# News

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## [About the News category](https://community.vastdata.com/t/about-the-news-category/1075)

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**Author:** [@jonasrosland](https://community.vastdata.com/u/jonasrosland)\
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**Last updated:** [February 24, 2025, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/about-the-news-category/1075 "2025-02-24T18:48:54Z")

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Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in Artificial Intelligence, including news, breakthroughs, and industry insights. This category should contain topics related to recent developments in AI, including: News …

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## [The CAMP Stack: A New Developer Stack for AI](https://community.vastdata.com/t/the-camp-stack-a-new-developer-stack-for-ai/2132)

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**Author:** [@brian.verkley](https://community.vastdata.com/u/brian.verkley)\
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**Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/the-camp-stack-a-new-developer-stack-for-ai/2132 "2026-10-15T16:40:21Z")

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Explore the CAMP Stack, a new AI developer stack uniting Coding Agents, Agent Runtimes, Model Services, and VAST’s integrated AI OS Platform. Read more at: The CAMP Stack: A New Developer Stack for AI - VAST Data

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## [Models, Agents and the New Infrastructure Stack with VAST Data CEO Renen Hallak](https://community.vastdata.com/t/models-agents-and-the-new-infrastructure-stack-with-vast-data-ceo-renen-hallak/2131)

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**Author:** [@nicole](https://community.vastdata.com/u/nicole)\
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**Last updated:** [October 14, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/models-agents-and-the-new-infrastructure-stack-with-vast-data-ceo-renen-hallak/2131 "2026-10-14T15:02:18Z")

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VAST Data CEO Renen Hallak on why models are becoming managed infrastructure and what agent-scale AI demands from the stack beneath it. Read more at: Models, Agents and the New Infrastructure Stack with VAST Data CEO…

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## [Introducing VAST DataEnclave: Confidential AI for Sensitive Data and Proprietary Models](https://community.vastdata.com/t/introducing-vast-dataenclave-confidential-ai-for-sensitive-data-and-proprietary-models/2087)

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**Author:** [@glenn](https://community.vastdata.com/u/glenn)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/introducing-vast-dataenclave-confidential-ai-for-sensitive-data-and-proprietary-models/2087 "2026-10-01T17:22:13Z")

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VAST DataEnclave runs AI workloads in hardware-isolated environments, so proprietary models and sensitive data can meet on untrusted infrastructure. Read more at: Introducing VAST DataEnclave Confidential AI

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## [Join us at CoreWeave Fully Connected 2026 and win a Mac mini!](https://community.vastdata.com/t/join-us-at-coreweave-fully-connected-2026-and-win-a-mac-mini/2091)

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**Author:** [@ram](https://community.vastdata.com/u/ram)\
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**Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/join-us-at-coreweave-fully-connected-2026-and-win-a-mac-mini/2091 "2026-09-30T21:25:53Z")

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See you at CoreWeave FullyConnected26: Our Co-founder & VP of Technology Alon Horev presents Data Architecture for AI: From Training Pipelines to Agent Memory Click the Sign Up at the top of the page to enter our bo…

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## [Introducing VAST DataEnclave](https://community.vastdata.com/t/introducing-vast-dataenclave/2085)

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**Author:** [@ram](https://community.vastdata.com/u/ram)\
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**Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 4:26pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/introducing-vast-dataenclave/2085 "2026-09-24T16:26:44Z")

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To learn more: Start here: AI {un}bounded launch VAST DataEnclave VAST DataEnclave Architecture Whitepaper

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## [{Un}bounding Enterprise AI Models](https://community.vastdata.com/t/un-bounding-enterprise-ai-models/2084)

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**Author:** [@ram](https://community.vastdata.com/u/ram)\
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**Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 1:46pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/un-bounding-enterprise-ai-models/2084 "2026-09-22T13:46:09Z")

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To learn more: Start here: AI {un}bounded launch VAST DataEnclave VAST DataEnclave Architecture Whitepaper

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## [AI Factories Are Forcing HPC to Rethink the Entire Stack](https://community.vastdata.com/t/ai-factories-are-forcing-hpc-to-rethink-the-entire-stack/2081)

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**Author:** [@nicole](https://community.vastdata.com/u/nicole)\
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**Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/ai-factories-are-forcing-hpc-to-rethink-the-entire-stack/2081 "2026-09-18T15:34:31Z")

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Discover how AI factories and changing economics are driving HPC consolidation and forcing research institutions to rethink computing architecture. Read more at: AI Factories Are Forcing HPC to Rethink the Entire Sta…

