Austin Weedfall

I speak with @VAST_Data CEO Renen Hallak about his company's partnership with @Nvidia on $NVDA Bluefield-4, demand for new data storage technology for AI inferencing, the flash storage allocation game, and the reality of enterprise AI demand. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Quoting myself... "One of the true superpowers of VAST is a lack of concern for market categorization. 20 years from now, we will look back on today’s technology and wonder why everything was so complicated." Throughout history, operating systems have defined the democratization of new hardware platforms and have enabled applications to thrive. Today, @VAST_Data graduates to the next phase of its evolution... by introducing the Operating System for Thinking Machines. Data > Context > Action. vastdata.com/blog/the-grand…

How does a company at the center of the world's AI data hurricane finish the year?... by setting a target of 4x growth for the coming year. @VAST_Data is entering the year with the objective of redefining the market while also being a killer of market categories. Fortune favors the bold. @VAST_Data

Max Schuemann is one of the best stories of the 2024 A’s.

Max Schuemann's first big league hit is a game-tying homer and his family is loving it! 🥹

@AviatorsLV That's my MVP.

Our final nominee for the Mayor's Trophy MVP is Max Schuemann, who has played in 95 games with 42 RBIs and 83 runs scored 👏 Max had a 5-game hit streak in August and hit a game-winning Grand Slam on Aug 13! Vote for Max: ow.ly/TRHv50PLgmQ

Pixar tapped Vast Data for Elemental. How Vast Data created the data platform for dazzling Pixar’s Elemental film venturebeat.com/games/how-vast… via @GamesBeat

It's #earnings season, and private company @VAST_Data weighs in with its own release. VAST grew its ARR an impressive 2.5x, with an ASP of ~$1.5M, and doing it w/ 90% gross margins. I go into this VAST momentum in my latest, on Forbes. forbes.com/sites/stevemcd…

We've come from around the world to Raleigh, NC for #VASTSKO23. We have some exciting plans for the week and it's great to be together in-person to collaborate, learn and have some fun. Keep a close eye here, there's more to come!

@Ryan_Knutson @sal19 @illumitatiana I saw the “Make Instagram…” thing when it was going around & I didn’t get it. Then I listened to the podcast. So I scrolled through Instagram… It took 132 posts until I saw something from someone I know personally, w/ several “suggested” posts before any of my friends. Insane.

Today on #TheJournal: @sal19 on why instagram is making so many changes… and influencer @illumitatiana on her viral “Make Instagram Instagram Again” post that pushed the company to slow down open.spotify.com/episode/3tXhk5…

@NetApp drops a heavy load of enhanced features, all focused on further enabling a cloud-like operating experience. I really like a manageability experience spanning on-prem, as-a-Service, and public cloud. NetApp's getting it right. blocksandfiles.com/2022/06/07/net…

A's Prospect of the Day is 2B Max Schuemann @maxschuemann who had 5 hits, including 2 HRs, to help @RockHounds win on Saturday.

#Earnings: I remember how skeptical many of us were when $NTAP made cloud/cloud-native central to its strategy: •Cloud now ~7% of @NetApp's business. •Public Cloud ARR ↑98%(!) y/y. •Cloud Gross Margins are 71%. @NetApp's mainstream storage business healthy. Nice Qtr!

There's a lot happening in today's Astra news from @NetApp/@NetAppCloud, among them: New support for @Azure Disk & @googlecloud Persistent Disks should dispel the perception that Astra is only about NetApp-on-NetApp. Nice set of updates.

5 Keys To Understanding NetApp’s Second-Quarter Financials: okt.to/a0XORo A booming public cloud business, big increases in all-flash storage array sales & more helped @NetApp enjoy healthy second-quarter growth. @ChannelWritrGuy has the details. @NetAppPartners $NTAP

Amirite? Please, just no. Amirite? npr.org/2021/10/28/105…

@JetBlue You need to follow me for me to DM you.

@austinweedfall Hi, Austin. If you still need help, please DM us your full name and six-letter confirmation code. We'll try to help you here. bit.ly/3hkq3Q5

@JetBlue still waiting, going on four hours on hold to rebook a flight that was cancelled the morning of. How is this acceptable customer service? Also, no callback feature? Looking for some help to get home today, please…

@JetBlue On hold for 2 hours and 45 minutes and the customer service rep was unable to help me rebook a flight after it was cancelled and transferred me to another call queue, with another hour of wait time. How is this okay?

@austinweedfall We apologize for the extended hold times. Please continue to hold and a crewmember will be with you as soon as possible.

@AmericanAir @JetBlue flight is cancelled and your apps aren’t recognizing the flight (JetBlue) or aren’t allowing me to rebook a new flight (AA) due to a system issue. On hold on phone for next 2 hours… help?