Eric Bermender, Pixar & Andy Pernsteiner, VAST Data & Ace Stryker, Solidigm

More from VAST Forward 2026

Eric Bermender

Data Infrastructure & Platform Team Manager

Pixar

Andy Pernsteiner

Field CTO

VAST Data

Ace Stryker

Director of AI & Ecosystem Marketing

Solidigm

Info

Eric Bermender, Pixar & Andy Pernsteiner, VAST Data & Ace Stryker, Solidigm

Eric Bermender

Data Infrastructure & Platform Team Manager Pixar

Andy Pernsteiner

Field CTO VAST Data

Ace Stryker

Director of AI & Ecosystem Marketing Solidigm

In this interview from Vast Forward 2026, Eric Bermender, manager of data infrastructure and platform at Pixar Animation Studios, joins Andy Pernsteiner, field chief technology officer at VAST Data, and Ace Stryker of Solidigm to talk with theCUBE’s Dave Vellante about the intersection of high-performance storage and cinematic innovation. Bermender explores Pixar’s technological evolution, from the early days of "Toy Story" to the complex demands of modern AI-driven rendering. He highlights how Pixar uses VAST Data’s disaggregated shared-everything architectu... Read more

Eric Bermender, Pixar & Andy Pernsteiner, VAST Data & Ace Stryker, Solidigm