Phil Manez is Vice President of Go-to-Market Execution at VAST Data, where he focuses on driving enterprise adoption of the company’s AI-native data platform. With deep experience in strategic account development and building high-performance teams, Phil works closely with large organizations to modernize their data infrastructure for AI, analytics, and mission-critical workloads. He brings a track record of accelerating growth in emerging technology markets and helping customers translate complex innovation into measurable business outcomes.
A panel on overcoming flash storage constraints and supply scarcity limiting enterprise AI adoption. The discussion will bring together leaders from VAST Data and other ecosystem partners to examine the real-world impact of capacity shortages, cost pressures, and performance demands driven by large-scale AI and GPU infrastructure.
The session will explore how architectural innovation can extract more usable capacity, improve endurance economics, and extend flash supply without compromising performance. Panelists will provide practical guidance for enterprises seeking to scale AI responsibly and profitably, aligning storage strategy with the next wave of data-intensive workloads.