Unlocking the Power of Data - A Comprehensive Guide to the VAST Data Platform Resources

I recently wrote an article, VAST Data Platform and NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPUs for Healthcare and Life Sciences (Embedded Link), distilling a few thousand hours of my post-graduate research in Secondary Genomics Precision Medicine Approaches into a 35-minute read, underscoring how the VAST Data Platform and NVIDIA's DPUs enable revolutionary possibilities accelerating Pediatric Cancer Research via Secondary Genomics Precision Medicine. The innovation capabilities that the VAST Data Platform will enable are curing diseases, media acceleration, lowering energy costs, improving healthcare, and reducing manufacturing costs, to name a few. The business sector/industry AI acceleration possibilities are endless, allowing the development of solutions that were not technically possible a very short time ago.

Over the last couple of months, I have reviewed VAST Data Platform resources and thought it would be helpful to summarize the most beneficial ones from my learning journey.

The videos (Sections 1 through 5) are 5 Hours and 30 Minutes long. I found the first seven videos (in Sections 1 and 2) the best at explaining VAST as a company and the core VAST DASE, DataStore, DataBase, DataSpace, and DataEngine technologies.

The Customer Success videos (Sections 3 and 4) are, on average, a few minutes long and provide excellent customer perspectives on how the VAST Data Platform is accelerating customer innovation goals. A handful of the Customer Success videos, like the Pixar example, are incorporated into the Introducing The VAST Data Platform | Build Beyond (Embedded Link) (1:02:38) video.

The videos' last section (Section 5) is the Recent VAST Supplemental Information, which provides supplemental information on VAST Optimized for Supermicro Hyperscale from four weeks ago and VAST Data Co-Founder & CEO Renen Hallak on NYSE Floor from four months ago.

In Section 6, I've attached the VAST Data Platform Whitepaper PDF, which covers VAST DASE, DataStore, DataBase, DataSpace, DataEngine, Management, and Gemini in detail. It is a phenomenal resource. At 98 detailed pages, it is about a 4.5- to 5.5-hour read, but it is one of the best resources I have come across that goes into deeper detail after the VAST Core Architecture Explained Videos in Sections 1 and 2.

In the last section, Section 7, I've included the VAST Resource Library link, which contains Analyst Papers, Configuration Guides, Datasheets, Infographics, Solution Briefs, Success Stories, Videos, Webinars, and White Papers.

The resources listed above are by no means a complete listing of resources available for the VAST Data Platform. They are the summary of resources that I found to be highly beneficial in my learning journey. Please visit the VAST Data Main Website and VAST Data YouTube Channel for the extensive resources available and applicable to your learning needs.

Section 1 - VAST Company Introduction Video

• Introducing The VAST Data Platform | Build Beyond (1:02:38)

• Introducing The VAST Data Platform | Infrastructure for the AI Era (57:13)

Section 2 - VAST Core Architecture Explained Videos

• VAST's DASE Architecture Explained (23:57)

• The VAST DataStore Explained | Build Beyond (32:25)

• The VAST DataBase Explained | Build Beyond (23:06)

• The VAST DataSpace Explained | Build Beyond (15:27)

• The VAST DataEngine Explained | Build Beyond (24:12)

Section 3 - VAST Customer Success Stories Videos

• Pixar + VAST | Revolutionizing Data-Intensive Animated Feature Productions (4:03)

• Zoom + VAST | Providing Frictionless Video Communication Tools Worldwide (2:25)

• NVIDIA + VAST | Powering Generative AI Through End-to-End Innovation (3:34)

• Allen Institute + VAST | Facilitating Neuronal Structure and Function Analysis (3:26)

• Martinos Center + VAST Data — Revolutionizing Imaging Research To Advance Patient Care (2:29)

• Core42 + VAST | A Global Network of AI Supercomputers (2:06)

• NREL + VAST | Creative Answers To Today's Energy Challenges (2:21)

• The University of Pisa Transforms Research with the VAST Data Platform (2:43)

• Lola VFX + VAST | Fostering the Speed of Collaboration (1:34)

• Beyond ONE + VAST | Creating a Unified Digital Platform (2:48)

• Lambda + VAST Data | Accelerating AI Training Across Public and Private Cloud (2:00)

• CoreWeave + VAST | Building the Data Foundation for a Next-Generation Public Cloud (2:03)

• DUG Technology + VAST Data — Unlocking Speed, Scale, and Simplicity to Power HPCaaS (3:33)

• Krystal Hosting + VAST Data — Powering UK's Hypercloud with Universal Storage (3:10)

• Lawrence Livermore Natl. Labs + VAST Data — Unleashing HPC & Machine Learning to Drive Drug Efficacy (2:20)

• TGen + VAST Data — Accelerating Time to Medical Insights With Universal Storage (2:01)

• Jump Trading + VAST Data — Enabling Cutting-Edge Machine-Learning Models for Algorithmic Trading (3:59)

• Squarepoint + VAST Data Success Story (5:27)

Section 4 - Additional VAST Customer Success Stories Videos (Experience Focus)

• Core42 + VAST | Building A Multi-Hundred Petabyte Data Cloud for AI | Fireside Chat (3:45)

• The VAST Experience: Northeastern University (4:21)

• The VAST Experience: San Diego Supercomputer Center (2:50)

• The VAST Experience: University of Utah HPC (1:55)

• The VAST Experience: High-Performance Quantitative Trading and Research (2:38)

• Broad Institute + VAST Data (1:56)

Section 5 - Recent VAST Supplemental Information Videos

• VAST Data DASE Architecture Optimized for Supermicro Hyperscale (12:23)

• Deep Learning & AI Data Platform Overview | NYSE Floor | VAST Data Co-Founder & CEO (4:02)

Section 6 - The VAST Data Platform Whitepaper (Covers VAST DASE, DataStore, DataBase, DataSpace, DataEngine, Management, and Gemini - 98 Pages)

• VAST Data Platform Whitepaper

Section 7 - VAST Data Platform Resources (Analyst Papers, Configuration Guides, Datasheets, Infographics, Solution Briefs, Success Stories, Videos, Webinars, and White Papers)

• VAST Data Platform Resources