Unified Storage

Unified Storage

Deliver file, block and object services on a shared architecture — combining high-performance access, scale-out metadata and a highly available control plane for AI, databases, archives and shared files.

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Unified
Object / File / Block
Scale-out
Metadata
Raft
Mgmt election
Distributed
High availability
Unified Data Plane

One foundation for block, file and object

Unlike fully separate systems, the platform delivers object, file and block capabilities on the same data plane and a scalable control plane, reducing data silos, duplicated operations and migration cost.

  • Unified data-block layer & metadata mapping
  • Unified capacity pool & data protection
  • Easier cross-service data flow
Scale-out Metadata

Scale-out metadata for massive small files

Metadata can be partitioned and load-balanced by directory, bucket, namespace or volume, scaling throughput and capacity by adding nodes and avoiding single-point bottlenecks.

  • Great for massive small files & hot directories
  • Multi-tenant namespace isolation
  • Metadata layer scales independently
Highly Available

A Raft control plane for high availability

The management layer uses Raft elections for consistency and leader failover, keeping cluster-state governance stable during node failures.

  • Automatic control-plane failover
  • Consistent critical configuration
  • Supports audit & unified ops
AI Ready

Unified storage for AI and mixed workloads

Host training datasets, model files, inference caches, database volumes and archives on one foundation, reducing storage fragmentation between AI pipelines and business systems.

  • Training datasets & model files
  • Database & VM persistent volumes
  • Tiering from performance to archive

Powering the Most Demanding Data Workflows

One unified storage platform that keeps feeding AI, analytics and high-performance computing at speed.

AI Inferencing

Unifies unstructured data, prewarms datasets, and feeds GPUs at wire speed for low-latency inference.

AI Training

Combines Tier 0 and parallel file system to keep GPUs saturated, accelerating training throughput and efficiency.

Cloud Computing

Unifies data across sites and clouds, enforcing policies and minimizing egress while accelerating cloud workloads.

Data Analytics

Creates one global namespace and orchestrates datasets to compute, speeding queries, pipelines, and interactive analytics.

Machine Learning

Unifies training and inference data, automates placement, and maximizes GPU utilization for faster model iteration.

GPU Acceleration

Feeds GPUs from Tier 0 shared NVMe, eliminating bottlenecks and boosting token throughput and TTFT.

High-performance Computing (HPC)

Delivers parallel file performance across sites, keeping compute saturated while simplifying data movement and access.

Retrieval Technologies (RAG)

Unifies files and objects, accelerating retrieval augmented generation while ensuring governance.

Build a unified storage foundation for AI and business

One distributed storage carrying block, file and object together — fewer data silos and less duplicated build-out, so data stays governable, analyzable and evolvable.

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