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'''VAST Data''' is a technology company that focuses on [[data storage]], specifically [[flash memory]].<ref name="Mellor">{{cite web |last1=Mellor |first1=Chris |title=VAST Data: The first thing we do, let's kill all the hard drives |url=https://blocksandfiles.com/2019/02/26/vast-datas-extinction-level-event-for-disk-drives-and-tiering/ |website=Blocks and Files |date=Feb 26, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Miller">{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Ron |title=TechCrunch |url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/16/vast-data-lands-100m-series-c-on-1-2b-valuation-to-turn-storage-on-its-head/ |website= |date=April 16, 2020}}</ref> Founded in 2016, VAST has offices in the United States and Israel, with its headquarters in [[New York City|New York]].<ref name="Chris"/> VAST Data was founded with the aim of replacing multiple storage tiers with one [[solid state storage|solid state platform]].<ref name="Coughlin">{{cite web |last1=Coughlin |first1=Tom |title=VAST Storage Dreams |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomcoughlin/2019/03/01/vast-storage-dreams/#54ca126b73da |website=[[Forbes]] |date=March 1, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Adshead">{{cite web |last1=Adshead |first1=Antony |title=QLC + 3D Xpoint = Vast Data's universal storage |url=https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252484709/QLC-3D-Xpoint-Vast-Datas-Universal-Storage |website=[[Computer Weekly]]}}</ref>
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VAST was founded in 2016 by Renen Hallak, a former engineer of R&D at XtremIO, Shachar Fienbli, formerly at [[Kaminario]] and Jeff Denworth, formerly at [[CTERA Networks|CTERA Network]].<ref name="Wilson"/><ref name="Chris"/> Mike Wing of [[Dell]] also helps lead VAST Data.<ref name="Chris">{{cite web |last1=Mellor |first1=Chris |title=VAST Data's business sitrep |url=https://blocksandfiles.com/2019/02/26/vast-datas-business-sitrep/ |website=Blocks and Files |date=Feb 26, 2019}}</ref> Its launch was supported by [[Dell]] and [[Goldman Sachs]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sawaya |first1=Sydney |title=Vast Data Grows War Chest |url=https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/news/vast-data-grows-war-chest-with-100m-funding-round-1-2b-valuation/2020/04/ |website=[[SDxCentral]] |date=April 16, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Deutscher |first1=Maria |title=SiliconANGLE |url=https://siliconangle.com/2020/04/16/dell-backed-storage-startup-vast-data-raises-100m-1-2b-valuation/ |publisher= |date=April 16, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Deutscher">{{cite web |last1=Deutscher |first1=Maria |title=With upgraded storage platform, Dell-backed Vast Data targets AI workloads |url=https://siliconangle.com/2019/09/12/upgraded-storage-platform-dell-backed-vast-data-targets-ai-workloads/ |website=SiliconANGLE |date=September 12, 2019}}</ref> 145 people work at VAST Data as of April 2020.<ref name="Wilson">{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Alexandra |title=VAST Data Gets $1.2 Billion Valuation, As Researchers Race To Combat COVID-19 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexandrawilson1/2020/04/16/vast-data-gets-12-billion-valuation-as-researchers-race-to-combat-covid-19/#352a3c9b39e6 |website=[[Forbes]]|date=April 16, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Kovar |first1=Joseph F. |title=Renen Hallak Talks Future |url=https://www.crn.com/slide-shows/storage/vast-data-ceo-renen-hallak-talks-future-finance-and-a-100m-funding-round/9 |website=[[CRN (magazine)|CRN]] |date=April 16, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Costa |first1=Cameron |title=CNBC |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/05/start-up-hits-1-billion-virtually-as-virus-shifts-silicon-valley-riches.html |website= |date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>
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'''VAST Data''' is a technology company that focuses on [[data storage]], specifically [[flash memory]].<ref name="Mellor">{{cite web |last1=Mellor |first1=Chris |title=VAST Data: The first thing we do, let's kill all the hard drives |url=https://blocksandfiles.com/2019/02/26/vast-datas-extinction-level-event-for-disk-drives-and-tiering/ |website=Blocks and Files |date=February 26, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Miller">{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Ron |title=TechCrunch |url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/16/vast-data-lands-100m-series-c-on-1-2b-valuation-to-turn-storage-on-its-head/ |website= |date=April 16, 2020}}</ref> Founded in 2016, VAST has offices in the United States and Israel, with its headquarters in [[New York]].<ref name="Chris"/> VAST Data was founded with the aim of replacing multiple storage tiers with one [[solid state storage|solid state platform]].<ref name="Coughlin">{{cite web |last1=Coughlin |first1=Tom |title=VAST Storage Dreams |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomcoughlin/2019/03/01/vast-storage-dreams/#54ca126b73da |website=[[Forbes]] |date=March 1, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Adshead">{{cite web |last1=Adshead |first1=Antony |title=QLC + 3D Xpoint = Vast Data's universal storage |url=https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252484709/QLC-3D-Xpoint-Vast-Datas-Universal-Storage |website=[[Computer Weekly]]}}</ref>


