Cloudera and VAST Data partner to launch hybrid AI Factory platform

The strategic tie-up combines Cloudera’s container-based data services with VAST Data’s AI operating system to unify data, analytics and AI workloads across on-premises and cloud environments.

Summary

Cloudera and VAST Data have entered a strategic partnership to build a unified AI data platform called the AI Factory for on-premises and cloud deployments. The platform combines Cloudera’s next-generation container-based data services with VAST Data’s AI operating system, aiming to bring data management, analytics and AI workloads into a single environment. The tie-up is designed to help organizations run AI initiatives across hybrid infrastructure rather than separating data and compute between cloud and local systems.

Terms & Concepts
  • AI Factory: A unified platform for managing enterprise AI data and workloads.
  • on-premises: Technology infrastructure hosted within an organization’s own facilities.
  • container-based data services: Data applications packaged to run consistently across computing environments.