Author: Vaughn Stewart

Vaughn is a VP of Systems Engineering at VAST Data. He helps organizations capitalize on what’s possible from VAST’s Universal Storage in a multitude of environments including A.I. & deep learning, data analytics, animation & VFX, media & broadcast, health & life sciences, data protection, etc. He spent 23 years in various leadership roles at Pure Storage and NetApp, and has been awarded a U.S. patent. Vaughn strives to simplify the technically complex and advocates thinking outside the box. You can find his perspective online at vaughnstewart.com and in print; he’s coauthored multiple books including “Virtualization Changes Everything: Storage Strategies for VMware vSphere & Cloud Computing“.

Comparing and Contrasting All-Flash Arrays

Recently I shared how EMC’s entry into the All-Flash Array market provided both market clarity and likely would accelerate the adoption of All-Flash Arrays (AFAs). Most found the post accurate and a fair representation of how the market is divided between performance-focused and storage-efficient AFA architectures. The performance capabilities and datacenter/environmental benefits of All-Flash Arrays […]

Pure Storage at VMworld Europe: Sessions on Flash Options and Software-Defined Storage

VMworld Europe is right around the corner. I’m über excited to catch up with the VMware community in Barcelona. There’s a ton of development occurring in the storage realm with VMware, for those interested in attending sessions on Software-Defined Storage and Flash Storage I’d suggest you consider the two sessions… STO3601: Accelerate vSphere with Flash […]

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