NetApp has introduced new tools to enhance businesses’ use of generative AI for decision-making, and validation for NVIDIA OVX systems.
The intelligent data infrastructure provider NetApp introduced new tools to help businesses use generative AI to improve their strategic and operational decision-making. Updated intelligent data infrastructure features from the company now include FlexPod, NetApp AIPod, and validation for NVIDIA OVX systems.
The AIPod AI-optimized converged infrastructure is designed for the most important AI projects that enterprises have, including inferencing and training. Along with being compatible with NVIDIA DGX H100, NetApp ONTAP and AFF A900’s certification as storage solutions for NVIDIA DGX BasePOD gives both customers peace of mind that their large-scale AI deployments can be supported by the DGX BasePOD solution that includes NetApp’s AFF A900. Notably, NVIDIA DGX A100 systems are still supported by NetApp AIPod.
The converged infrastructure solution from NetApp and Cisco is enhanced by the new FlexPod for AI reference architectures. The NVIDIA AI Enterprise software platform is now integrated with the improved FlexPod for AI. Furthermore, it is now feasible to expand FlexPod for AI to include RedHat OpenShift and SuSE Rancher.
The combination of NVIDIA OVX processing platforms and NetApp storage provides an efficient way to handle workloads related to inference and model fine-tuning for enterprise AI deployments. Via server suppliers, you can get the verified NVIDIA OVX systems, which are fueled by NVIDIA L40S GPUs and comprise NVIDIA AI Enterprise software, NVIDIA Quantum-2 InfiniBand or NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet, and NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPUs.
In addition, they unveiled cyber-resilience features, such as the first application of AI/ML integrated into storage systems to fight ransomware. The new technology, Autonomous Ransomware Protection with AI, increases performance and accuracy in detecting and thwarting more complex and sophisticated cyberthreats.
NetApp offers solutions designed to maximize clients’ investments in AI. Vice President of Data Science & Research at NetApp Arunkumar Gururajan stated, “Our unique approach to AI gives customers complete access and control over their data throughout the data pipeline, moving seamlessly between their public cloud and on-premises environments.” Through object storage tiering at every stage of the AI process, our customers can maximize efficiency and minimize expenses precisely where they are required.
The Strategic Innovations of NetApp
By fusing integrated data services, cloud operations, and unified data storage, they built infrastructure without silos and uses AI and observability to make data management possible. As of right now, the business offers the only enterprise-level storage solution integrated into the main cloud computing platforms.
Businesses may maximize the effectiveness of their data storage infrastructure with the assistance of NetApp. They have been seeing success as businesses keep spending money on high-performance storage to incorporate AI and boost productivity.
The company recently increased its yearly profit projection because of an increase in the amount that businesses are spending on cloud-based data management services for digital transformation. During extended trading, this development led to a 13.6% gain in the company’s shares. The company expects to report net sales for the fourth quarter in the range of $1.59 billion to $1.74 billion, with the midpoint just exceeding $1.65 billion in LSEG projections.
With these new strategic moves, NetApp positions itself for sustained success in a fast changing digital landscape and emphasizes its critical role in defining the future of enterprise data solutions.