Ocient and AMD Collaborate to Boost AI and Analytics Efficiency

Ocient’s software and AMD’s processor performance set to deliver performance gains for enterprises when using Ocient’s tools.

Ocient has announced a strategic partnership with AMD to enhance performance, lower costs, and improve compute-intensive data and AI workload efficiency. This collaboration merges Ocient’s advanced software solutions with the capabilities of 4th-generation AMD EPYC processors, providing transformative performance improvements for enterprises using the Ocient Hyperscale Data Warehouse (OHDW) on-premises, in public clouds or via OcientCloud.

The integration of 4th Gen AMD EPYC processors promises a 3.5x increase in processing power and over a 2x increase in memory throughput, ensuring enterprises achieve unparalleled efficiency and scalability in handling large-scale data analytics and AI workloads.

Addressing Rising Data Center Demands

Global data center energy consumption is projected to more than double by 2026, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Electricity Analysis and Forecast Report. This surge is driven by the escalating demands of AI and data analytics, pushing enterprises to seek innovative solutions to alleviate energy and operational pressures. Ocient’s partnership with AMD directly addresses these challenges by leveraging the core density and power efficiencies of AMD EPYC processors. Organizations deploying Ocient benefit from:

3x performance improvements for compute-intensive workloads.
3x reduction in power consumption per core, achieved through improved power and energy efficiency.
Sustained scalability to support future AI and data analytics needs.

Kumaran Siva, AMD’s corporate vice president of Strategic Business Development, emphasized that combining AMD EPYC processors and Ocient’s software solutions enables enterprises to meet the growing demands of AI and analytics workloads with improved performance and efficiency.

Revolutionizing Licensing Models and Architectural Innovations

Ocient’s approach to software licensing further enhances cost efficiency. Unlike traditional licensing models that encourage overprovisioning and resource inefficiencies, Ocient’s core-based licensing model prioritizes the performance of compute-intensive workloads. When paired with AMD hardware, the OHDW enables organizations to achieve more with less through innovative features such as:

Compute Adjacent Storage Architecture (CASA): Eliminates network bottlenecks, ensuring rapid data access and reducing latency.
Zero Copy Reliability: Guarantees data reliability without duplication, leveraging parity coding to optimize storage and performance.
Ocient Megalane: Maximizes throughput by supporting an unprecedented number of parallel tasks, improving overall workload efficiency.

Chris Gladwin, CEO of Ocient, highlighted that the partnership with AMD allows enterprises to optimize their infrastructure, achieving greater performance and efficiency while reducing operational costs.

Driving Efficiency at Scale

The combined innovations of Ocient’s software and AMD’s hardware solutions set a new benchmark for efficiency and scalability in the data and AI industry. This collaboration empowers enterprises to manage their growing data needs while addressing the challenges of energy consumption, performance, and cost management. These cutting-edge solutions from Ocient and AMD are shaping the future of large-scale data analytics and AI workloads.

For more information, visit Ocient and AMD.

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