MinIO announced a joint collaboration with Intel
to bring its Enterprise Object Store to the Intel Tiber AI Cloud to
serve as the core object store within Intel's end-to-end AI development
platform. Together, MinIO and Intel provide developers with a full AI data
infrastructure suite, enabling them to build, test, and deploy AI applications
with confidence.
The
AI Cloud is an AI production and deployment environment for large AI startups
and enterprises that builds upon pre-existing capabilities and support for
developers. Within the AI Cloud, users can access Intel hardware, including
GPUs, CPUs and Gaudi accelerators, along with a range of solutions that drive
business value. Now, with the integration of MinIO's Enterprise Object Store,
developers can more seamlessly scale AI workloads, enabling them to begin with
a proof of concept and easily expand to using large scale AI data
infrastructure. The holistic approach ensures that applications developed on AI
Cloud are production-ready and can be deployed with confidence across diverse
environments.
"Intel
is deeply focused on empowering developers across the entire AI application
development lifecycle, so we couldn't be more proud that the company has chosen
MinIO as the object storage layer in their AI Cloud," said AB Periasamy,
Co-Founder and Co-CEO of MinIO. "Intel's choice to use MinIO is a
validation of our leadership and commitment in the AI storage space, and
highlights the tremendous value of open source innovation. We are already
contributing to and working with Intel to make sure developers have the
infrastructure they need to innovate and succeed."
The
adoption of MinIO reinforces Intel's commitment to open source and open
standards in the AI space, critical elements in the evolution of AI
infrastructure. MinIO is a supporter of the Linux Foundation's Open Platform
for Enterprise AI (OPEA) initiative, alongside Intel. These efforts ensure that
enterprises can build on open principles - creating trust, ensure transparency
and promote accountability.
MinIO
is deeply integrated into key AI and machine learning frameworks such as
Kubeflow and MLFlow, both of which are foundational to the AI revolution. As
the most widely deployed object store, MinIO plays an essential role in the
development of AI technologies worldwide.
"MinIO's
high-performance object store is an ideal match for the Intel Tiber AI Cloud.
By integrating MinIO into our platform, we are giving developers the tools they
need to scale their AI applications with confidence," said Markus Flierl,
Corporate Vice President, Intel AI Cloud. "Our shared vision for open
standards and performance-driven technology sets the foundation for the next
generation of AI innovation."
MinIO's
object store has become a critical component in the broader AI data
infrastructure ecosystem, offering developers and architects unmatched
performance, simplicity, security and scalability. As the object store of the
AI Cloud, MinIO further strengthens its leadership in the AI space, ensuring
developers have access to the essential hardware and software building blocks
they need, from storage to compute, within a single, unified platform.