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## [Agent Sandboxes: Where Every Storage Trend Shows Up at Once](https://community.vastdata.com/t/agent-sandboxes-where-every-storage-trend-shows-up-at-once/2080)

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**Author:** [@itzik.reich](https://community.vastdata.com/u/itzik.reich)\
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**Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/agent-sandboxes-where-every-storage-trend-shows-up-at-once/2080 "2026-09-17T18:42:17Z")

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Learn why agent sandboxes are the ultimate test for AI storage, and how VAST Data solves extreme provisioning churn with isolated block and NFS. Read more at: Agent-Sandboxes VAST-Data - VAST Data

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## [9.22.26 AI becomes {un}bounded](https://community.vastdata.com/t/9-22-26-ai-becomes-un-bounded/2078)

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**Author:** [@ram](https://community.vastdata.com/u/ram)\
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**Last updated:** [September 16, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/9-22-26-ai-becomes-un-bounded/2078 "2026-09-16T15:35:46Z")

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## [VAST Data Named SiliconANGLE TechForward Winner for AI-Optimized Data Platforms](https://community.vastdata.com/t/vast-data-named-siliconangle-techforward-winner-for-ai-optimized-data-platforms/2076)

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**Author:** [@nicole](https://community.vastdata.com/u/nicole)\
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**Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 4:22pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/vast-data-named-siliconangle-techforward-winner-for-ai-optimized-data-platforms/2076 "2026-09-15T16:22:48Z")

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VAST Data wins the 2026 SiliconANGLE TechForward Award for AI-Optimized Data Platforms, recognized for unifying data infrastructure for modern AI. Read more at: VAST Data Named SiliconANGLE TechForward Winner for AI-…

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## [Architecting Next-Generation Data Centers with NVIDIA ERA and VAST Data](https://community.vastdata.com/t/architecting-next-generation-data-centers-with-nvidia-era-and-vast-data/2064)

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**Author:** [@prasad.venkatachar](https://community.vastdata.com/u/prasad.venkatachar)\
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**Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/architecting-next-generation-data-centers-with-nvidia-era-and-vast-data/2064 "2026-09-09T16:25:03Z")

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Discover how VAST Data and NVIDIA Enterprise Reference Architecture deliver a unified file and object platform to accelerate next-gen AI data centers. Read more at: Architecting Next-Generation Data Centers with NVID…

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## [Failure is a Finding: The Hard Lessons Behind Computings Biggest Bets](https://community.vastdata.com/t/failure-is-a-finding-the-hard-lessons-behind-computings-biggest-bets/2063)

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**Author:** [@glenn](https://community.vastdata.com/u/glenn)\
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**Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/failure-is-a-finding-the-hard-lessons-behind-computings-biggest-bets/2063 "2026-09-08T17:14:26Z")

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I share three ambitious HPC and AI infrastructure bets that didn’t go as planned and what they teach about building at scale. Read more at: Failure is a Finding: The Hard Lessons Behind Computing's Biggest Bets - VAS…

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## [The Case for AI on Kubernetes Remote Storage](https://community.vastdata.com/t/the-case-for-ai-on-kubernetes-remote-storage/2061)

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**Author:** [@itzik.reich](https://community.vastdata.com/u/itzik.reich)\
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**Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 4:05pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/the-case-for-ai-on-kubernetes-remote-storage/2061 "2026-09-04T16:05:17Z")

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VAST Datas Block CSI driver offers NVMe/TCP scale, multi-tenancy, rapid volume cloning, and pod-remap replication for mission-critical Kubernetes AI jobs. Read more at: The Case for AI on Kubernetes Remote Storage - …

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## [Five Ways to Think About the Future of the Datacenter](https://community.vastdata.com/t/five-ways-to-think-about-the-future-of-the-datacenter/2060)

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**Author:** [@nicole](https://community.vastdata.com/u/nicole)\
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**Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/five-ways-to-think-about-the-future-of-the-datacenter/2060 "2026-09-02T15:36:11Z")

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Five infrastructure leaders on why AI is redesigning the datacenter from power and cooling to networking and space-based compute. Read more at: Five Ways to Think About the Future of the Datacenter - VAST Data

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## [Build AI Factories on a Unified Data Foundation with Cloudera and VAST Data](https://community.vastdata.com/t/build-ai-factories-on-a-unified-data-foundation-with-cloudera-and-vast-data/2056)

