HPE Alletra's DASE Strategy: Learning From VAST Without the IP Risk

In 2025, HPE accelerated its Alletra storage portfolio by adopting disaggregated shared-everything (DASE) architecture principles pioneered by VAST Data. However, HPE&rsquo;s implementation diverges strategically from VAST&rsquo;s approach in ways that reveal both competitive positioning and operational risk. HPE&rsquo;s strategy: copy the architecture, not the lawsuit. VAST&rsquo;s DASE…