Graphcore supports breakthroughs in AI with Pure

IPU leader Graphcore helps innovators make breakthroughs in machine intelligence by using Pure Storage® FlashBlade® for high-performance and low latency that gets the most out of AI workloads.

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Summary

Graphcore specializes in Intelligence Processing Units (IPUs) that set a new standard for AI compute. With Pure Storage FlashBlade, Graphcore creates a cloud-based machine learning platform that helps its customers get the most out of its AI compute by delivering the data for AI models with higher throughput and lower latency.

Industry

Technology

GEO

EMEA

Use Cases

Power Artificial Intelligence

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Challenges

AI models require a huge amount of data to train, improve, and refine. Bottlenecks in storage can potentially limit processing performance, meaning that customers won’t see the full strength of Graphcore’s advanced IPUs. Graphcore wanted storage that would deliver strong performance while still being simple to manage.

Results

Business Transformation

Scale on the fly to support new and growing customer demands
Focus on developing world-leading AI accelerators
Rapidly expand presence in new industries

IT Transformation

Delivered high bandwidth, throughput, low latency for AI compute
Simple installation, setup allows IT to set and forget storage
Flexibility to support variety of data types on one platform

“Getting the best from our IPUs demands storage with high performance, low latency, high throughput, and distributed scalability. FlashBlade has delivered on all these fronts.”

Systems Operations Manager, Graphcore

Stuart Cornell