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VAST Data and Arista Networks partner to simplify scaling AI workloads
VAST Data has confirmed a collaboration with Arista Networks to offer optimised AI infrastructure to meet the needs of modern enterprises and large GPU cloud service providers .
John Mao , Vice President , Strategic Alliances , VAST Data , said : “ With VAST and Arista , organisations can consolidate enterprise and AI workloads onto a unified , multi-tenant infrastructure designed to streamline their AI data pipelines , simplify management and reduce complexity – allowing them to focus on deriving value from their entire data set and accelerate innovation .”
Martin Hull , VP / GM Cloud and AI Networking , Arista Networks , said : “ As enterprises continue to adopt and integrate Gen-AI across their businesses , modern AI applications require an accelerated computing network that can interconnect hundreds and thousands of GPUs , with fast access to massive unstructured data sets distributed across the globe .”
“ We are consolidating and optimising AI infrastructure to empower enterprises to unlock the full potential of AI .”
Key benefits for joint customers of Arista Networks and VAST Data include :
• Simple , Robust Enterprise Functionality : A best-of-breed approach to resilient , easy to manage , multi-tenant , scalable , highperformance and Zero-Trust based AI infrastructure .
• Efficient Infrastructure for AI Workloads : Businesses benefit from efficient networking infrastructure built to support their AI workloads .
• End-to-End , Full Stack Observability : Ensuring that data is flowing from edge-to-core-to-cloud .
• Flexible Scalability : With VAST and Arista , organisations have the flexibility to scale as their AI and data needs grow .
Certinia welcomes Raju Malhotra as Chief Product and Technology Officer
Raju Malhotra has joined Certinia as
Chief Product and Technology Officer – bringing a wealth of experience and a proven track record of driving product strategy and delivering customer-centric solutions .
Malhotra ’ s previous experience includes leading product and engineering teams for several high-growth publicly listed and private companies .
He joins Certinia from PAR Technology where he also served as Chief Product & Technology Officer .
Prior to this role , Malhotra was Senior Vice President and General Manager for Marketing Cloud at Salesforce where he led the development of the Customer Data Platform . He has also served as Chief Product & Technology Officer at a private equity portfolio company and held several leadership roles during his 12-year tenure at Microsoft .
At Certinia , Malhotra will play a pivotal role in shaping the future direction of product portfolio .
“ We ’ d like to extend our deepest gratitude to Dan Brown , who will be departing Certinia . Dan ’ s invaluable contributions to Certinia ’ s journey and unwavering dedication to our customers have set a high standard for innovation and product excellence that will continue to guide Certinia in the years ahead ,” said DJ Paoni , CEO , Certinia .
As we embark on this next era for our product organization with Raju at the helm , we do so with confidence and excitement for the possibilities that lie ahead . We look forward to building upon the strength of our product foundation and embracing new opportunities with technologies like AI delivering exceptional value for our customers .
Raju Malhotra , Chief Product and Technology Officer , Certinia
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