{"id":110170,"date":"2024-05-31T11:02:53","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T10:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/2024\/05\/31\/vast-data-and-northern-data-group-partner-to-deliver-scalable-and-energy-efficient-ai-cloud-solution\/"},"modified":"2024-05-31T11:02:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T10:02:55","slug":"vast-data-and-northern-data-group-partner-to-deliver-scalable-and-energy-efficient-ai-cloud-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/eu\/2024\/05\/31\/vast-data-and-northern-data-group-partner-to-deliver-scalable-and-energy-efficient-ai-cloud-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"VAST Data and Northern Data Group partner to deliver scalable and energy-efficient AI cloud solution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Northern Data Group\u2019s GenAI cloud platform, Taiga Cloud, brings comprehensive, in-region AI-as-a-Service offering to Europe by leveraging NVIDIA GPUs and the VAST Data Platform.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>VAST Data, an AI data platform company, has announced a strategic partnership with Northern Data Group\u2019s GenAI cloud platform, Taiga Cloud, a leading European Generative AI cloud service provider (CSP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Together, Taiga Cloud and VAST will deliver dedicated, scalable Generative AI cloud services to Europe, driven by 100% carbon-free energy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gartner&nbsp;predicts that by 2030, AI could consume up to 3.5% of the world\u2019s electricity. To meet this growing demand, organisations are seeking&nbsp;sustainable and energy-efficient AI solutions. Taiga Cloud, a cloud partner in the&nbsp;NVIDIA Partner Network, provides access to a large NVIDIA GPU network in Europe, with over 20,000 NVIDIA GPUs, including the latest NVIDIA H100 and A100 Tensor Core GPUs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its platform runs entirely on carbon-free, renewable energy and boasts a less than 1.2 Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) ratio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Combining this efficiency with VAST\u2019s differentiated&nbsp;Disaggregated Shared Everything (DASE) architecture and&nbsp;Similarity&nbsp;data reduction software will provide access to a high-speed, low-latency and data-sovereign cloud built for accelerated computing, while ensuring organisations aren\u2019t compromising on their sustainability objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNorthern Data Group is committed to providing best-in-class solutions driven by energy from renewable sources,\u201d said&nbsp;Aroosh&nbsp;Thillainathan, Founder and CEO, Northern Data Group. \u201cThis partnership with VAST Data is doing just this, helping to bring scalable, sustainable solutions to customers, enabling them to bring their best ideas to life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key benefits for customers leveraging Northern Data Group\u2019s Taiga Cloud with the&nbsp;VAST Data Platform&nbsp;include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Reduced environmental footprint with sustainable infrastructure<\/strong>:\u00a0With best-in-class infrastructure and the latest liquid-cooling technologies to optimise GPUs for optimal efficiency, renewable\u00a0energy\u00a0and waste-reduction solutions, and VAST\u2019s efficient data management capabilities, organisations can achieve aggressive sustainability goals in the face of power-hungry AI deployments and applications \u2013 without compromising on performance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>A robust cloud services\u00a0catalogue<\/strong>:\u00a0The VAST Data Platform offers easy API access to encapsulate its storage, database, global namespace and compute engine capabilities into Taiga Cloud\u2019s wide-ranging advanced cloud data services and support, enabling Taiga Cloud to pass on best-in-class services to customers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Improved performance with enterprise features<\/strong>:\u00a0VAST\u2019s performance \u2013 particularly for AI-driven applications requiring high throughput and fast access speed \u2013 flexibility, and multi-tenancy, allows Taiga Cloud to help customers manage,\u00a0move\u00a0and protect their data with enterprise-grade features. Superior service levels, particularly in GPU cluster interconnectivity and storage speed, are also possible, which is crucial for intensive computational workloads.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Expanded access to secure, compliant GPU services<\/strong>:\u00a0Thanks to VAST\u2019s multi-tenant, scalable solutions, Taiga Cloud securely and efficiently scales its infrastructure in perfect harmony with its growing customer base &#8211; allowing Taiga Cloud to serve start-ups and smaller enterprises that might not have the capital to invest in High-Performance Computing infrastructure independently.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith the VAST Data Platform, Taiga Cloud is bringing to market one of Europe\u2019s leading GPU-accelerated clouds, with robust services and support offerings for generative AI deployments,\u201d said&nbsp;Chris Morgan, Vice President, Solutions, VAST Data. \u201cVAST provides CSPs with software infrastructure solutions that combine the speed, scale, security and GDPR-compliant operations that data-intensive organisations across the globe require for their AI workflows.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Northern Data Group\u2019s GenAI cloud platform, Taiga Cloud, brings comprehensive, in-region AI-as-a-Service offering to Europe by leveraging NVIDIA GPUs and the VAST Data Platform. VAST Data, an AI data platform company, has announced a strategic partnership with Northern Data Group\u2019s GenAI cloud platform, Taiga Cloud, a leading European Generative AI cloud service provider (CSP). 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