It combines Hitachi Vantara’s high-performance Virtual Storage Platform One Block (VSP One Block) storage with Hammerspace’s global file system and metadata-driven orchestration, enabling organizations to manage data seamlessly across on-premises, cloud, and edge environments without relocating it. The live demo, including a remote backend showcase, gave attendees an immersive look at GenAI orchestration, inference pipelines, and distributed AI deployments.

“The India Partner Summit gave us a deeper understanding of where Hitachi Vantara is headed — not just in technology, but in partner collaboration,” said Ashutosh Deuskar, Director, VDA Infosolutions. “The open discussions, roadmap insights, and co-innovation sessions have positioned us to bring greater value to our customers in the region.”

“India continues to be a critical growth engine for our global business,” said Hemant Tiwari, managing director and vice president for India and SAARC Region, Hitachi Vantara. “This summit reflects our ongoing commitment to empowering partners – not just through programs and platforms, but through deeper collaboration and shared innovation. Together, we’re shaping solutions that accelerate digital transformation across the region.”