171 AI Monetization…Data Storage / Management / Processing = VAST Data Lifetime Sales From 0 to $2B in Just Over Six Years VAST Data – 1/19-5/25, per VAST Data Source: VAST Data, Silicon Angle Everything is accelerating. The rate of AI progress is constantly increasing as model builders build on each other’s discoveries and push the boundaries ever farther. While we’ve been talking about thinking machines since early 2022, the advent of reasoning models in the last 12 months means that the era of thinking machines is actually now upon us… …We at VAST believe that the path to the greatest potential gain is to simplify and reduce the fundamental challenges that need to be resolved. If we can build a simple approach to encompass nearly all of the infrastructure layers needed for AI, without compromise… customers supremely benefit. - VAST Data CEO Renen Hallak, 5/25 AI Monetization = Data Layer Cumulative Lifetime Sales ($B) Cumulative Lifetime Sales, $B $0B $2B $0 $1 $2 1/19 5/25