WEKA and Nebius Forge Alliance to Boost AI Cloud Infrastructure Performance
In a dynamic move to enhance the capabilities of artificial intelligence infrastructure, WEKA, a company specializing in AI-native data platforms, has announced a strategic partnership with Nebius (NASDAQ: NBIS), a prominent player in AI infrastructure solutions. This alliance aims to provide a robust GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) solution by combining WEKA’s advanced data storage technology with Nebius’ comprehensive AI cloud platform.
This collaboration allows users to quickly scale computing and storage resources as needed, delivering ultra-high performance with microsecond latency, essential for effective AI model training and precision AI inference. Organizations that conduct extensive AI model training often encounter obstacles related to computing power, memory use, storage capacity, and data management, which can stifle their innovative aspirations. The partnership between WEKA and Nebius looks to address these challenges in a rapidly evolving market.
As demand for refined AI infrastructure continues to surge, organizations are increasingly turning to specialized neoclouds for immediate access to fully equipped infrastructure that facilitates their AI goals. In response to this demand, Nebius operates a sophisticated, cost-optimized neocloud environment that supports innovators across various sectors, including businesses of all sizes, research institutions, and startups in operationalizing their AI workloads.
To power the premium segment of its next-gen platform, Nebius has infused WEKA's high-performance storage software, enabling it to manage data volumes from petabytes to exabytes effectively. Noteworthy is the case of a leading research institution that selected Nebius' uniquely designed AI infrastructure to support extensive model development and experimentation. The institution reserved a substantial multi-thousand-GPU cluster and utilized the Nebius AI Cloud's developer-oriented platform, optimized explicitly for AI/Machine Learning (ML) workloads.
To enhance their environment further, the institution incorporated WEKA's data platform due to previous positive experiences with its performance and features. The deployment of 2PB of WEKA storage alongside Nebius’ computing infrastructure has resulted in a high-performance, fully managed platform that meets the rigorous demands of advanced AI research.
Danila Shtan, CTO at Nebius, remarked, "WEKA exceeded every expectation we had. The solution provides outstanding throughput, IOPS, and exceptionally low latency, effectively managing complex mixed read and write workloads while offering excellent metadata management and streamlined multitenancy."
Liran Zvibel, co-founder and CEO of WEKA, expressed pride in the collaboration, stating, "We are delighted to work with Nebius to deliver high-performance, cloud-based solutions that drive AI innovation while simplifying infrastructure complexities. Together, WEKA and Nebius are redefining the limits of what can be achieved when high-performance storage seamlessly integrates into an AI-first infrastructure, creating a unified solution that advances both enterprise and agentic AI innovations."
With an industry-first approach, the Nebius AI Cloud solution, powered by WEKA, brings forward efficient AI deployment capabilities that all categories of innovators can leverage. This partnership signifies a landmark step toward potent AI solutions tailored to enhance productivity and efficiency in a field characterized by rapid advancement.
For further details on the Nebius AI Cloud solution powered by WEKA, visit https://www.weka.io/customers/nebius/.
About Nebius: Nebius is at the forefront of technology, building complete infrastructure to cater to the explosive growth of the global AI sector. Offering large-scale GPU clusters, a comprehensive AI-native cloud platform, as well as tools and services pertinent to developers, Nebius is headquartered in Amsterdam and has a sizable global presence with research and development hubs across Europe, North America, and Israel. The Nebius AI Cloud platform is crafted to support intensive AI workloads, featuring custom cloud software architectures and proprietary hardware.
About WEKA: WEKA is pioneering a new paradigm for enterprise data structures tailored for the age of agentic AI. Its platform defines a standard for AI infrastructure that can be utilized universally, offering seamless data portability across various environments, including on-premises and cloud. WEKA transforms outdated data silos into dynamic data streams, significantly augmenting GPU utilization while accelerating the speed and efficiency of AI model training, inference, and high-performance computing workflows, achieving microsecond latency at scale. Through these innovations, WEKA empowers the world's premier enterprises and research entities to expedite market readiness and achieve breakthroughs in AI-driven insights.