Hammerspace, a standards-based data platform provider and Oracle partner, has announced its data solution is now available via the Oracle Cloud Marketplace for deployment on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). The solution enables enterprises to convert local NVMe storage into shared, persistent storage directly within GPU virtual machines (VMs) running on OCI. This eliminates replication requirements, significantly reducing latency for AI and high-performance computing workloads.

In OCI benchmark tests, the Hammerspace Tier 0 solution delivered a 2.5X increase in read bandwidth, a two-fold boost in write throughput, and a 51 percent reduction in latency compared to OCI client servers using external networked storage. These gains were achieved using standard OCI bare-metal configurations with no custom hardware or software required.

By establishing a high-performance global namespace spanning on-premises infrastructure, OCI, and other cloud and storage environments, Hammerspace allows GPU-intensive workloads to access data directly from its original location, streamlining data delivery and supporting use cases such as AI model training, inference, and high-performance computing.

“Enterprise AI needs more than raw compute — it needs data delivered with zero friction,” said David Flynn, founder and CEO of Hammerspace. “Hammerspace Tier 0 transforms local NVMe storage into a shared, global, high-performance data plane that our customers are using right now to power the next generation of AI in OCI.”

The Hammerspace Tier 0 solution aims specifically at enabling enterprises deploying HPC and AI workloads across hybrid and multi-cloud environments to improve GPU utilization and decrease storage-related costs.

Source: Hammerspace