NVIDIA-powered data agents are being integrated into NetApp ONTAP to enhance inference capabilities.

NetApp recently unveiled plans to advance its Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities by incorporating the NVIDIA AI Data Platform into its operations. The partnership is designed to help businesses utilize their data more effectively, supporting AI reasoning inference.

Organizations are encouraged to adopt an Intelligent Data Infrastructure framework to navigate their data strategies amidst growing data volumes. This integration will streamline processes by eliminating siloes and enabling actionable insights throughout the AI pipeline.

The collaboration allows enterprises to develop distributed systems that maximize data utility, leveraging NVIDIA's expertise in optimizing AI workflows. The platform offers a customizable design for merging computational, networking, and AI software capabilities vital for enterprise data management.

NetApp customers will benefit from enhanced connectivity to support AI workloads, utilizing NVIDIA AI Enterprise software, including tools for AI model reasoning.

“Traditional computing architectures and data management techniques are not up to the task of helping businesses thrive in the AI era,” stated Krish Vitaldevara, Senior Vice President and General Manager at NetApp. “NVIDIA and NetApp are collaborating to give customers the tools they need to strategically unlock their data to drive the next wave of AI applications.”

NetApp's initiatives will address key areas such as:

  • Global Metadata Namespace allows for secure management and analysis of data across hybrid multicloud environments.
  • Integrated AI Data Pipeline streamlines the preparation of unstructured data for AI applications by efficiently tracking changes and managing data classifications.
  • Disaggregated Storage Architecture optimizes performance and reduces costs for compute-intensive AI tasks.

This development is part of a broader history of collaboration between NetApp and NVIDIA, focusing on sophisticated data solutions and AI integration.

“Enterprise data is a rich source of information for AI reasoning,” noted Kari Briski, Vice President at NVIDIA. “Combining NetApp and the NVIDIA AI Data Platform creates a data pipeline that’s always on, enabling rapid access to information for informed decision-making.”

For further insights on how NetApp will contribute to future AI solutions, attendees can visit their booth at NVIDIA GTC in San Jose from March 17-21, 2025.