VAST Data's '29x Data Reduction' Claims: The Storage Industry's Most Brazen Lies

VAST Data has a lying problem. Their co-founder Jeff Denworth recently posted on LinkedIn claiming extraordinary data reduction ratios from customers migrating from &ldquo;triplicated data lakes&rdquo; to VAST DataBase. The numbers are impressive: 8x, 12.8x, and an eye-popping 29x capacity advantage. These claims are not merely misleading—they are deliberately constructed falsehoods designed to…