This week's DataPro.News analyses VAST Data, a relatively new company experiencing rapid growth that claims to offer a revolutionary approach to managing the vast amounts of data needed for artificial intelligence applications. The article explores the company's promise to simplify complex data infrastructure by unifying storage, compute, and data management, which VAST terms an "AI Operating System." It examines VAST's performance claims through benchmarks, its AI-centric architecture, and evidence of customer adoption and market position. However, the analysis also includes a sceptical perspective, highlighting perceived gaps such as the limitations of its database capabilities and potential vendor lock-in, concluding with a stance of cautious optimism regarding the platform's true potential and the need for careful evaluation by potential users.

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