managed storage

So The GPUs 
Never Wait

Parallel file and object storage, provisioned and tuned with compute, networking, Kubernetes, and Slurm as one environment. Built for training and inference, with residency and isolation enforced at the storage layer.

Three storage services

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Parallel File

High-throughput, for training and checkpointing

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Object

S3-compatible, for datasets and artifacts

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Block

Persistent volumes for K8s workloads, endpoints, notebooks

Provisioned through partner platforms and integrated into the operating layer, so each workload gets the right storage pattern without hand-built paths per cluster.

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Residency, isolation, governance

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Residency

Data held within defined jurisdictions.

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Isolation

Separated by tenant, project, and workload.

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Access

Governed by policy.

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Encryption

Protecting data.

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Audit

Operational trails across the operating domain.

Checkpointing

Storage paths are tuned for frequent checkpointing and rapid recovery, so GPU capacity isn't idle waiting on the storage layer during long runs.

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Artifact lifecycle

Lifecycle policies across active datasets, retained artifacts, and long-lived assets:

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Retention

How long datasets, artifacts, and outputs are held.

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Replication

Copies maintained across systems and locations.

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Backup and recovery

Recoverable state for active and retained data.

Performance visibility

Monitor throughput, latency, IOPS, saturation, errors, and capacity pressure across tenants, clusters, and datasets - in the context of the workloads consuming the storage.