NetApp integrates NVIDIA AI Data Platform with ONTAP to enhance AI data management

NetApp has announced the integration of the NVIDIA Artificial Intelligence (AI) Data Platform with its ONTAP data management infrastructure, aimed at optimizing data processing for AI applications. This collaboration seeks to enhance the management and usability of data in enterprise settings, supporting advanced AI workloads and accelerating inference capabilities. The partnership allows businesses to improve their data strategies, transforming rapidly growing data estates into actionable insights. By implementing an Intelligent Data Infrastructure framework, companies can streamline processes that integrate metadata cataloging, automation, and hybrid cloud functionalities, thus eliminating data siloes. The combination of NetApp ONTAP and NVIDIA’s AI Data Platform facilitates the development of distributed systems capable of maximizing the value of business data. This integration leverages NVIDIA’s expertise in AI workflow optimization to transform data into actionable intelligence, connecting enterprise storage and AI computing resources. Among the capabilities being introduced are a Global Metadata Namespace for comprehensive data management across multicloud environments, an Integrated AI Data Pipeline for efficient data preparation, and a Disaggregated Storage Architecture to optimize performance and reduce operational costs for AI workloads. Executives from both companies emphasized the necessity of innovative data management techniques in supporting AI initiatives. NetApp’s conventional data architectures are adapted through this alliance, ensuring that businesses can effectively utilize their data while maintaining compliance and security. This collaboration continues a history of partnership between the two companies, which previously announced integrated solutions combining NVIDIA AI software with NetApp’s data infrastructure, focusing on enterprise Generative AI (GenAI) applications. Businesses interested in the forthcoming solutions can learn more at the NetApp booth during NVIDIA's GTC event in San Jose, scheduled for March 17-21, 2025.