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The $9B Startup Going After Snowflake and Databricks | Renen Hallak from VAST Data

May 3, 2024
Renen Hallak, CEO of VAST Data, discusses disrupting the data storage market with AI infrastructure, selling over a billion in software, and technical innovations behind their architecture. Topics include transitioning from storage to databases, working with open source, sales strategy, and Hallak's journey from technical founder to CEO.
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  • VAST Data disrupts data storage landscape with 'Disaggregated Shared Everything' architecture, enabling scalable performance and simplified data management.
  • VAST Data's strategic pivot expands offerings to databases and compute functionalities, driving exponential growth and capitalizing on GeneriVI market.

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VAST Data's Mission and Growth Trajectory

VAST Data, led by CEO Renan Helik, is pioneering a data platform tailored for GeneriVI with remarkable growth. Valued at $9 billion, the company challenges industry leaders like Snowflake and Databricks. By providing fast access to unstructured data in a world shifting from numbers to multimedia, VAST Data capitalizes on the burgeoning GeneriVI market.

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