DDN A³I

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What is DDN A³I?

DDN A³I is an AI storage platform designed to maximize data utilization, AI capabilities, and advanced analytics for businesses. According to the vendor, this solution is targeted at enterprises of all sizes, aiming to leverage AI and advanced analytics to gain a competitive edge. DDN A³I caters to the storage needs of data scientists and AI researchers while also benefiting IT professionals responsible for managing data infrastructure. Additionally, industries such as healthcare and life sciences, financial services, and manufacturing and industrial sectors can utilize DDN A³I to accelerate their AI-driven research and applications.

Categories & Use Cases

Density-Optimized Servers

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Mark Lewandowski View profile

Sr Network and Systems Engineer in Information Technology at Prince George's County Public Schools (10,001+ employees employees)

Pros

Large storage array
Fibre channel storage using RAID arrays
Each SFA can grow with one master and up to 4 slaves
Up to PB or more of storage

Cons

The Disk array appliances load disks from the top
Cabler management is more than 4 feet long. Hard to find a rack it really fits in.
Interconnects between units need to be more seamless and easier to understand.

Most Important Features

Easy to configure
Made for the DataCenter
Full setup takes up about 1/2 rack

Return on Investment

ROI is that it seems very economical for massive video camera storage.
Dedicate a rack to it.
Best if all units are next to each other but do not have to be.

Alternatives Considered

Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP, IBM BladeCenter Ethernet Switches, IBM System Storage DS5000 and IBM FlashSystem 7200

Other Software Used

Ruckus ICX Switches (formerly Brocade ICX Switches), IBM AIX, IBM Spectrum Protect