VAST AI Operating System for Higher Education & Research

Delivering the Power to Transform Data

Scalable all-flash platform empowers universities to manage data complexity, enhance performance, and drive groundbreaking research.

Research Universities

Trusted by the world’s leading higher education & research institutions

Northeastern University
University of Utah
TACC
Harvard Medical School
Brown
NYU
GWDG
Durham University
University of Massachusetts
University of Pisa
Clemson University
UC Berkeley
USC CARC
University of Rochester

We switched to VAST a couple of years ago. We have total 10 petabytes of storage space on the VAST system. It's very flexible, and administration has been very easy. The support from VAST has been pretty awesome, very responsive, and then always try to solve the problem together. We’ve been very happy with that.

BD Kim
Associate Chief Research Information Officer, University of Southern California (USC CARC)
Overview

Streamline Operations with Scalable, High-Performance Solutions

As the amount of data from students, faculty and labs explodes across campuses, higher education and research institutions are grappling with how to keep up. Increasingly, universities are turning to advanced data infrastructure to support their critical functions, such as administrative operations, student engagement, and research activities. 

VAST Data’s scalable, all-flash platform offers an ideal solution, enabling institutions to optimize performance, simplify data management, and cut operational costs. By consolidating multiple workloads into a single platform, VAST improves data access, security, and compliance - all while meeting the growing need for High-Performance Computing (HPC) in both academic and research environments. 

Research institutions, in particular, require advanced infrastructure to manage the immense data demands of modern scientific exploration. Whether the data comes from genomics sequencing, climate modeling, or complex simulations, the VAST AI OS is built to handle HPC workloads with unmatched speed and simplicity, helping institutions drive innovation and accelerate discoveries.