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**Author:** [@colleen.quinn](https://community.vastdata.com/u/colleen.quinn)\
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**Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/build-ai-factories-on-a-unified-data-foundation-with-cloudera-and-vast-data/2056 "2026-08-26T17:01:42Z")

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Power production AI with Cloudera and VAST Data. Build an enterprise AI factory on a unified data foundation to scale compute and storage independently. Read more at: Build AI Factories on a Unified Data Foundation w…

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## [The Infrastructure Around Kafka Is Ready for Reinvention](https://community.vastdata.com/t/the-infrastructure-around-kafka-is-ready-for-reinvention/2043)

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**Author:** [@nicole](https://community.vastdata.com/u/nicole)\
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**Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/the-infrastructure-around-kafka-is-ready-for-reinvention/2043 "2026-08-24T16:50:55Z")

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Kafka isn’t the bottleneck anymore. VAST’s Matt Mohr on why everything downstream is and how one unified platform fixes it. Read more at: The Infrastructure Around Kafka Is Ready for Reinvention - VAST Data

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## [Autonomous Science is Inheriting a Workflow Infrastructure Problem](https://community.vastdata.com/t/autonomous-science-is-inheriting-a-workflow-infrastructure-problem/2042)

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**Author:** [@glenn](https://community.vastdata.com/u/glenn)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/autonomous-science-is-inheriting-a-workflow-infrastructure-problem/2042 "2026-08-21T15:22:59Z")

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Batch schedulers like Slurm fail under continuous AI agent workloads. Explore why autonomous science requires a shift toward event-driven orchestration. Read more at: Autonomous Science is Inheriting a Workflow Infra…

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## [VAST Live Webinar Series - AI in Action, Every Tuesday!](https://community.vastdata.com/t/vast-live-webinar-series-ai-in-action-every-tuesday/2040)

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**Author:** [@david.odell](https://community.vastdata.com/u/david.odell)\
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**Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/vast-live-webinar-series-ai-in-action-every-tuesday/2040 "2026-08-20T15:42:20Z")

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Did you know the VAST AI OS includes a bunch of things you’d normally have to manage externally? It’s time to reduce overhead cost and latency between these systems. Come join me every Tuesday as I dive into some real…

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## [Lets Build. Introducing the VAST Builders Challenge](https://community.vastdata.com/t/lets-build-introducing-the-vast-builders-challenge/2039)

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**Author:** [@ram](https://community.vastdata.com/u/ram)\
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**Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/lets-build-introducing-the-vast-builders-challenge/2039 "2026-08-19T14:18:55Z")

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Join the VAST Builders Challenge in October! A hands-on AI workshop to build, demo, and compete using VAST Data, NVIDIA, CoreWeave, and Cursor. Seats limited, register now! Read more at: Let’s Build. Introducing the …

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## [Expanding the VAST Native Query Engine](https://community.vastdata.com/t/expanding-the-vast-native-query-engine/2037)

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**Author:** [@colleen.quinn](https://community.vastdata.com/u/colleen.quinn)\
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**Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 3:45pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/expanding-the-vast-native-query-engine/2037 "2026-08-17T15:45:28Z")

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Explore how VAST AI OS 5.5 brings native analytics to data in place, unifying vector search, SQL aggregation, and statistical analysis without data movement. Read more at: Expanding the VAST Native Query Engine - VAS…

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## [Context Has Become Enterprise AIs Most Valuable Resource](https://community.vastdata.com/t/context-has-become-enterprise-ais-most-valuable-resource/2028)

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**Author:** [@nicole](https://community.vastdata.com/u/nicole)\
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**Last updated:** [August 13, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/context-has-become-enterprise-ais-most-valuable-resource/2028 "2026-08-13T16:39:42Z")

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Discover why unifying data into trusted contextnot just adding GPUsis the true architectural secret to solving enterprise AI bottlenecks. Read more at: Context Has Become Enterprise AI’s Most Valuable Resource - VAST…

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## [AI Infra Meetup with SkyPilot & VAST — Tue, Aug 18](https://community.vastdata.com/t/ai-infra-meetup-with-skypilot-vast-tue-aug-18/2027)

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**Author:** [@ram](https://community.vastdata.com/u/ram)\
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**Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/ai-infra-meetup-with-skypilot-vast-tue-aug-18/2027 "2026-08-12T20:25:17Z")

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Join us for the SkyPilot AI Infra Meetup with VAST Data! We’ll be talking about optimizing RL infra, scaling sandboxes for agents, and the compute and storage systems behind training and inference, all with real-world…

