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Supermicro's Open Storage Summit 2025: A Deep Dive into AI Workloads and Storage Solutions

Supermicro Computer, Inc. (SMCI), a prominent player in the IT solutions space, is set to host its eagerly anticipated Open Storage Summit from August 12 to 28, 2025. This virtual conference marks the sixth year of the event and promises to be the most extensive yet, featuring nine sessions, 23 companies, and 40 industry experts.

The summit aims to examine the evolving landscape of storage workloads, focusing especially on the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) workloads. Participants will have the opportunity to engage with industry leaders, technology partners, and clients through insightful discussions on various topics.

What to Expect from the Summit

Participants can look forward to a series of sessions that delve into critical aspects of AI workloads and their impact on storage infrastructure. Some key highlights include:

• - Layered Storage for AI Workloads (August 12): An exploration of how layered architecture integrates parallel file systems with object storage, previously utilized for training workloads.
• - Agentic AI Storage Solutions (August 13): Discussion on the storage implications of autonomous AI agents that reason and plan to achieve high-level goals.
• - Storage-as-a-Service for CSPs (August 14): Insights into whether Storage-as-a-Service will stand alone or supplement existing cloud service offerings, including a detailed analysis of Iron Mountain's recent Iron Cloud platform launch.

The summit will also cover pressing topics such as the modernization of enterprise applications for AI and the scalability aspects of inference storage solutions.

Noteworthy Participants

This year's event sees the participation of various influential companies like AMD, Intel, NVIDIA, Nutanix, Solidigm, Cloudian, and numerous others, showcasing their latest advancements and sharing their expert insights. A fresh addition to the participant roster includes EDB, MinIO, and Scality, among others.

Rob Strechay, General Manager and Chief Analyst at theCUBE, highlighted the distinctive nature of the Open Storage Summit: "Each session brings together complementary leaders in hardware, software, silicon, and client needs, inspiring innovative thinking and results." Strechay emphasizes how in-depth expertise from all speakers contributes to practical solutions for addressing technical challenges within the industry.

Session Breakdown

The sessions promise to deliver actionable insights and techniques tailored for data center managers and IT professionals. Highlights from the schedule include:

• - Enabling Inference at Scale (August 19): Key advancements in distributed inference frameworks and new storage protocols.
• - Modernizing Enterprise Applications for AI (August 20): Discussing new hardware platforms, database re-platforming, and transitioning from legacy storage to modern software-defined architectures.
• - Business AI Using RAG (August 27): Expert-led discussions on implementing Retrieval Augmented Generation workflows.
• - Software-defined Storage Solutions (August 28): Multiple sessions focused on collaborative reference design solutions for large-scale implementations.

About Supermicro

Supermicro is not just a pioneer in IT solutions; it's committed to delivering optimized infrastructures for various sectors including Enterprise, Cloud, AI, and 5G. The company's solutions are designed and manufactured across facilities in the U.S., Taiwan, and the Netherlands, blending innovation with sustainability efforts that reduce the total cost of ownership and environmental impact.

To learn more and register for the summit, visit theCUBE's event page. This summit presents an invaluable opportunity for anyone involved in the tech and storage sectors to grasp the future landscape shaped by AI workloads.