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VAST Data achieves high-performance storage solution certification
VAST Data Platform has been certified as a high-performance storage solution for NVIDIA Partner Network cloud partners .
This certification underscores VAST ’ s position as a leading data platform provider for AI cloud infrastructure and further strengthens VAST ’ s collaboration with NVIDIA in building out next-generation AI factories .
“ This certification with NVIDIA builds on VAST ’ s already tremendous success with CSPs as the de facto AI data platform solution for large-scale , cloud infrastructure ,” said John Mao , Vice President , Technology Alliances , VAST Data .
Pitching seamless scalability and industryleading uptime , the VAST Data Platform enables service providers with capabilities that span the complete AI pipeline – from multi-protocol data ingest , accelerated data preprocessing for feature engineering , and high-performance storage for model training with fast checkpoints and restores to edge data management for model serving and end-to-end cataloguing to meet audit and compliance requirements .
The VAST Data Platform offers CSPs :
• Service Provider-Grade Reliability – helping observed production systems realise 99.9999 per cent availability .
• Secure Multi-Tenancy – zero-trust framework , per tenant data encryption , flexible network segmentation and robust audit capabilities enable CSPs to deliver secure cloud services at scale .
• Fine-Grained Workload Isolation – granular quality-of-service policies that prevent multi-tenant I / O contention help CSPs ensure numerous customers have the performance and data access they need for AI workloads from a single cluster .
• Infrastructure Cost Savings – service providers and enterprises alike can consolidate storage silos with an affordable single all-flash solution eliminating the overhead of data copies and sprawl .
• Improved Operational Efficiency – robust APIs and SDKs and all Day 2 operations ( such as upgrades ) can be performed online , leading to a better customer experience with fewer admins required .
HR Path plans APAC expansion backed by a record € 500 million in financing from Ardian
( Left to right ) Marie Arnaud-Battandier ( Managing Director Expansion , Ardian ), Cyril Courtin ( Cofounder and CEO , HR Path ), Arthur de Salins ( Managing Director Expansion , Ardian ), François Boulet ( Co-founder and CEO , HR Path )
Arecord € 500 million fundraising will assist HR Path to enter a new phase of APAC growth .
A global leader in HR consulting , specializing in empowering companies in their digital transformation , HR Path has five APAC offices Australia , India , Indonesia ,
Singapore and Vietnam serving over 70 companies including DFS , NTUC First Campus , Sacombank , Panasonic Sales Vietnam , Chandra Asri , Petrosea and XL Axiata .
In APAC alone , HR Path has a turnover of more than € 5 million Euro – with a CAGR of 10 % since 2021 .
To accelerate global growth , HR Path has just closed a € 500 million funding round from private investment house Ardian – a portion of which will be dedicated to the group ’ s APAC expansion .
“ Securing this financing from Ardian is a transformative step for HR Path . This operation will enable us to strengthen our local position and develop new service offerings to meet the needs of our clients .” said Teck Seng Lee , Managing Director Asia Pacific , HR Path .
HR Path intends to use the new funding to continue and accelerate the external growth strategy initiated in APAC since 2021 , which has seen the integration of Daya Dimensi Global Pte Ltd ( DDG ), a regional company specialized in SuccessFactors since 2012 .
The group is currently exploring several avenues for partnerships and collaborations to expand growth in both geographical presences and service and solutions offerings .
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