What VAST Data makes for data centers
private
VAST Data is a private company. It appears on 1 part of the AI data center — AI storage systems — in the role of manufacturer. That part sits in Layer 2 — Memory & storage.
Exposure
1 part across 1 layer
No disclosed data-center revenue share on file.
Parts, by layer
Layer 2 — Memory & storage
| Part | Role | Confidence | Competitors | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI storage systems | manufacturer | disclosed | Dell, Everpure, HPE, IBM, NetApp, Supermicro |
Where VAST Data sits in the stack
VAST Data's placements in this catalog cover 1 part, all in layer 2, memory & storage. None of them currently carries a sourced supply constraint tag. Across these parts it overlaps with other companies most often on the lines below.
What these parts are
- AI storage systems — Purpose-built storage software and appliances — parallel file systems, object stores, and GPU-direct pipelines — that aggregate many drives into one system capable of feeding a large number of accelerators at once.
Closest peers in this catalog
Seen in real machines
VAST Data is named in 4 of the rack teardowns and supercomputer breakdowns on this site. Each line below is a piece of that machine.
- Alps · supercomputer
- Ritom (VAST, 10 PB, 7.2 PB real, 528 x 15 TB SSD) and Vadret (VAST, 1 PB home storage) file systems (VAST Data Platform behind Ritom scratch and Vadret home; Ritom connects directly to the Slingshot fabric with no gateway layer, Vadret to CSCS's Ethernet network)
- Isambard-AI · supercomputer
- Multi-tenant flash storage platform (VAST Data Platform: 4 C-Box protocol servers with 16 C-Nodes, 3 D-Box flash enclosures, 3.56 PB native usable) (software-defined, multi-protocol storage platform (supports object storage))
- Horizon · supercomputer
- Shared all-flash file system (VAST Data, about 400 PB usable, 28 storage racks; back-end network supplied by VAST) (file system and storage back-end hardware for $HOME and $SCRATCH)
- Doudna (NERSC-10) · supercomputer
- Early-access system Cech storage (VAST AI OS: high-performance scratch and quality-of-service data services) (storage and data services for Cech; not confirmed for the full Doudna system)
Questions about VAST Data
- What does VAST Data make for AI data centers?
- This catalog places VAST Data on 1 part: AI storage systems (manufacturer).
- Is VAST Data publicly traded?
- No listing is on file for VAST Data in this catalog; it is recorded as private.
- Who else makes AI storage systems for AI data centers?
- Dell, Everpure, HPE, IBM, NetApp and Supermicro are also placed on AI storage systems in this catalog.
- How well sourced are these placements?
- Every part→company placement carries a confidence tag. For VAST Data the mix is 1 disclosed. "disclosed" means the company or a filing says so; "reported" comes from trade press or a reference-design list; "inferred" is a lead from the taxonomy with no citation yet. Treat reported and inferred as leads, not facts.
Answers are generated from this catalog's own rows — see sources & method.