DDN Adds AI To Its Data Storage Systems

DDN’s software enhancements improve data security, performance, monitoring, and capacity per appliance

DDN announced AI, deep learning and analytics software enhancements to its data storage systems to help customers achieve AI-driven digital transformation initiatives. DDN’s first quarter of 2022 was the most successful in the company’s history and was driven by massive customer demand for DDN’s scalable AI-enabled data storage systems. DDN sold 84 per cent more AI systems in Q1 2022 than in the same quarter in 2021.

“In these times of economic uncertainty, organisations need proven technology partners to help them achieve successful AI-driven business transformation with significant business value. With DDN’s global team of experts, proven data platforms designed specifically for AI and tight integration with the AI ecosystem, our customers will de-risk their AI strategies and greatly accelerate success and productivity,” said Alex Bouzari, CEO, DDN.

DDN’s software enhancements improve data security, performance, monitoring, and capacity per appliance. DDN’s new hybrid storage systems use next-generation networking SAS4, which doubles both capacity and performance at an attractive price point. Customers can now deploy up to 900 hard drives and 16 petabytes of data in a single rack behind DDN’s advanced NVMe AI appliances.

DDN also launched EXAScaler 6.1, a new release of its parallel file system, delivering optimised AI integration and data security. DDN’s Hot Pools and Hot Nodes features enable advanced flash performance in applications and can now be combined with DDN’s end-to-end encryption.