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 Data Platform is built to handle HPC workloads with unmatched speed and simplicity, helping institutions drive innovation and accelerate discoveries.