AI inference is the process of using a trained artificial intelligence model to make predictions or decisions on new data in real-time. Unlike AI training, which can take hours or days to complete, AI inferencing must happen instantly—often within milliseconds—to power applications like autonomous vehicles, fraud detection, medical diagnostics, and real-time recommendation engines. The challenge … Read More
At a recent NVIDIA GTC conference panel session focused on storage for AI workloads, the room was packed with AI innovators eager to understand how the storage industry is helping to drive the AI revolution. At Cloudian, we’ve been laser-focused on evolving our approach specifically for AI workloads over the past few years. While Cloudian … Read More
The open-source storage community was recently shaken by MinIO’s decision to remove key web-based management features from its community version, directing users to either use command-line tools or upgrade to paid plans. This significant change has left many organizations that relied on MinIO’s intuitive web interface scrambling for alternatives that provide both enterprise management capabilities … Read More
HyperBalance SDNS offers a modern, dynamic and adaptable strategy for load balancing. It’s designed to distribute your HyperStore traffic evenly and efficiently, going beyond traditional methods such as DNS Round Robin. It incorporates techniques from Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB), enabling direct-to-node connections with health checking to ensure your requests are being processed by the … Read More
We’re excited to announce a significant milestone in Cloudian’s journey to revolutionize enterprise storage for AI workloads: Cloudian has officially joined the NVIDIA Partner Network (NPN). This strategic collaboration marks an important step in our ongoing mission to help organizations maximize the value of their data in an AI-driven world. By combining Cloudian’s enterprise-grade object … Read More
In large-scale enterprise AI, storage performance has emerged as a critical factor in maximizing GPU utilization and accelerating time-to-insight. Today, we are pleased to share groundbreaking object storage performance results from our recent testing of Cloudian HyperStore in the context of our Rack-Scale AI Architecture. Setting New Performance Standards for AI Storage Our testing confirms … Read More
In the rapidly evolving AI landscape, having the right data infrastructure is as critical as having powerful GPUs. This new full stack reference architecture document from Supermicro and Cloudian addresses this key challenge by demonstrating how object storage can effectively replace expensive file storage solutions for AI and ML workloads. Download the Reference Architecture document … Read More
As global dynamics shift, Europe is witnessing a pivotal transformation in its digital strategy. Concerns around data sovereignty, regulatory complexity, and geopolitical uncertainty are pushing more organizations to consider data repatriation — to rethink where and how they store data, their most valuable asset. A Strategic Pivot, Not a Reaction Data repatriation is not merely … Read More
We recently announced an exciting milestone in the evolution of hybrid cloud solutions. Cloudian announced the availability of Cloudian HyperStore for second generation AWS Outposts racks. This powerful new offering delivers fully managed, on-premises object storage that perfectly complements AWS’s newly announced second generation Outposts rack infrastructure. Buy it on Amazon Marketplace, and it’s billed … Read More
The traditional maxim in artificial intelligence—”the bigger the data, the better the model”—has long characterized AI development. As we enter 2025, we can append that paradigm with a further understanding of data-centric AI: “The deeper the reasoning, the greater the storage demand.” Data-centric AI represents a fundamental shift from focusing primarily on model architecture to … Read More
