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Powering Google Cloud’s Magic Quadrant™ Success with DDN EXAScaler®

Congratulations to our strategic partner, Google Cloud, for being named a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant for Strategic Cloud Platform Services — recognized for AI/ML innovation, workload-optimized infrastructure, and enterprise-grade security. 

We’re proud that Google Cloud Managed Lustre, powered by DDN EXAScaler®, plays a key role in this success. Our high-performance, scalable parallel filesystem enables Google Cloud customers to accelerate AI and HPC workloads, deliver faster insights, and turn massive datasets into business advantage. 

The Power of Possibility: Why Data Infrastructure is your Competitive Edge 

In today’s AI-driven world, data isn’t just a resource, it’s the fuel for innovation, the key for faster decisions, and the foundation of market leadership. Google Cloud Managed Lustre, built on DDN EXAScaler®, delivers a high performance, cloud-native parallel filesystem that empowers enterprises to turn massive datasets into actionable insights with unparalleled speed and scale. This is not just about technology, it’s about what becomes possible when you remove the barriers to innovation. It’s about accelerating breakthrough, outpacing competitors and turning bold ideas into reality.   

What’s Possible with Google Cloud Managed Lustre?  

With Google Cloud Managed Lustre, your organization can achieve transformative outcomes that refine how you work and compete.  

  • Breakthrough speed for game changing results: Slash model training and simulation times by up to 50% with throughput pipelines. Imagine training large language models in weeks instead of months, running complex simulations overnight, or delivering real-time insights that give you an edge in meeting aggressive SLAs 
  • Cost efficiency that fuels innovation: Maximize GPU and TPU utilization while reducing total cost of ownership by up to 60%. With elastic, on-demand storage, you only pay for what you need, freeing up resources to invest in your next big idea. 
  • Seamless AI workflows for limitless creativity: Integrate effortlessly with Google Cloud services such as GKE, Vertex AI, Google Cloud Storage and more to build end to AI pipelines. From data prep to inference, run your workflows without rearchitecting, letting your teams focus on creating, not configuring.  

The DDN Difference: Turning Performance into Transformation 

DDN bring decades of expertise in large scale data management to this partnership, delivering a fully managed platform that changes what’s possible for organizations. 

  • Accelerate your vision: With massive throughput and near-instant data access, your GPUs and TPUs stay fully utilized, turning compute power into real-world impact. Whether it’s training cutting edge AI models, iterating product designs, or accelerating scientific research, delivering results weeks ahead of schedule. 
  • Scale without limits: From terabytes to multi-petabytes, Google Cloud Managed Lustre scales seamlessly to match your ambitions. Ramp up for peak workloads, then scale back to optimize costs, all while maintaining uncompromised performance and reliability. 
  • Embrace data freedom: With POSIX compliance and deep integration with Google Cloud services, your workloads can thrive anywhere, on-premises, in the cloud or in hybrid environments. Move data where it makes stragic sense without rewriting application or disrupting workflows. 

A Partnership that Signals a Bold Future 

The collaboration between Google Cloud and DDN is more than a technical achievement, it’s a bold step toward a future where intelligent, adaptable infrastructure empowers organizations to lead. In an era where AI and HPC are reshaping industries, the ability to harness data at scale is the difference between following trends and setting them. 

Explore the Possibilities: 

Want to learn more? Visit our website, read the documentation, or login to your Google Cloud Console today! The future starts here, congratulations again to Google Cloud, and let’s build what’s next together!  

Last Updated
Aug 27, 2025 6:32 PM
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