VP of Systems Engineering @ VAST Data. Forged in Detroit, refined in Silicon Valley. https://xitter.cf/t.co/oE02nR7NHz

San Francisco, CA
Joined January 2009
Just wrapped my 1st blog post in over 5 years. Felt good to knock the rust off. Should be posted next week.
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Wanted to give a shout out to Troy at @SweetwaterSound - thank you for all of the support. You rock! ❤️‍🔥🎸🤘
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VAughn STewart retweeted
Your legacy storage is squandering your flash. VAST Data is here to help you take it back. While the rest of the industry faces long delays waiting for flash allocation, VAST customers are 6x-ing their capacity with the drives they already own. Today, VAST launches VAST Amplify to eliminate the "replication tax" and turn fragmented silos into a high-performance AI data plane. 3% overhead. Up to 8:1 reduction. Zero wait time. Efficiency is the new supply. Learn more by visiting: vastdata.com/usecase/ssd-sho…
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In the office, & I just looked down. Yup.
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VAughn STewart retweeted
From pilot phase to full production - make your move. Join NVIDIA and Pure Storage for a half-day deep dive on November 19, where industry practitioners will guide you through: 🔶 ✅ : Best practices for AI deployments 🔶 ✅ : Why storage infrastructure matters in AI workflows 🔶 ✅ : Live working session: pick a real-world use case, collaborate and build insights And let’s not forget: you’ll network over happy hour with peers in an awesome venue. Register now and accelerate your AI journey: purefla.sh/4ibGI7L #PureStorage #StoragePlatform #EnterpriseDataCloud #AI #NVIDIA
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VAughn STewart retweeted
In today's news: VAST Data and @googlecloud have partnered to address the challenge of hybrid AI data sprawl with the first fully managed service of the VAST AI Operating System on Google Cloud. Enterprises want to run AI where it performs best but fragmented storage and costly migrations often stand in the way. This expanded partnership makes data placement a choice rather than a constraint. The VAST AI OS leverages the VAST DataSpace to allow enterprises to seamlessly connect on-prem clusters with Google Cloud, eliminating complex migrations and instantly making data available wherever AI runs. The result: a fully managed AI OS on Google Cloud that unifies hybrid data with intelligent streaming, removes migration drag, and keeps GPUs fed – so organizations can deploy AI faster at lower cost with consistent, compliant data close to compute resources: vastdata.com/press-releases/…
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This just in: He’ll froze over ;)
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VAughn STewart retweeted
A new Frontier AI Factory in Memphis, co-built with @togethercompute, launches in early 2026! Designed to power demanding AI workloads — featuring @nvidia GB200 NVL72 systems, @DellTech’s liquid-cooled Integrated Rack Scalable Systems, and @VAST_Data's AI storage platform.
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Donald Trump doesn’t want you to see this picture. He’s literally destroying the White House.
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Is it just me, or is it simply impossible to connect an @apple MacBook to @united WiFi?? IOS devices work w/o an issue - with the same network settings.
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The @packers don’t look so formidable after last week’s loss to the @Browns and this week’s tie with the @dallascowboys.
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Wow! That was an impressive goal line stand @Lions!!
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This aged well.
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One of the silent stories of this week's flurry of UK activity is the @VAST_Data involvement in these super-projects. CoreWeave, Microsoft/NScale, etc. There's a whole lot of VAST's AI Operating system headed to Great Britain!
Accelerating the UK's AI goals, @CoreWeave, @Microsoft, @nscale, @OpenAI, and @NVIDIA are building the nation's AI infrastructure by adding 120K GPUs to national data centers, making it the largest AI infrastructure rollout in the country's history. ➡️nvda.ws/3KpoSRv “The United Kingdom is building the infrastructure for the AI industrial revolution." - Jensen Huang, NVIDIA CEO.
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Times Square today 🙌
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I received a $95 invoice, it’s the tariff for a new $240 MTB helmet. Ouch!
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Back in my Cisco days, while working on an M&A deal, I was rebuffed by our counterpart. I reported to my CEO, @JohnTChambers, that we weren’t going to get this deal done. John paused for a minute and said, “‘No’ is just the first step on a journey to ‘Yes’”. Words to live by.
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