WekaIO, Inc. announced a transformative cloud-native storage solution underpinned by the fast file system WekaFS, that unifies and simplifies the data pipeline for performance-intensive workloads and accelerated DataOps. The company has developed reference architectures (RAs) with object storage technology providers, like AWS, Cloudian, IBM, Seagate, Quantum, Scality, and others in the firm's Technology Alliance Program, to deliver cost-efficient, cloud-native storage solutions at any scale. And the firm's OEM partnership with Hitachi Vantara will deliver an integrated end-to-end stack solution based on the Hitachi Content Platform. WekaFS provides managing petabytes of data in a single, unified namespace wherever in the pipeline the data is stored, while also delivering the performance to accelerate AI/ML, genomics research, HPC, and HPDA workflows. Manage more petabytes of data cost-effectively and with fewer resources Extending the WekaFS namespace from high-performance flash to an Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) REST-enabled cloud object storage system is a simpler and more cost-efficient strategy for managing petascale datasets without compromising performance.

Core Scientific, Inc. provides accelerated AI computing optimized to the demands of AI and deep learning. The company's Cloud for Data Scientists also integrates NetApp ONTAP AI, built on a verified architecture that combines Nvidia DGX systems for compute and NetApp AFF systems for storage. NetApp, Inc.'s architecture extends the company's solution for AI and ML and is included in the AiLab for customers to train large models. The firm is a provider in AI and blockchain technologies, delivering infrastructure and software solutions. In an increasingly distributed and connected world, the company believes that AI and blockchain are changing the way information is processed, shared and stored across a range of industries.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise acquired the business assets of MapR Technologies, Inc., in data platform for AI and analytics applications powered by scale-out, multi-cloud and multi-protocol file system technology. This transaction includes MapR's technology, IP, and domain expertise in AI and ML and analytics data management. HPE welcomes MapR customers and partners and plans to support existing deployments along with ongoing renewals. "The explosion of data is creating a new era of intelligence where the winners will be the ones who harness the power of data, wherever it lives," said Antonio Neri, president and CEO, HPE. "MapR's file system technology enables HPE to offer a complete portfolio of products to drive AI and analytics applications and strengthens our ability to help customers manage their data assets end to end, from edge to cloud."