DDN and NVIDIA Certification: A Powerful Partnership for AI and HPC Workloads

The collaboration between DDN and NVIDIA has led to the certification of DDN’s storage solutions with NVIDIA’s DGX systems, enabling organizations to accelerate their AI and HPC workloads. This partnership is a significant step forward in providing a seamless and optimized experience for users who rely on these technologies.

The Importance of Certification

Certification is a critical aspect of ensuring that storage solutions work optimally with NVIDIA’s DGX systems. By certifying DDN’s storage solutions, NVIDIA has validated that they meet the required standards for performance, compatibility, and reliability. This certification provides users with the confidence that their storage solutions will work seamlessly with their NVIDIA DGX systems, minimizing the risk of compatibility issues and downtime.

Benefits of the Partnership

The partnership between DDN and NVIDIA offers several benefits to users, including:

  • Improved Performance: DDN’s storage solutions are optimized to work with NVIDIA’s DGX systems, resulting in improved performance and faster processing times for AI and HPC workloads.
  • Increased Reliability: The certification process ensures that DDN’s storage solutions meet the required standards for reliability, minimizing the risk of downtime and data loss.
  • Simplified Deployment: The partnership between DDN and NVIDIA simplifies the deployment process for users, as they can now easily integrate DDN’s storage solutions with their NVIDIA DGX systems.
  • Enhanced Support: Users can now access support from both DDN and NVIDIA, ensuring that they receive comprehensive support for their storage and compute solutions.

DDN’s Storage Solutions

DDN’s storage solutions are designed to meet the demands of AI and HPC workloads, offering high-performance, scalable, and reliable storage options. Their solutions include:

  • DDN SFA: A high-performance storage solution designed for AI and HPC workloads, offering high throughput and low latency.
  • DDN EXAScaler: A scalable storage solution designed for large-scale AI and HPC deployments, offering high performance and reliability.
  • DDN IME: A software-defined storage solution designed for AI and HPC workloads, offering high performance and flexibility.

NVIDIA’s DGX Systems

NVIDIA’s DGX systems are designed to accelerate AI and HPC workloads, offering high-performance computing and optimized storage solutions. Their systems include:

  • NVIDIA DGX-1: A high-performance computing system designed for AI and HPC workloads, offering high throughput and low latency.
  • NVIDIA DGX-2: A high-performance computing system designed for large-scale AI and HPC deployments, offering high performance and reliability.
  • NVIDIA DGX Station: A high-performance computing system designed for AI and HPC workloads, offering high performance and flexibility.

Use Cases

The partnership between DDN and NVIDIA enables users to accelerate their AI and HPC workloads in a variety of use cases, including:

  • Artificial Intelligence: DDN’s storage solutions and NVIDIA’s DGX systems can be used to accelerate AI workloads, such as deep learning and natural language processing.
  • High-Performance Computing: DDN’s storage solutions and NVIDIA’s DGX systems can be used to accelerate HPC workloads, such as scientific simulations and data analytics.
  • Data Analytics: DDN’s storage solutions and NVIDIA’s DGX systems can be used to accelerate data analytics workloads, such as data warehousing and business intelligence.

Conclusion

The partnership between DDN and NVIDIA is a significant step forward in providing a seamless and optimized experience for users who rely on AI and HPC workloads. By certifying DDN’s storage solutions with NVIDIA’s DGX systems, users can now access high-performance, scalable, and reliable storage options that are optimized for their AI and HPC workloads.