VAST Data is being used by the [[National Institutes of Health]] and [[Harvard University]] to combat the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], as well as by [[Ginkgo Bioworks]] for genomic studies.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Joe |title=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/how-this-data-storage-startup-became-unicorn-amid-the-coronavirus-2020-4 |website= |date=April 17, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Wilson"/>
VAST Data is being used by the [[National Institutes of Health]] and [[Harvard University]] to combat the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], as well as by [[Ginkgo Bioworks]] for genomic studies.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Joe |title=Business Insider |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/how-this-data-storage-startup-became-unicorn-amid-the-coronavirus-2020-4 |website= |date=April 17, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Wilson"/>

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== History ==
VAST was founded in 2016 by Renen Hallak, a former engineer of R&D at XtremIO, Shachar Fienblit, formerly at [[Kaminario]] and Jeff Denworth, formerly at [[CTERA Network]].<ref name="Wilson"/><ref name="Chris"/> Mike Wing of [[Dell]] is a part of the leadership team at VAST Data.<ref name="Chris">{{cite web |last1=Mellor |first1=Chris |title=VAST Data's business sitrep |url=https://blocksandfiles.com/2019/02/26/vast-datas-business-sitrep/ |website=Blocks and Files |date=February 26, 2019}}</ref>

VAST Data's launch was supported by [[Dell]] and [[Goldman Sachs]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sawaya |first1=Sydney |title=Vast Data Grows War Chest |url=https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/news/vast-data-grows-war-chest-with-100m-funding-round-1-2b-valuation/2020/04/ |website=[[SDxCentral]] |date=April 16, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Deutscher |first1=Maria |title=SiliconANGLE |url=https://siliconangle.com/2020/04/16/dell-backed-storage-startup-vast-data-raises-100m-1-2b-valuation/ |publisher= |date=April 16, 2020}}</ref><ref name="Deutscher">{{cite web |last1=Deutscher |first1=Maria |title=With upgraded storage platform, Dell-backed Vast Data targets AI workloads |url=https://siliconangle.com/2019/09/12/upgraded-storage-platform-dell-backed-vast-data-targets-ai-workloads/ |website=SiliconANGLE |date=September 12, 2019}}</ref>

As of April 2020, the company has 145 employees.<ref name="Wilson">{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Alexandra |title=VAST Data Gets $1.2 Billion Valuation, As Researchers Race To Combat COVID-19 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexandrawilson1/2020/04/16/vast-data-gets-12-billion-valuation-as-researchers-race-to-combat-covid-19/#352a3c9b39e6 |website=[[Forbes]]|date=April 16, 2020}}</ref> During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], most employees are working from home.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kovar |first1=Joseph F. |title=Renen Hallak Talks Future |url=https://www.crn.com/slide-shows/storage/vast-data-ceo-renen-hallak-talks-future-finance-and-a-100m-funding-round/9 |website=[[CRN (magazine)|CRN]] |date=April 16, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Costa |first1=Cameron |title=CNBC |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/05/start-up-hits-1-billion-virtually-as-virus-shifts-silicon-valley-riches.html |website= |date=May 5, 2020}}</ref>


== Technology ==
== Technology ==
At the front end of its storage, VAST Data uses [[Intel Optane|Intel's Optane]] (3D X-Point) [[NVM Express|NVMe]] SSDs.<ref name="Coughlin"/><ref name="Marko">{{cite web |last1=Marko |first1=Kurt |title=NVMe-oF products are changing the face of data storage |url=https://searchstorage.techtarget.com/feature/NVMe-oF-products-are-changing-the-face-of-data-storage |website=[[TechTarget]] |date=September 25, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Adshead"/> 3D XPoint [[non-volatile memory]] is integrated in VAST Data's architecture.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vast Data Adds Zero Data Loss Guarantee for Storage |url=https://www.channelfutures.com/sales-marketing/vast-data-adds-zero-data-loss-guarantee-for-storage |website=Channel Futures |date=June 7, 2019}}</ref>
At the front end of its storage, VAST Data uses [[Intel Optane|Intel's Optane]] (3D X-Point) [[NVM Express|NVMe]] SSDs.<ref name="Coughlin"/><ref name="Marko">{{cite web |last1=Marko |first1=Kurt |title=NVMe-oF products are changing the face of data storage |url=https://searchstorage.techtarget.com/feature/NVMe-oF-products-are-changing-the-face-of-data-storage |website=[[TechTarget]] |date=September 25, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Adshead"/> 3D XPoint [[non-volatile memory]] is integrated in VAST Data's architecture.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vast Data Adds Zero Data Loss Guarantee for Storage |url=https://www.channelfutures.com/sales-marketing/vast-data-adds-zero-data-loss-guarantee-for-storage |website=Channel Futures |date=June 7, 2019}}</ref>


