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NetApp acquisition of PEAK:AIO and Novus AI architecture

Overview

NetApp has announced its intention to acquire PEAK:AIO, a Manchester-based software-defined storage company. The acquisition is designed to bolster NetApp’s artificial intelligence infrastructure strategy by addressing the performance and scalability requirements of large-scale AI environments and expanding GPU clusters.

PEAK:AIO specializes in high-performance parallel file systems and advanced metadata management. By integrating this technology into the NetApp ONTAP platform, the company aims to disaggregate metadata from data, allowing both layers to scale independently. This architecture is intended to prevent metadata services from becoming bottlenecks that could leave computing equipment idle.

Following these developments, NetApp unveiled Novus, a storage architecture designed to support large-scale AI factory operations. Targeting AI infrastructure providers, such as neocloud and GPU-as-a-Service companies, Novus aims for an aggregate throughput exceeding 100 TB per second to prevent GPU underutilization. The architecture utilizes an approach that separates metadata management from the data path, allowing performance, capacity, and concurrency to scale independently within a single namespace via the NFS protocol.

In its initial phase, Novus integrates the NetApp Novus Data Director on qualified Supermicro infrastructure with NetApp ONTAP data services via the AFF A90 system. NetApp also introduced new hybrid multi-cloud capabilities, including NetApp Keystone Sovereign to support data sovereignty compliance in the European Economic Area, and NetApp Console Autonomous Operations to reduce reactive workloads through automation.

Entities

NetApp · PEAK:AIO · George Kurian · Sandeep Singh · Nvidia

Timeline

  1. [TECHNOLOGY] 3 sources
    NetApp introduces Novus AI storage architecture

    NetApp has launched its Novus storage architecture, targeting 100 TBps throughput for AI factories, alongside new autonomous hybrid multi-cloud management capabilities.

  2. [BUSINESS] 3 sources
    NetApp announces intention to acquire PEAK:AIO

    NetApp announces plans to acquire PEAK:AIO, while the top three CRM bidders control 70% of market investment.

  3. [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    NetApp to acquire PEAK:AIO to scale AI storage infrastructure

    NetApp plans to acquire PEAK:AIO to enhance its AI infrastructure by integrating advanced metadata management and high-performance storage capabilities into its ONTAP platform.

  4. [BUSINESS] 9 sources
    NetApp to acquire PEAK:AIO to boost AI infrastructure

    NetApp intends to acquire PEAK:AIO to enhance its AI infrastructure through advanced metadata architecture and high-performance parallel file systems designed for massive scalability.

Sources

blocksandfiles.com · brainstorm.itweb.co.za · channelpartner.es · channelpro.co.uk · computing.es · datacentermarket.es · dicaappdodia.com · gizmologi.id · leianoticias.com.br · marketbusinessnews.com · medcom.id · noticias.dino.com.br · prodiris.fr · redestelecom.es · revistaempreende.com.br · siliconangle.com · thoibaonganhang.vn

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