Vapor IO and VAST Data Forge Alliance to Unlock Enterprise AI
25 Abril 2024 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Edge to core to cloud architecture accelerates
the deployment of modern AI pipelines, providing a uniquely
flexible architecture for delivering business results at scale
Vapor IO, the creators of Zero Gap™ AI, is collaborating with
VAST Data, the AI data platform company, to help enterprises
simplify, accelerate, and optimize their AI deployments. Combining
Vapor IO’s Zero Gap AI with the VAST Data Platform offers an
edge-to-core AI fabric capable of simultaneously catering to a wide
range of business priorities. This AI fabric gives enterprises the
flexibility they need to tailor the system for their specific use
cases, optimizing for critical factors such as cost, latency,
accuracy, and resiliency.
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The combined solution will be sold as part of Vapor IO’s Zero
Gap AI. By providing a fully-integrated data layer, Zero Gap AI
aims to accelerate the adoption of AI by enterprises, particularly
those with large volumes of multimodal data. The combined solution
provides the optimum architecture for enterprise AI, combining data
capture, training, and inferencing at the edge. The platform also
has the flexibility to perform AI at the edge in collaboration with
AI performed in the centralized cloud, on-premises or in colocation
data centers.
“In today's fast-paced world, the ability to unlock proprietary
data for real-time insights has become a cornerstone of enterprise
competition,” said Cole Crawford, Founder & CEO of Vapor IO,
emphasizing the transformative impact of their collaboration. “With
VAST Data, we’re supercharging our Zero Gap AI platform,
simplifying the deployment of AI pipelines and integrating the
capabilities for these pipelines to asynchronously train, tune,
inference, and retrain. This enhancement drives unprecedented value
for our customers, making AI operations more dynamic and efficient
than ever before.”
This collaboration pairs Vapor IO’s nationwide Zero Gap AI
platform with VAST Data’s advanced storage and data management
capabilities for AI, allowing enterprises the flexibility to deploy
AI across the entire continuum from edge to core to cloud.
Customers can now easily train models in a centralized data center
or the cloud while seamlessly deploying real-time inferencing of
that model at the edge, using any new data that is collected to
improve the larger model continuously.
The combined offering gives enterprise customers the ability to
bring AI to the data and data to the AI, depending on what is
optimal in any particular circumstance. This includes taking
advantage of data on the customer premises, from remote locations,
in centralized clouds, and in hyperlocal AI access points. The
combination of a dedicated private backbone, secure global data
sharing, and NVIDIA-powered GPUs will make it feasible for
businesses of all sizes to leverage the full potential of AI
without the complexities and costs previously associated with such
endeavors.
“Vapor IO and VAST Data share a unified vision to deliver
AI-as-a-Service capabilities that aren’t tied to specific
deployment models or physical locations, making it easier to turn
data into actionable intelligence,” said John Mao, vice president,
Technical Alliances at VAST Data. “The proliferation of data
requires an agile system that can span on-premises, near-premises,
cloud and multi-cloud environments. The combination of these two
products makes an ideal solution for enterprises looking to rapidly
and cost-effectively scale their use of AI.”
Supermicro remains at the heart of this offering, providing the
hardware foundation necessary for both NVIDIA and VAST as a part of
the Zero Gap AI services. This synergy between leading tech
companies underscores a shared commitment to delivering
state-of-the-art infrastructure capable of meeting the demands of
next-generation AI applications.
As the combined technology rolls out across the U.S., the
companies also have plans for further expansion into global
markets. The potential scope and impact of this collaboration marks
a significant milestone in the journey towards a more connected and
intelligent world.
SUPPORTING ASSETS
This announcement builds upon recent news by both companies:
- Vapor IO’s 2/15/23 Zero Gap AI launch: Vapor IO and Supermicro
Launch Zero Gap™ AI, Powered by the NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper
Superchip, in North America
- VAST Data’s 3/12/24 announcement with Supermicro: VAST Data and
Supermicro Partner to Simplify and Accelerate AI Pipelines
Additionally, the following blog posts are also available:
- Read the Vapor IO blog post for more details.
- Read the VAST Data blog post on this announcement.
ABOUT VAPOR IO
Vapor IO stands at the forefront of the AI revolution,
delivering ultra-fast, AI and private 5G solutions across
distributed edge locations. The company’s Zero Gap™ AI platform
offers Network-Delivered AI services in 36 key U.S. markets,
including cities like Dallas, Las Vegas, and Seattle. Zero Gap AI
uses Vapor IO’s Kinetic Grid® infrastructure, Supermicro's
AI-optimized servers, and Nvidia's groundbreaking AI silicon to
offer on-demand AI services in top U.S. markets. Discover the
difference Vapor IO can make with AI solutions that fit your
specific needs. Visit www.zerogap.ai to learn more,
Zero Gap, Vapor, Kinetic Edge, and Kinetic Grid are registered
trademarks or trademarks of Vapor IO, Inc.
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