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DDN Infinia Named the Most Innovative Product of the Year in CRN’s 2025 Tech Innovator Awards

Chatsworth, Calif. – August 6, 2025 — DDN®, the global leader in AI and data intelligence solutions, today announced that its groundbreaking AI data platform, DDN Infinia, has been named the Most Innovative Product of the Year in the AI Infrastructure category of CRN’s 2025 Tech Innovator Awards.

Chosen from hundreds of contenders spanning 33 technology categories, the prestigious CRN Tech Innovator Awards spotlight the most groundbreaking solutions transforming the IT landscape. Infinia claimed the top prize with its game-changing architecture that supercharges and unifies AI data pipelines — seamlessly connecting core, cloud, and edge — enabling unprecedented speed, scalability, and intelligence in an AI-driven world.

“Innovation is in our DNA at DDN, and this recognition from CRN is a tremendous validation of the impact Infinia is having on enterprise AI,” said Alex Bouzari, CEO and Co-Founder of DDN. “Infinia was built from the ground up to meet the performance, scalability, and automation demands of modern AI, while delivering the simplicity and agility required by today’s enterprise teams. We’re proud to see it acknowledged as a category-defining platform.”

DDN Infinia is a next-generation AI data intelligence platform engineered to deliver real-time data services, intelligent automation, and seamless unification of data across all environments. Fully cloud-native and hardware-agnostic, Infinia empowers organizations to maximize AI infrastructure efficiency, accelerate time to insight, and unlock the full potential of their AI initiatives.

“Each year, the CRN Tech Innovator Awards spotlight the most groundbreaking solutions shaping the future of the IT channel, and DDN’s Infinia stood out among an exceptional field,” said Jennifer Follett, VP, U.S. Content, and Executive Editor, CRN, The Channel Company. “As the 2025 Most Innovative Product of the Year, Infinia exemplifies the bold thinking and real-world impact that drive partner success and customer outcomes. We congratulate DDN on this well-deserved recognition and look forward to seeing how they continue to redefine what’s possible in data and AI infrastructure.”

As AI continues to reshape the technology landscape, DDN remains at the forefront of innovation, helping enterprises and solution providers harness data as a strategic asset across use cases and industries.

These annual CRN awards spotlight innovative technology vendors in the IT channel. The winners were selected in 33 distinct technology categories across areas such as cloud, storage, networking, and security by a panel of CRN editors after closely reviewing hundreds of vendor entries and solution provider testimonials. They select finalists based on multiple criteria, including key capabilities, uniqueness, technological ingenuity, and ability to address customer and partner technology needs.

To view more information about Infinia, CRN’s Tech Innovator of the year winner, please visit https://www.ddn.com/products/infinia/.

About DDN

DDN is the world’s leading AI and data intelligence company, empowering organizations to maximize the value of their data with end-to-end HPC and AI-focused solutions. Its customers range from the largest global enterprises and AI hyperscalers to cutting-edge research centers, all leveraging DDN’s proven data intelligence platform for scalable, secure, and high-performance AI deployments that drive 10x returns.

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Last Updated
Aug 6, 2025 11:39 AM