As AI adoption accelerates, enterprises face the challenge of managing exponential data growth and increasingly complex workflows. The key to sustained growth lies in an infrastructure that scales effortlessly. DDN’s Data Intelligence Platform empowers organizations to scale from terabytes to exabytes, enabling AI-driven innovation without limits without sacrificing performance.
Meeting the AI Scaling Challenge
AI has become the cornerstone of enterprise innovation, driving breakthroughs in automation, analytics, and decision-making. However, this explosive growth brings unique challenges:
- Exponential Data Growth: AI workloads generate massive datasets, from real-time video streams to large language model training.
- Increasing Workflow Complexity: AI workflows demand seamless integration between data ingestion, training, and inference.
- High Resource Demands: GPUs and compute resources require storage solutions capable of delivering extreme throughput and low latency.
Traditional IT infrastructures often fail to keep up with the demands of scaling AI, leading to bottlenecks in performance and escalating operational costs. This is where DDN steps in.
How DDN Enables Scalable AI Growth
DDN’s Data Intelligence Platform provides a robust foundation for enterprises to scale AI without limits. Here’s how DDN addresses the key challenges of AI scaling:
Unmatched Scalability
Trusted and proven at the largest AI scales, but built to start small, DDNsupports 100PB per rack and seamlessly expands to 1000s of nodes, so organizations can grow their AI infrastructure without worrying about capacity limitations.
Performance Without Compromise
AI workflows require extreme performance, and DDN delivers with:
- Multiple TB/sec bandwidth for rapid data access.
- 15x Faster checkpointing to reduces training downtime.
- Sub-millisecond latency to ensure GPUs remain fully utilized.
- Optimized throughput for both structured and unstructured data like video, text, and audio.
Simplified Management
Scaling doesn’t have to be complex. DDN’s platform offers:
- Automated deployment: A 120-node cluster can be deployed in just 10 minutes.
- Seamless upgrades: Online updates ensure minimal downtime.
- Unified operations: Manage training, inference, and data preparation workflows on a single platform.
Cost and Energy Efficiency
Scaling AI often comes with rising costs, but DDN’s solutions minimize the financial and environmental impact:
- 10x reductions in power, cooling, and space requirements
- Increased productivity resulting in significant savings
- Optimized ROI on GPU and compute investments
Real-World Impact
Financial Services
For fraud detection and real-time analytics, DDN ensures ultra-low latency and seamless integration with AI frameworks.
Life Sciences
In genomics, where workflows demand precision and speed, DDN provides scalable storage and advanced metadata handling to accelerate bioinformatics research.
Autonomous Vehicles
DDN supports AI development for autonomous vehicles by handling petabyte-scale datasets for image labeling, model training, and real-time inference.
Future-Proof AI
As enterprises continue to adopt AI, the ability to scale efficiently will define success. DDN’s Data Intelligence Platform provides the performance, scalability, and efficiency needed to stay ahead in a data-driven world. If your organization is ready to scale AI without limits, contact us today to learn how DDN can empower your growth. Scaling AI shouldn’t be a challenge, it should be an opportunity.
