The Role of Supercharged Storage in the Data Awakening

From the first cave paintings to the advent of digital technology, the story of data storage mirrors the evolution of humanity itself. We etched images in stone, painted on cave walls, and then invented papyrus and paper to preserve and transmit knowledge. But in ancient times, paper was a precious commodity, both scarce and expensive. The arrival of digital technology ushered in a new era, offering vast storage capacity and the ability to record data in countless forms.

Today, data storage has become the new paper for a new chapter in our digital age. Yet, the digital age has also brought its own challenges. At every level of society, data is being generated at an unprecedented rate, from individuals taking daily selfies and research organizations collecting climate data to the rapid data churn of new generative AI models. This explosive growth, coupled with the persistent threat of ransomware attacks and pressing need to rein in carbon emissions, casts a shadow over the landscape of data storage.

The Data Awakening: Adapting to the Transformative Power of AI

?As AI technologies further develop, a massive amount of data will be generated and made constantly available for use in training large AI models, meaning that cold data will turn into warm data, and ultimately, into valuable assets. This process, often referred to as a "data awakening", heralds a new era where enterprises are becoming data factories, generating an ever-increasing volume of data.

To facilitate this shift, Huawei provides an AI data lake solution for transforming mass data to valuable assets. It makes AI training data globally visible, manageable, and available, while also improving data ingestion, preprocessing, and training efficiency.

Data Resilience: Building the Last Line of Defense

In the face of evolving threats to data, ranging from natural disasters to malicious attacks such as ransomware, data storage is the last line of defense. It is increasingly vital that storage products be intrinsically resilient. Two millennia ago, as the Library of Alexandria burned, the books and scrolls didn't know they were on fire, but in the 21st century, we can do better. Intrinsic data resilience features can allow data storage products to recognize threats and respond accordingly.

One example of this innovation is the all-scenario data protection solutions provided by Huawei for data production, backup, and archiving. These solutions significantly boost the resilience of data assets in a rapidly changing digital landscape.

AI-Ready Data Infrastructure: Embracing a New Paradigm

AI can now be employed to mine value from every bit of data, making a robust foundation of data infrastructure more important than ever. It's time to build an AI-ready data infrastructure capable of accelerating the entire process of AI services, which will entail improving the performance of storage clusters to enhance the availability of computing power. To this end, a high-performance data storage system that combines both high-performance and large-capacity tiers, green energy efficiency, and supports full-lifecycle AI services, as well as scale-out/scale-up expansion, holds the key.

To explore these transformative ideas further, we invite you to join us at the HUAWEI CONNECT 2024, taking place from September 19 to 21 at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center and Shanghai Expo Center. The theme of this year's event is 'Amplify Intelligence', focusing on how various industries can leverage digital and AI technologies. This flagship event will feature discussions on strategy, industry development, and ecosystems, making it an invaluable opportunity for professionals from every industry.

At HUAWEI CONNECT 2024, we will unveil the New-Gen OceanStor Dorado All-Flash Storage, aiming to bring mission-critical applications into the AI era, share data storage best practices from different industries, and explore collaborative paths to shared success. Don't miss this chance to connect with experts and peers, gain insights into the future of data storage and AI, and be part of the data awakening. We eagerly anticipate your presence at this year's event, where a plethora of surprises and opportunities await.

As dawn breaks on the large-AI-model era, join us in Shanghai, China and let's write the next chapter in the evolution of AI-ready data infrastructure together. See you there!

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