VAST Data
A disaggregated all-flash data platform providing unified access via S3, NFS, and SMB protocols, optimized for AI and deep learning workloads with consistent low latency.
Summary
A disaggregated all-flash data platform providing unified access via S3, NFS, and SMB protocols, optimized for AI and deep learning workloads with consistent low latency.
VAST Data targets the convergence of AI/ML workloads and object storage. Its all-flash architecture eliminates the cold scan latency that plagues spinning-disk object stores, while the S3 interface maintains ecosystem compatibility.
- Not just object storage. VAST is a unified data platform where S3 is one of multiple access protocols. Evaluating it solely as an S3 alternative misses its multi-protocol value.
- All-flash means higher per-GB cost than HDD-based object stores. The value proposition is performance per dollar, not lowest cost per GB.
implementsS3 API — S3-compatible interfacesolvesCold Scan Latency — all-flash eliminates seek latency
Definition
A disaggregated, all-flash data platform providing S3-compatible object storage alongside file (NFS/SMB) and database access on a single unified architecture optimized for AI workloads.
AI/ML workloads need both high-throughput object storage and low-latency file access. VAST eliminates the need for separate storage systems by unifying all protocols on an all-flash platform with S3 compatibility.
AI/ML training data platform, unified NFS+S3 storage, high-performance analytics, GPU-direct data access.