Most IT and storage teams operate across a patchwork of tools, protocols, and management layers, each adding complexity, latency, and operational overhead. Data is constantly reconfigured just to keep systems in sync. By the time a ticket is resolved, the window has already passed.
This training series examines what changes when storage, data protection, networking, and observability are built on a unified platform instead of stitched-together tools.
Nine sessions. One complete platform.
Each session focuses on a core capability of the VAST Data Platform. From architecture and identity management to data protection and real-time observability, understand the decisions needed to deploy, manage, and operate VAST at scale. Register for all or individual sessions today!
Here is what we are covering in each session:
Thursday, July 16, 2026 | 11:00 AM ET | 4:00 PM BST
VAST Foundations & Architecture: An introduction to the DASE architecture, cluster hardware components, multi-protocol capabilities, and data reduction techniques, including the full life of an I/O.
Thursday, July 30, 2026 | 11:00 AM ET | 4:00 PM BST
Overview & Orientation: A guided orientation to the VAST Management System covering GUI navigation, CLI, REST API, and core administration tasks for cluster and tenant managers.
Wednesday, August 19, 2026 | 11:00 AM ET | 4:00 PM BST
Identity, Tenancy & Access Control: A deep dive into user management, identity providers (AD, LDAP, NIS), multi-tenancy configuration, and role-based access control across the cluster.
Wednesday, August 26, 2026 | 11:00 AM ET | 4:00 PM BST
Networking Fundamentals: Covers VIP Pools, CNode Pools, VAST DNS delegation, failover mechanisms, and client access options for NFS, SMB, S3, and VAST NFS.
Wednesday, September 2, 2026 | 11:00 AM ET | 4:00 PM BST
Data Access — Views & Policies: A guide to single and multi-protocol data access, security flavors, host-based access rules, S3 key generation, and VAST ACLs.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 | 11:00 AM ET | 4:00 PM BST
Data Management: Advanced administration covering directory, user, and group quotas, Quality of Service (QoS) policies, and lifecycle management for S3 and file protocols.
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 | 11:00 AM ET | 4:00 PM BST
Data Protection and Namespace: Comprehensive coverage of multi-site replication, indestructible snapshots, granular restores, and the VAST DataSpace global namespace across data centers.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | 11:00 AM ET | 4:00 PM BST
Analytics & Observability: A walkthrough of VAST Analytics tools, Dashboards, Data Flows, Top Actors, and the Catalog — to monitor performance, track capacity, and troubleshoot issues.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 | 11:00 AM ET | 4:00 PM BST
Support, Troubleshooting & Maintenance: An overview of VAST's support methodology, case framing, log collection, and problem isolation techniques to keep clusters healthy and resolve issues fast.