Oct. 2, 2024 — VAST Data has announced the launch of Cosmos, an initiative designed to transform how organizations build and advance AI, by creating a comprehensive and supportive environment to nurture innovation, collaboration, growth, and economic prosperity. This community is built of AI practitioners and for AI practitioners – as researchers, technology partners, service providers, and solutions integrators all join together to help democratize the benefits of AI.

Cosmos aims to streamline AI adoption for its members by offering a comprehensive, interconnected ecosystem that facilitates conversation, shares use cases, and provides learning opportunities through labs, vendor showcases, and general AI research news. Cosmos helps community members navigate available options and implement the most effective solutions for their unique needs.

Artificial intelligence has the ability to revolutionize business productivity. However, today it can be difficult to build an AI-enabled workforce. As new technologies and methodologies are developed, participating in Cosmos is an ideal way to stay informed and be supported on this journey. Cosmos is unlocking innovation by helping to revolutionize the way organizations develop, deploy, and utilize AI technologies from this point forward.

Composed of early participants including VAST Data, NVIDIA, xAI, Supermicro, Deloitte, WWT, Cisco, CoreWeave, Core42, NEA, Impetus, Run:AI, Dremio, and more, Cosmos is an AI community that serves to further AI progress by simplifying adoption and pioneering the next frontier of data-driven innovation.

“Today marks a monumental step forward in our journey to redefine the future of data and AI,” said Renen Hallak, Founder and CEO of VAST Data. “Since our inception, VAST Data has been dedicated to breaking down the barriers that have long confined the potential of data. With the VAST Data Platform at the center of this comprehensive, interconnected AI ecosystem of technology leaders and AI practitioners, Cosmos will help accelerate discovery, empowering innovation, and enabling the transformation of entire industries.”

The Cosmos community is designed to accelerate a future where data is a catalyst for change, revolutionizing the way data is synthesized and operationalized by:

• Accelerating AI Development and Deployment: By providing a real-time communication and collaboration platform for practitioners, researchers, and vendors to exchange ideas and knowledge share, Cosmos will accelerate AI development and deployment. Through this new community, organizations can take advantage of new AI Labs that will unlock new insights from demonstrations of proven reference architectures from leading technology providers.
• Enabling Cross-Industry Collaboration: Assembling AI practitioners across every sector within a unified ecosystem, Cosmos brings forth an opportunity for members to learn and stay on top of trends and drive innovation by utilizing efficient AI infrastructure solutions.
• Providing Direct Access to Expert Insights: The community will facilitate knowledge sharing by hosting exclusive sessions with industry insiders and AI experts. These interactive discussions allow participants to ask in-depth questions, receive tailored advice, and gain clarity on complex topics that are critical to their success.

NVIDIA is participating in the VAST-led Cosmos community to support and foster ecosystem collaboration, helping to simplify AI adoption and making it easier for organizations to gain valuable insight from their data.

“Generative AI presents an unprecedented opportunity to transform industries and drive innovation globally,” said Kevin Deierling, Senior Vice President at NVIDIA. “By collaborating as a technology ecosystem, NVIDIA and our partners can empower organizations to accelerate the next wave of AI-powered breakthroughs.”

Representing the agenda of foundation model builders and bringing model builders together with model users, xAI has also joined VAST as a founding member of Cosmos.

“xAI is guided by our mission to accelerate human scientific discovery and advance our collective understanding of the universe with advanced AI systems that are truthful, competent, and maximally beneficial for all of humanity,” said a spokesperson at xAI. “It will take many insights to truly maximize the potential of the AI models training on the world’s data. We welcome all to the Cosmos, the first frontier for collaboration between AI model builders and users.”

To learn more about Cosmos, register for the World Tour and sign up to join the Cosmos community.

About VAST Data

VAST Data is the data platform company built for the AI era. As the new standard for enterprise AI infrastructure, organizations trust the VAST Data Platform to serve their most data-intensive computing needs. VAST Data empowers enterprises to unlock the full potential of their data by providing AI infrastructure that is simple, scalable, and architected from the ground up to power deep learning and GPU-accelerated data centers and clouds. Launched in 2019, VAST Data is the fastest growing data infrastructure company in history.

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Source: VAST Data