VAST Data has expanded its collaboration with Google Cloud to launch the first fully managed service for the VAST AI Operating System. The service allows enterprises to run AI workloads across hybrid settings while maintaining a unified data view through the VAST DataSpace. By linking clusters across continents, VAST demonstrated near real-time data availability for inference workloads without the need for extensive transfers or environment duplication.
Jeff Denworth, Co-Founder of VAST Data, stated, “Together with Google Cloud, VAST is building a unified data and computing environment that extends to wherever a customer wants to compute and unleashes the potential of AI by unlocking access to all data everywhere.” Nirav Mehta, Vice President at Google Cloud, emphasized, “Bringing VAST AI Operating System to Google Cloud Marketplace will help customers quickly deploy, manage, and grow the data solution on Google Cloud’s trusted, global infrastructure.”
Recent tests with Meta’s Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct model showed performance on par with established cloud alternatives, reinforcing VAST’s ability to keep AI accelerators consistently active. Subramanian Kartik, Chief Scientist at VAST Data, noted that the AI OS is “redefining what it means to move fast in AI.” With capabilities including TPU-ready data paths, flexible data placement, and reduced data-movement costs, enterprises can run production workloads on Google Cloud while accessing existing on-premises datasets instantly.