NetApp Launches StorageGRID 12.1 to Scale AI Workloads

The new release introduces a federated global namespace to improve data management across distributed environments for AI pipelines and data lakes

Justin Tomlinson

Editor-in-Chief, Mora Discover

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San Jose, California-based NetApp, an intelligent data infrastructure company traded on the NASDAQ under the ticker NTAP, has announced the release of StorageGRID 12.1. This new software version is designed to help customers scale artificial intelligence and other modern workloads through the implementation of a federated global namespace.[1][2]

The updated capabilities in StorageGRID 12.1 are engineered to improve how data is accessed, processed, and managed across distributed environments. These advancements are intended to support AI data pipelines, data lakes, and modern object-based applications, helping organizations manage the rapid growth of unstructured data.[1][2]

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