Paul Kennedy Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Illinois, United States

VAST Data is one of the fastest growing software companies of all time, creating a new kind of file system that drives an all-flash data platform (both on-prem or in the Public Cloud) to support data-intensive NFS, SMB, Object, & VMware workloads typically found on Parallel File Systems or Scale-Out NAS/SAN environments. Block storage is on the horizon.Use cases include AI/ML, HPC, Enterprise File/Object, Security Logs, VM Farms, as well as the Rapid Restore of Commvault, Veeam, Veritas, Rubrik, & Spectrum Protect backups. VAST delivers incredible speed, massive scale, & high reliability that gets coupled w/ strong data reduction (deduplication, compression, and similarity) to provide an all-flash experience at archive economics. Our file system has both unstructured & structured capabilities. Leveraging VAST w/ your preferred query engine could make data warehouse lookups 2 times faster & data lake queries 20-40 times faster. Let's talk about the trade-offs you could avoid by choosing a more modern architecture for your next refresh.

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

Pure Storage set out to create a purpose-built storage array that overcomes the barriers to flash’s broad adoption. The result is the Pure Storage FlashArray and its tightly-coupled software, the Purity Operating Environment. When compared to a traditional storage array, the FlashArray:- Is at least 8-10X faster (IOPS & bandwidth)- Delivers consistent sub-millisecond latency - even for mixed workloads- Averages ~ 5.2:1 data reduction- Achieves at least 10X more power, space, and cooling efficiency- Installs in less than 1 1/2 hours- Costs less than the $5 per raw GB and $3 per effective GB for performance capacity- Touts proactive performance monitoring in addition to break-fix support- Never needs to be taken offline because of its ability to non-disruptively operate- Can be updated to newer controller models, for just the price of maintenance, every three years Why buy any more spinning disk for performance capacity when flash could be at or near the same price?

Chicago, Il

Sales to fast-growing, midmarket sized companies and organizations with around 1,000 employees or below. States and cities include IL, MN, ND, SD, St Louis and WI.- 2012 team sales 125% of goal- 2011 team sales 110% of goal

- 2010 team sales 119% of goal- 2009 team sales 129% of goal

- 2008 individual sales 230% of goal- 2007 individual sales 118% of goal- 2006 individual sales 162% of goal

Bba, Marketing & International Business

Level 3, Japanese Language Institute