The Unsung Hero of AI Infrastructure: Data Storage Solutions

This 17-minute presentation from AI Infrastructure Field Day explores the critical yet often overlooked role of data storage in AI infrastructure. Discover how Solidigm, a company spun off from Intel's storage and memory group, is addressing the growing demands of AI workloads through specialized SSD offerings. Director of Market Development Ace Stryker walks through the entire AI data pipeline, explaining how storage impacts each stage from data ingestion and preparation to model development, inference, and archiving. Learn why the amount of data used in training directly correlates with AI model accuracy, making efficient storage solutions essential for scaling GPU capabilities. The presentation includes insights into Solidigm's collaboration with NVIDIA on future storage technologies, including liquid cooling innovations. Watch a live demonstration from Metrum AI showcasing data-intensive inference possibilities and high-density storage solutions, while understanding why every watt and square inch of data center space matters when building advanced AI infrastructure.