Partner POV | Empowering AI Innovation with VAST Data and WWT

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VAST Data and World Wide Technology (WWT) have partnered to redefine AI infrastructure and data management. This collaboration leverages VAST Data's groundbreaking Data Platform with WWT's extensive expertise in AI integration, infrastructure, and cloud computing. 

VAST Data leads the industry in next-generation data storage solutions providing all-flash performance, extreme scalability, and cost-efficiency – key enablers for data-intensive AI applications. The VAST Data platform seamlessly scales from petabytes to exabytes of data helping organizations accelerate AI, machine learning, and deep learning workloads. 

WWT brings highly-valued integration capabilities, helping organizations deploy advanced technology into complex IT environments. The AI Proving Ground, featuring VAST, is a state-of-the-art lab within the Advanced Technology Center (ATC) that enables hands-on experimentation and testing with the latest AI hardware and software. Anyone can explore VAST's platform in a secure and scalable setting, supported by WWT's global infrastructure. 

Accelerating AI Together 

By leveraging VAST Data's innovative storage technology and WWT's integration capabilities, organizations can overcome common AI infrastructure challenges. The partnership provides: 

• Scalable Solutions: Seamlessly expand storage capacity to accommodate growing AI datasets without compromising performance, ensuring continued performance as AI initiatives evolve.
• Enhanced Performance: Reduce data bottlenecks and accelerate AI model training, inference, and deployment for faster, more accurate insights.
• Simplified Management: Integrate AI workflows effortlessly with infrastructure tailored to specific needs, enabling streamlined management of data pipelines and reduced operational complexity.

VAST Data and WWT help organizations across all verticals, from global enterprises to public sector entities, accelerate AI adoption and unlock the full value of their data. Together, we offer hands-on access to AI-ready solutions, fast-tracking enterprise AI initiatives in production environments while reducing the total cost of ownership.

VAST Data is transforming the landscape of data storage with a bold vision: to eliminate the compromises between performance, capacity, and cost that have long plagued the industry.

Data Platform for the AI Era

VAST Data's platform consolidates all data types—whether it's big data analytics, artificial intelligence, machine learning, or traditional enterprise applications—into one cohesive storage system. This unification simplifies data management and accelerates access to critical information. 

Extreme Scalability

Built to handle the demands of today's data-intensive environments, the platform scales effortlessly. Whether starting small or expanding to massive capacities, VAST Data provides consistent performance and reliability. 

Disaggregated, Shared-Everything (DASE) Architecture

The innovative DASE architecture separates compute and storage, allowing each to scale independently. This design ensures high availability, resilience, and optimal resource utilization, enabling seamless growth from terabytes to exabytes. 

All-Flash Performance at Disk Economics

Leveraging low-cost QLC flash and transformative data reduction technologies, VAST Data delivers the blazing speed of all-flash storage at a cost comparable to traditional hard drives. This means organizations no longer have to choose between performance and affordability.