REDWOOD
CITY, Calif., Dec. 17,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- MinIO, the leader in
high-performance, Kubernetes-native object storage, today announced
a strategic partnership with F5, the global leader in multicloud
application security and delivery. This collaboration unites
MinIO's cutting-edge, scalable storage solutions with F5's
high-performance traffic management and security
technologies to enhance AI workloads, especially at exascale
levels. Together, MinIO and F5 will address unique challenges of
large-scale AI deployments by providing optimized data flow, robust
security, and seamless hybrid and multicloud networking.
MinIO's recently launched AIStor was built for AI and ML
workloads and works out of the box with every major AI/ML
technology. It is the world's fastest object store with GETs/PUTs
benchmark results that exceed 2.2 TiB/sec and 1.0 TiB/sec on 260
nodes of NVMe drives and a 100GbE network. From predictive models
to GenAI, MinIO delivers the performance and scalability to power
the AI enterprise.
"In partnering with MinIO on massive AI-centric workloads, we
have seen first-hand their ability to deliver performance at scale
at hundreds of petabytes," said Mike
Rau, SVP of Technical Enterprise Strategy and Business
Development at F5. "The ability to create reference
architectures and product integrations to solve customer problems
at this scale with F5's exceptional high-performing traffic
management and security solutions offers a robust and comprehensive
answer to the challenges facing organizations building large-scale
S3 object stores."
F5 BIG-IP, F5 Distributed Cloud Services, and F5 NGINX offerings
provide the security, network connectivity, deployment flexibility,
and traffic management needed to connect, secure, and manage AI/ML
apps and workloads in the cloud, at the edge, or in the F5 Global
Network. Highly scalable, high-performance traffic load balancing
can deliver layer 4/7 throughput of 3+ Tbps on 32 blades of F5
VELOS. F5 also recently announced a collaboration with NVIDIA
to deploy BIG-IP on NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPUs to help optimize
large-scale AI infrastructure while also freeing up CPU
resources.
"The scale associated with modern AI workloads is orders of
magnitude larger than what we saw even 24 months ago," said
Manjusha Gangadharan, Head of Sales
and Partnerships at MinIO. "Working with F5 gives our joint
customers the opportunity to leverage best in class networking,
unparalleled security and cutting-edge traffic management. MinIO
and F5 are cornerstones of large-scale data infrastructure and are
mission critical for successful private cloud AI deployments, as we
have seen in production."
As organizations increasingly adopt AI-driven solutions, the
demand for efficient data storage and management is paramount.
This partnership will empower enterprises to harness the full
potential of their AI initiatives by ensuring reliable access to
data while maintaining the performance and security required for
sensitive workloads.
Key Highlights of Technology Collaboration:
- Optimized Data Flow for AI and Advanced Analytics
Workloads: Integration ensures high-speed, seamless data flow
and scalability to meet the requirements of exascale AI
deployments, ideal for storing and processing large datasets used
in advanced analytics and AI applications.
- Robust AI Security Measures: F5's industry-leading
security solutions provide comprehensive protection for AI-driven
applications, offering organizations peace of mind as they scale
AI/ML infrastructure to production levels.
- Streamlined Data Ingestion and Management: Deployed
anywhere—public cloud, private cloud, on-prem, or edge—MinIO and F5
enable data to be securely stored and managed across a distributed
infrastructure, empowering organizations to keep data close to
where it's generated for optimal performance.
- Efficient and Secure Data Collection from the Edge: F5
Distributed Cloud Mesh and global traffic management facilitate
secure, efficient data ingestion from the edge back to a
MinIO-based central data lake for AI model training, business
intelligence, and data analytics.
Real World Use Case: Exascale Data Collection and
Management
As industries increasingly rely on automation, vast amounts of
data are generated from sensors, cameras, and other telemetry
systems. This data is critical for AI modeling to advance
autonomous capabilities. A global manufacturing company is taking
advantage of the MinIO and F5 partnership by using F5's secure
traffic management to collect, transmit, and safeguard data
efficiently in real time, directly from the edge to a central data
lake. This central repository, based on MinIO, serves as the
foundation for AI model training, where data is analyzed to enhance
edge system perception, decision-making, and overall system
performance.
With the combined power of F5 and MinIO solutions, enterprises
are equipped to tackle the challenges of AI exascale data
management head-on, ensuring their AI applications run smoother,
faster, and more securely than ever before.
About MinIO
MinIO is pioneering high performance, Kubernetes-native object
storage for the AI/ML and modern data lake workloads. The
software-defined, Amazon S3-compatible object storage system is
used by more than three-quarters of the Fortune 500. With 2B+
Docker downloads, MinIO is the fastest-growing cloud object storage
company and is consistently ranked by industry analysts as a leader
in object storage. Founded in November of 2014, the company is
backed by Intel Capital, Softbank Vision Fund 2, Dell Technologies
Capital, Nexus Venture Partners, General Catalyst and key angel
investors.
About F5
F5 is a multicloud application security and delivery company
committed to bringing a better digital world to life. F5 partners
with the world's largest, most advanced organizations to secure
every app—on premises, in the cloud, or at the edge. F5 enables
businesses to continuously stay ahead of threats while delivering
exceptional, secure digital experiences for their customers. For
more information, go to f5.com. (NASDAQ: FFIV)
You can also follow @F5 on X or visit us on
LinkedIn and Facebook to learn about F5, its partners,
and technologies.
F5, BIG-IP, NGINX, and VELOS are trademarks, service marks, or
tradenames of F5, Inc., in the U.S. and other countries. All other
product and company names herein may be trademarks of their
respective owners. The use of the terms "partner," "partners,"
"partnership," or "partnering" in this press release does not imply
that a joint venture exists between F5 and any other company.
For media inquiries, please contact:
MinIO US Media Contact
Tucker
Hallowell
339-368-2290
minio@inkhouse.com
F5 US Media Contact
Dan
Sorensen
650-228-4842
d.sorensen@f5.com
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