Built on Lenovo ThinkSystem SR635 V3 all-flash servers with AMD EPYC 9454P processors, the new solution demonstrated performance of 28.7 GB/s reads and 18.4 GB/s writes from a cluster of six power-efficient, single-processor servers, delivering a 74% power efficiency improvement versus a HDD-based system in Cloudian testing.

Lenovo combines Cloudian’s AI-ready data platform software with its all-flash Lenovo ThinkSystem SR635 V3 servers and 4th Gen AMD EPYC processors to deliver data management solution for AI and data analytics.

“There’s a big focus on the AI boom in Australia, New Zealand and across APAC, and it’s easy to see why when bodies like the CSIRO say the Australian market alone could be worth close to $500 billion in the next few years,” says Cloudian managing director Asia Pacific and Japan James Wright (pictured).

“But there’s a storage and infrastructure layer that companies and government agencies need to power the data-hungry workloads central to AI’s performance and functionality. What’s out there now simply won’t cut it. Imagine trying to power the mobile applications we use today with the simple mobile phones we had 20 years ago – it wouldn’t work and it’s no different at the infrastructure level, particularly with AI in play.”

“For organisations looking to innovate or drive research and discovery with AI, ML, and HPC, this solution promises to be transformative,” says Cloudian CEO and co-founder Michael Tso.

Built for mission-critical, capacity-intensive workloads, the platform features exabyte scalability, S3 API compatibility, military-grade security, and Object Lock for ransomware protection.

“Combining Lenovo’s high-performance all-flash AMD EPYC CPU-based servers with Cloudian's AI data lake software creates a solution that can handle the most demanding AI and analytics workloads,” says Lenovo general manager Stuart McRae.

“This partnership enables us to offer our customers a cutting-edge, scalable, and secure platform that will help them accelerate their AI initiatives and drive innovation.”

“AI workloads demand a lot from storage. Our 4th Gen AMD EPYC processors together with Lenovo's ThinkSystem servers and Cloudian's AI data lake software deliver the performance and scalability that AI users need,” says AMD corporate vice president strategic business development Kumaran Siva. “The single socket, AMD EPYC CPU-based Lenovo ThinkSystem SR635 V3 platform provides outstanding throughput combined with excellent power and rack efficiency to accelerate AI innovation.”