VAST Data's technology allows for collapsing multiple storage tiers into one that has decoupled compute nodes, which are accessed using [[NVMe]]-oF.<ref name="Mellor"/> After [[data reduction]] occurs, around 2PB of space is available.<ref name="Mellor"/> The single VAST Data tier uses wide data stripes, with the purpose of global erasure coding.<ref name="Mellor"/> NVMe-linked Databoxes contain flash drives for data and Optane XPoint for metadata.<ref name="Mellor"/> VAST storage enclosures are connected to servers through NVMe-oF, using either 100Gb/s [[Ethernet]] or [[Infiniband]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Harris |first1=Robin |title=Vast Data: A smart new architecture for cloud scale storage |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/a-smart-new-architecture-for-cloud-scale-storage/ |website=ZDNet |date=July 27, 2020}}</ref>
VAST Data's technology allows for collapsing multiple storage tiers into one that has decoupled compute nodes, which are accessed using NVMe-oF.<ref name="Mellor"/> After [[data reduction]] occurs, around 2PB of space is available.<ref name="Mellor"/> The single VAST Data tier uses wide data stripes, with the purpose of global erasure coding.<ref name="Mellor"/> NVMe-linked Databoxes contain flash drives for data and Optane XPoint for metadata.<ref name="Mellor"/> VAST storage enclosures are connected to servers through NVMe-oF, using either 100Gb/s [[Ethernet]] or [[Infiniband]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Harris |first1=Robin |title=Vast Data: A smart new architecture for cloud scale storage |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/a-smart-new-architecture-for-cloud-scale-storage/ |website=ZDNet |date=July 27, 2020}}</ref>


VAST Data, with regard to universal storage, uses Flash-QLC and 100 percent persistent global namespace.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vast Data |url=https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/news/vast-data-raises-80m-for-flash-performance-at-hard-disk-prices/2019/02/ |website= |date=February 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Evans |first1=Chris |title=Leading storage for AI tools address workload capacity, performance |url=https://searchstorage.techtarget.com/feature/Leading-storage-for-AI-tools-address-workload-capacity-performance |website=[[TechTarget|SearchStorage]] |date=November 13, 2019}}</ref>
VAST Data, with regard to universal storage, uses Flash-QLC and 100 percent persistent global namespace.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vast Data |url=https://www.sdxcentral.com/articles/news/vast-data-raises-80m-for-flash-performance-at-hard-disk-prices/2019/02/ |website= |date=February 27, 2019}}</ref> It supports [[artificial intelligence]] applications.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Evans |first1=Chris |title=Leading storage for AI tools address workload capacity, performance |url=https://searchstorage.techtarget.com/feature/Leading-storage-for-AI-tools-address-workload-capacity-performance |website=[[TechTarget|SearchStorage]] |date=November 13, 2019}}</ref>


Its recent storage architecture, known as LightSpeed, is a combination of [[NVIDIA GPU]] and VAST Data's [[network-attached storage]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kovar |first1=Joseph F. |title=Vast Data Aims At Artificial Intelligence With LightSpeed Architecture |url=https://www.crn.com/news/storage/vast-data-aims-at-artificial-intelligence-with-lightspeed-architecture |website=[[CRN (magazine)|CRN]] |date=September 15, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Coughlin |first1=Tom |title=Cloud At The Edge, GPU Storage And LTO Gen 9 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomcoughlin/2020/09/23/cloud-at-the-edge-gpu-storage-and-lto-gen-9/#1377cf403e1e |website=[[Forbes]] |date=September 23, 2020}}</ref>
Its recent storage architecture, known as LightSpeed, is a combination of [[NVIDIA GPU]] and VAST Data's [[network-attached storage]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kovar |first1=Joseph F. |title=Vast Data Aims At Artificial Intelligence With LightSpeed Architecture |url=https://www.crn.com/news/storage/vast-data-aims-at-artificial-intelligence-with-lightspeed-architecture |website=[[CRN (magazine)|CRN]] |date=September 15, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Coughlin |first1=Tom |title=Cloud At The Edge, GPU Storage And LTO Gen 9 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomcoughlin/2020/09/23/cloud-at-the-edge-gpu-storage-and-lto-gen-9/#1377cf403e1e |website=[[Forbes]] |date=September 23, 2020}}</ref>