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## [Native Compute for DataEngine Arrives in VAST 5.5](https://community.vastdata.com/t/native-compute-for-dataengine-arrives-in-vast-5-5/2026)

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**Author:** [@christian.neundorf](https://community.vastdata.com/u/christian.neundorf)\
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**Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/native-compute-for-dataengine-arrives-in-vast-5-5/2026 "2026-08-11T16:13:49Z")

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Introducing VAST Native Kubernetes in VAST 5.5: A managed compute layer for DataEngine that simplifies serverless functions, RAG, and AI data preprocessing. Read more at: Native Compute for DataEngine Arrives in VAST…

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## [VAST AI OS 5.5 Is Generally Available](https://community.vastdata.com/t/vast-ai-os-5-5-is-generally-available/2025)

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**Author:** [@colleen.quinn](https://community.vastdata.com/u/colleen.quinn)\
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**Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/vast-ai-os-5-5-is-generally-available/2025 "2026-08-10T17:48:14Z")

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VAST AI OS 5.5 is GA: Unleash hyperscale vector search, native SQL analytics, and managed Kubernetes pipelines - all in one unified platform. No data movement. Read more at: VAST AI OS 5.5 Is Generally Available - VA…

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## [The Data Mess the AI Era Exposes](https://community.vastdata.com/t/the-data-mess-the-ai-era-exposes/2024)

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**Author:** [@nicole](https://community.vastdata.com/u/nicole)\
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**Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/the-data-mess-the-ai-era-exposes/2024 "2026-08-06T16:46:36Z")

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AI is exposing hidden data management challenges. Discover why organizing, understanding, and securing data matters more than raw compute. Read more at: The Data Mess the AI Era Exposes - VAST Data

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## [USC CARC Accelerates Data-Intensive Research and AI Innovation](https://community.vastdata.com/t/usc-carc-accelerates-data-intensive-research-and-ai-innovation/2021)

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**Author:** [@chuck.quigley](https://community.vastdata.com/u/chuck.quigley)\
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**Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/usc-carc-accelerates-data-intensive-research-and-ai-innovation/2021 "2026-07-30T15:00:23Z")

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Discover how USC CARC unified its computational research workflows onto a 10PB VAST system, simplifying administration and accelerating AI insight Read more at: USC CARC Accelerates Data-Intensive Research and AI Inn…

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## [NOAA's AI Forecasting Shift is Changing How Scientific Infrastructure Gets Built](https://community.vastdata.com/t/noaas-ai-forecasting-shift-is-changing-how-scientific-infrastructure-gets-built/2020)

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**Author:** [@Jim](https://community.vastdata.com/u/Jim)\
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**Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 3:08pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/noaas-ai-forecasting-shift-is-changing-how-scientific-infrastructure-gets-built/2020 "2026-07-29T15:08:35Z")

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NOAAs GPU cluster went from idle to its most contested resource overnight. Here is how AI forecasting is changing scientific infrastructure planning. Read more at: NOAA's AI Forecasting Shift is Changing How Scientif…

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## [AI Is Accelerating Cybersecurity Faster Than Enterprises Can Adapt](https://community.vastdata.com/t/ai-is-accelerating-cybersecurity-faster-than-enterprises-can-adapt/2018)

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**Author:** [@nicole](https://community.vastdata.com/u/nicole)\
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**Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 5:46pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/ai-is-accelerating-cybersecurity-faster-than-enterprises-can-adapt/2018 "2026-07-27T17:46:08Z")

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As AI adoption accelerates, security teams must move beyond patching everything to prioritizing the vulnerabilities that truly matter. Read more at: AI Is Accelerating Cybersecurity Faster Than Enterprises Can Adapt …

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## [Beyond HBM Limits: Accelerating Inference with KV Cache, AMD Instinct, and VAST Data](https://community.vastdata.com/t/beyond-hbm-limits-accelerating-inference-with-kv-cache-amd-instinct-and-vast-data/2017)

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**Author:** [@anat.heilper](https://community.vastdata.com/u/anat.heilper)\
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**Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 2:57pm UTC](https://community.vastdata.com/t/beyond-hbm-limits-accelerating-inference-with-kv-cache-amd-instinct-and-vast-data/2017 "2026-07-24T14:57:47Z")

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See how VAST Data and AMDs KV cache offloading cut TTFT by 5.8X and boost token throughput by 6.2X for scalable, agentic AI inference. Read more at: Accelerating Inference with KV Cache, AMD Instinct, and VAST Data -…

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