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VAST is a database, storage, and compute system on a single platform governed by a single control plane, and it describes that platform as an AI Operating System. Just as an OS has a file system, kernel, scheduler, and runtime, VAST’s components map to those same roles for AI/data workloads.

VAST Glossary

Data sources, query engines, ETL, Kubernetes, cloud, SDKs, and infrastructure as code.

Product Areas

VAST Platform

Cluster, hardware, network, VMS

Install, run, and support a VAST cluster.

VAST DataStore

File, object, and block

NFS, SMB, S3, and block on one namespace.

VAST DataSpace

Global namespace, multi-cluster

Global access, snapshot clones, and multi-cluster management across sites and clouds.

VAST DataBase

Tabular, transactional, vector

Set up on the cluster in Platform Guides; build on it in Data Platform.

VAST DataEngine

Functions, triggers, pipelines

Serverless compute next to the data.

VAST Event Broker

Kafka-compatible streaming

Publish S3 and system events; consume with any Kafka client.

VAST Catalog

Queryable metadata

Configure in Platform Guides; query with Trino, Python, or Jupyter.

VAST SyncEngine

Onboard and migrate data

Installation, user guide, and release notes on their own cadence.

I am a…

Storage Admin

  • Cluster Administration

  • Manage Protocol Access

  • Platform Knowledge

  • CLI

Platform Engineer/SRE

  • Kubernetes & container

  • Infrastructure as Code

  • Monitoring integrations

  • REST APIs

Data Engineer

  • VAST DataBase

  • SDKs and Connectors

  • Event Broker

  • DataEngine

Data Scientist/ML Engineer

  • VAST DataBase

  • Vector Search & InsightEngine

  • AI Inference

Application Developer

  • REST APIs

  • SDKs & Connectors

  • Automation

Field/Solutions Engineer

  • Multi-tenancy best practices

  • HW Datasheets

  • Software Installation

  • Cloud and CSP

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