Hitachi iQ provides cost-optimised solutions , tailored to various industries and use cases , including Large Language Models , inferencing , model training , analytics , Digital Twins and image processing .

Despite 97 % of organisations viewing GenAI as a top-five priority , ESG Research found only slightly more than one-third ( 37 %) believe their infrastructure and data ecosystem is well-prepared for implementing GenAI solutions , while 77 % agreed that data quality issues needed to be addressed before they could adopt GenAI processes .

The latest offering from Hitachi iQ is built to directly address these challenges . Designed to maximise AI performance and reliability , Hitachi iQ saturates GPUs with data to deliver faster time to insight . Of note : transfer times between storage silos for different phases of AI

• The updated Hitachi Content Software for File platform with generation 5 PCIe features the latest AMD EPYC processor technology and high-performance networking with NVIDIA ConnectX 7 400Gb / s InfiniBand or Ethernet NICs . In addition , PCIe Generation 5 E3 . S NVMe drive technology adds extreme performance capabilities for Hitachi iQ and other data solutions where performance is mission-critical and provides significant performance upgrades for High-Performance Computing ( HPC ) and AI workloads

• High-density object storage integrated with Hitachi Content Software for File allows scaling of compute and storage independently with the flexibility to adapt to diverse and fluctuating data sizes , data types and workloads

“ Our customers are looking for advanced solutions to meet the ever-evolving demands of AI , and the Hitachi iQ offering with NVIDIA HGX is the latest example of how we are at the forefront of AI innovation ,” said Jason Hardy , Chief Technology Officer for Artificial Intelligence at Hitachi Vantara . “ As one of the only vendors to offer a complete , end-to-end AI infrastructure solution , we marry world-class technology with deep industry expertise for a powerful , onestop-shop experience .”

Shar Narasimhan , Director of Data Center GPUs and AI at NVIDIA , said : “ Pairing NVIDIA ’ s accelerated computing platform with the deep industrial expertise of Hitachi Vantara helps address the growing demand for enterprise-grade AI infrastructure and applications , delivering High-Performance Computing capabilities for AI workloads to enable faster training , fine-tuning and inferencing .” �

INTELLIGENT OPERATIONS

• Hitachi iQ with NVIDIA HGX combines storage , networking , servers with NVIDIA H100 and H200 Tensor Core GPUs options , and the NVIDIA AI Enterprise end-to-end , cloudnative software platform for the development and deployment of GenAI applications

• Enhanced data processing of distributed file systems allows for more effective pattern identification , while access to diverse datasets helps AI models learn from a wider range of scenarios

• With NVIDIA HGX , Hitachi iQ improves the economics and sustainability of AI through a zero-copy architecture that eliminates wasteful data copying and

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