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== See also ==
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* [[Dell]]


== References ==
== References ==
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VAST Data
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryData storage
FoundedJanuary 2016; 8 years ago (2016-01)
Headquarters
New York City
,
U.S.
Key people
Renen Hallak
Shachar Fienblit
Jeff Denworth
Mike Wing
Websitevastdata.com

VAST Data is a technology company that focuses on data storage, specifically flash memory.[1][2] Founded in 2016, VAST has offices in the United States and Israel, with its headquarters in New York.[3] VAST Data was founded with the aim of replacing multiple storage tiers with one solid state platform.[4][5]

VAST Data is being used by the National Institutes of Health and Harvard University to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as by Ginkgo Bioworks for genomic studies.[6][7]

History

VAST was founded in 2016 by Renen Hallak, a former engineer of R&D at XtremIO, Shachar Fienblit, formerly at Kaminario and Jeff Denworth, formerly at CTERA Network.[7][3] Mike Wing of Dell is a part of the leadership team at VAST Data.[3]

VAST Data's launch was supported by Dell and Goldman Sachs.[8][9][10]

As of April 2020, the company has 145 employees.[7] During the COVID-19 pandemic, most employees are working from home.[11][12]

Technology

At the front end of its storage, VAST Data uses Intel's Optane (3D X-Point) NVMe SSDs.[4][13][5] 3D XPoint non-volatile memory is integrated in VAST Data's architecture.[14]

VAST Data's technology allows for collapsing multiple storage tiers into one that has decoupled compute nodes, which are accessed using NVMe-oF.[1] After data reduction occurs, around 2PB of space is available.[1] The single VAST Data tier uses wide data stripes, with the purpose of global erasure coding.[1] NVMe-linked Databoxes contain flash drives for data and Optane XPoint for metadata.[1] VAST storage enclosures are connected to servers through NVMe-oF, using either 100Gb/s Ethernet or Infiniband.[15]

VAST Data, with regard to universal storage, uses Flash-QLC and 100 percent persistent global namespace.[16] It supports artificial intelligence applications.[17]

Its recent storage architecture, known as LightSpeed, is a combination of NVIDIA GPU and VAST Data's network-attached storage.[18][19]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Mellor, Chris (February 26, 2019). "VAST Data: The first thing we do, let's kill all the hard drives". Blocks and Files.
  2. ^ Miller, Ron (April 16, 2020). "TechCrunch".
  3. ^ a b c Mellor, Chris (February 26, 2019). "VAST Data's business sitrep". Blocks and Files.
  4. ^ a b Coughlin, Tom (March 1, 2019). "VAST Storage Dreams". Forbes.
  5. ^ a b Adshead, Antony. "QLC + 3D Xpoint = Vast Data's universal storage". Computer Weekly.
  6. ^ Williams, Joe (April 17, 2020). "Business Insider".
  7. ^ a b c Wilson, Alexandra (April 16, 2020). "VAST Data Gets $1.2 Billion Valuation, As Researchers Race To Combat COVID-19". Forbes.
  8. ^ Sawaya, Sydney (April 16, 2020). "Vast Data Grows War Chest". SDxCentral.
  9. ^ Deutscher, Maria (April 16, 2020). "SiliconANGLE".
  10. ^ Deutscher, Maria (September 12, 2019). "With upgraded storage platform, Dell-backed Vast Data targets AI workloads". SiliconANGLE.
  11. ^ Kovar, Joseph F. (April 16, 2020). "Renen Hallak Talks Future". CRN.
  12. ^ Costa, Cameron (May 5, 2020). "CNBC".
  13. ^ Marko, Kurt (September 25, 2019). "NVMe-oF products are changing the face of data storage". TechTarget.
  14. ^ "Vast Data Adds Zero Data Loss Guarantee for Storage". Channel Futures. June 7, 2019.
  15. ^ Harris, Robin (July 27, 2020). "Vast Data: A smart new architecture for cloud scale storage". ZDNet.
  16. ^ "Vast Data". February 27, 2019.
  17. ^ Evans, Chris (November 13, 2019). "Leading storage for AI tools address workload capacity, performance". SearchStorage.
  18. ^ Kovar, Joseph F. (September 15, 2020). "Vast Data Aims At Artificial Intelligence With LightSpeed Architecture". CRN.
  19. ^ Coughlin, Tom (September 23, 2020). "Cloud At The Edge, GPU Storage And LTO Gen 9". Forbes.
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