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When: Thursday, October 16, 2025
Where: Fairmont Dubai, Level 33, Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, 97555, United Arab Emirates
Time: 6:30 PM FST onwards
AI is Your Edge to Win–
Is Your Enterprise Ready?
Success with AI demands scalable infrastructure, expertise and a clear roadmap.
Yet, many enterprises face roadblocks that slow adoption and impact performance.
Outdated Architecture
Simplified tools to help you build a strong foundation.
Limited Resources
Advanced tips and templates for tracking progress.
Unclear AI Strategy
Resources to diversify and maximize returns.
Common Challenges Holding Enterprises Back:
Accelerate AI Innovation with the DDN Data Intelligence Platform
AI-Optimized Performance
Designed for high-speed, data-intensive AI workloads to maximize efficiency.
Unified Data Infrastructure
Break down silos and create a seamless AI foundation for enterprise success.
Efficiency at Scale
Deliver 10x faster performance while reducing power consumption by 10x.
15x Fast Modeling Training
Accelerate AI outcomes with optimized infrastructure for large-scale workloads.
Limitless Scalability
Scale AI without constraints—expand seamlessly with zero performance loss.
Power Your AI Strategy with DDN–Get Started Today
The DDN Data Intelligence Platform is purpose-built for AI, delivering unmatched speed, scalability, and efficiency to power data-driven innovation. Simplify complexity, unlock value, and drive real-world results—at any scale.
Why DDN for Enterprise AI
Proven AI Infrastructure
Deployed in 1,500+ global AI environments
Seamless Integration
Works with NVIDIA, HPE, Dell and your existing stack
Engineered for the AI Revolution
Performance at Scale
Train large models 20x fast
Space is Limited – Save Your Spot Now!
Train Large Language Models at Unmatched Speed
Accelerate model training and inference with high-throughput data movement and scalable performance. DDN supports even the most compute-intensive workloads across distributed nodes.
Drive AI Decisions in Real Time
Enable low-latency inference at the edge or in-stream — ideal for fraud detection, personalization engines, and trading models that can’t afford delay.
Meet the Experts
Your Data is Everywhere
Data is scattered across silos, teams, and clouds, slowing pipelines and preventing scale.
AI Workflows Are Too Complex
Training, inference, and data prep all run on disconnected tools that don’t speak the same language.
Storage Wasn't Built for AI
Legacy systems can’t handle the speed, scale, and metadata richness that AI demands — especially in real-time.
The Hidden Challenges of Enterprise AI
Unify Your Data & Metadata
DDN turns fragmented sources into a single, actionable AI data layer across edge, core, and cloud.
How DDN Makes AI Real
From data prep to inference and RAG, DDN accelerates the entire pipeline with native integrations and orchestration.
Run AI Workflows Faster, Simpler
Deliver at Enterprise Scale
15x faster checkpointing, 75% lower infra costs, and extreme GPU efficiency, all backed by a software-defined platform.
Unify Your Data & Metadata
DDN turns fragmented sources into a single, actionable AI data layer across edge, core, and cloud.
How DDN Makes AI Real
From data prep to inference and RAG, DDN accelerates the entire pipeline with native integrations and orchestration.
Run AI Workflows Faster, Simpler
Deliver at Enterprise Scale
15x faster checkpointing, 75% lower infra costs, and extreme GPU efficiency, all backed by a software-defined platform.
Run fraud detection and risk models faster, using unified real-time analytics.
Financial Services
Life Sciences
Accelerate drug discovery with real-time metadata search and secure.
Autonomous Vehicles
Train models 15x faster and stream massive sensor datasets without bottlenecks.
Telecom
Deploy AI-powered anomaly detection and reduce infrastructure complexity across clouds.
Public Sector
Enable high-volume data ingestion and AI-powered surveillance
Turning AI Ambition Into Business Outcomes
Optimized for Your AI Workloads
DDN’s storage appliances make deployment, management, and scaling simple even for the largest AI application.
Real-Time Decision Engines
Multi-Model AI Pipelines
LLM Training & Inference
AI Model Versioning & Governance
Train massive language models with ultra-fast data throughput and scale effortlessly as your model sizes grow.
Enable high-speed, AI-driven decisions at the edge or in-stream – with zero compromise on performance or reliability.
Run diverse models in parallel with streamlined access to shared datasets and intelligent workload balancing.
Support reproducibility, compliance, and collaboration with high-performance storage and structured data management.
Beyond Artificial Dubai
Chief Technology Officer
DDN
Shape the Future of AI
Join DDN’s exclusive “Beyond Artificial” in Dubai, where exclusive enterprise customers, researchers, and technology partners dive into the real-world impact of AI-powered data infrastructure.
Agenda
Registration & Networking Check-In
6:00 PM
6:30 PM
Opening Keynote: Harnessing the Power of Data & Intelligence in the New AI Era
Atul Vidwansa & Sven Oehme
VP Sales MEA & WW NCP & AI Cloud Providers | CTO
7:00 PM
Building the Foundation for AI Factories: From NCPs to Scalable AI Infrastructure
Waleed Badr
Global Lead, NCP AI Adoption and GoTM
7:30 PM
Real-World AI Success: From Vision to Deployment
Jerome Freani
Chief Product Officer
8:00 PM
Executive Dinner at Summit Restaurant
Kickstart Your AI Journey
Beyond Artificial Dubai
Join DDN, NVIDIA, Google, and leading enterprises for a live AI + HPC summit that showcases real-world innovation.
Space is Limited – Save Your Spot Now!
When: Thursday, October 16th, 2025
Where: Fairmont Dubai, Sheikh
Zayed Road, Dubai, 97555, United Arab Emirates
Time: 6:30PM GST onwards
Shape the Future of AI
Join DDN’s exclusive “Beyond Artificial” in Dubai, where industry leading enterprise customers, researchers, and technology partners dive into the real-world impact of AI-powered data infrastructure.
What to expect?
Presentations from DDN and NVIDIA
Real-world success stories in science, research, and enterprise AI
Practical strategies to accelerate HPC and AI workflows
Afterward, join us for a networking reception and receive your personal invitation to our private dinner.
Summit Agenda
Registration & Networking Check-In
6:00 PM
6:30 PM
Opening Keynote: Harnessing the Power of Data & Intelligence in the New AI Era
7:00 PM
Building the Foundation for AI Factories: From NCPs to Scalable AI Infrastructure
Atul Vidwansa & Sven Oehme
VP Sales MEA & WW NCP & AI Cloud Providers | CTO
7:30 PM
Real-World AI Success: From Vision to Deployment
Jerome Freani
Chief Product Officer
8:00 PM
Executive Dinner at Summit Restaurant
Waleed Badr
Global Lead, NCP AI Adoption and GoTM
Supported by
Accelerate AI on x86-based NVIDIA DGX™ systems, powered by NVIDIA Tensor Core GPUs and Intel® Xeon® processors.
Accelerate AI on x86-based NVIDIA DGX™ systems, powered by NVIDIA Tensor Core GPUs and Intel® Xeon® processors.
VP Sales MEA & WW NCP & AI Cloud Providers
DDN
Supported by
Presentations from DDN and NVIDIA
Real-world success stories in science, research, and enterprise AI
Practical strategies to accelerate HPC and AI workflows
Afterward, join us for a networking reception and receive your personal invitation to our private dinner.
Kickstart Your AI Journey
Chief Product Officer
Aleria