In an effort to address one of the biggest challenges in the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in large organizations, Cloudera and Dell Technologies have joined forces. During the EVOLVE25 event in New York, both companies announced the integration of Dell ObjectScale with Cloudera, promising a solution that optimizes the use of dispersed data in heterogeneous architectures.
The promise is ambitious: to facilitate the industrialization of AI through a private platform that provides scale, security, and economic clarity. According to the report “The Evolution of AI: The State of Enterprise AI and Data Architecture,” a high percentage of technology executives navigate in a diverse storage environment, complicating the efficient management of data and AI models.
The integration allows Cloudera's compute engines to operate directly on ObjectScale, Dell's high-performance object storage system. This collaboration not only seeks to move compute to the data, but also to provide a private AI platform that keeps the data within the company's controlled perimeter.
The launch underscores the importance of bringing computation closer to storage to avoid the risks and costs associated with data transfer. By enabling an integrated environment where access is governed and metadata is unified, Cloudera and Dell promise a solution that reduces latency and ensures predictable cost management.
The proposal is aimed especially at regulated sectors that require maintaining strict control over their data. The Cloudera + Dell ObjectScale platform offers an infrastructure that promises to resolve the challenges of data localization, governance, latency, and operating costs. This joint effort aims to facilitate companies' adoption of an efficient and effective AI, without compromising security or privacy.
Finally, although the solution represents a significant step toward private and scalable AI, organizations must guide its implementation in a holistic manner, considering their own architectures and operational needs. The announcement opens a new chapter for enterprise AI, inviting companies to explore how this new integration can transform their daily operations.
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