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Hammerspace Unveils Reference Architecture for Large Language Model Training

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Friday, November 17, 2023

Hammerspace , the company orchestrating the Next Data Cycle, today released the data architecture being used for training inference for Large Language Models (LLMs) within hyperscale environments.

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  • Hammerspace , the company orchestrating the Next Data Cycle, today released the data architecture being used for training inference for Large Language Models (LLMs) within hyperscale environments.
  • The parallel file system architecture is critical for training AI as countless processes or nodes need to access the same data simultaneously.
  • The Hammerspace architecture creates a unified, high-performance global data environment that provides concurrent and continuous execution of all phases of LLM training and inference workloads.
  • “A high-performance data environment is critical to the success of initial AI model training.

Hammerspace and Vcinity Join Forces to Give Users Faster Data Access, Independent of Location and Type of Applications

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Monday, November 13, 2023

Hammerspace performed its data-in-place assimilation, which is normally done locally, over a wide area network (simulated) by leveraging Vcinity.

Key Points: 
  • Hammerspace performed its data-in-place assimilation, which is normally done locally, over a wide area network (simulated) by leveraging Vcinity.
  • This enables customers and service providers to easily orchestrate third-party file data from remote locations to centralized resources such as GPU farms.
  • “Vcinity and Hammerspace share a common mission to make enterprise data a global asset.
  • Vcinity’s unmatched ability to move and access data extends that reach and power to derive value from data even further.

Hammerspace Appoints Mark Cree as SVP of Strategic Partnerships

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Tuesday, November 21, 2023

SAN MATEO, Calif., Nov. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Hammerspace, the company orchestrating the Next Data Cycle, today announced the appointment of storage and networking veteran Mark Cree as Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships. Cree joins Hammerspace from Amazon Web Services (AWS), where he was the general manager for the AWS Storage Gateway service and was responsible for overseeing product and business strategy with his team of technical product managers and engineers.

Key Points: 
  • Former AWS general manager Mark Cree joins Hammerspace to lead its strategic partner business.
  • SAN MATEO, Calif., Nov. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Hammerspace , the company orchestrating the Next Data Cycle, today announced the appointment of storage and networking veteran Mark Cree as Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships.
  • ~ Mark Cree, SVP of Strategic Partnerships at Hammerspace
    Prior to his time with AWS, Cree was CEO and Founder of InfiniteIO, a networked storage solution that enabled organizations to analyze, optimize, and scale application performance and storage cost throughout hybrid cloud environments without disruption.
  • Cree will be responsible for Hammerspace's strategic partner ecosystem to drive growth through alliances, integration collaboration and OEM relationships.

Hammerspace Honored as an HPCwire Editors' Choice "Top 5 New Products or Technology" at SC2023

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

SAN MATEO, Calif., Nov. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Hammerspace, the company orchestrating the Next Data Cycle, today announced it has been selected for its outstanding achievement and innovation as an "Editor's Choice" in the annual HPCwire Readers' and Editors' Choice Awards announced at the Supercomputing 2023 Conference (SC23) in Denver.

Key Points: 
  • ~ Molly Presley, SVP of Global Marketing for Hammerspace
    Hammerspace was recognized among the "Top 5 New Products or Technology'' by a panel of HPCwire editors and thought leaders.
  • Hammerspace provides organizations with a software-defined, high-performance parallel global file system coupled with automated data orchestration.
  • By seamlessly integrating with existing infrastructure and leveraging advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, Hammerspace empowers businesses to unlock the full potential of their data.
  • HPCwire is the #1 news and information resource covering the fastest computers in the world and the people who run them.

Hammerspace Showcases High-Performance Data Orchestration for HPC and AI Workloads at SC23

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Thursday, November 9, 2023

SAN MATEO, Calif., Nov. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Hammerspace, the company orchestrating the Next Data Cycle, today announced that it will showcase its high-performance data orchestration system at Supercomputing 2023 (SC23), taking place at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver from November 12-17. Hammerspace provides the most modern parallel file system in the market which delivers HPC performance coupled with a standards-based architecture and fueled by powerful global data orchestration. Hammerspace empowers HPC environments with a single global file system for their entire global data environment from edge, to core, to cloud.

Key Points: 
  • Hammerspace provides the most modern parallel file system in the market which delivers HPC performance coupled with a standards-based architecture and fueled by powerful global data orchestration.
  • Hammerspace empowers HPC environments with a single global file system for their entire global data environment from edge, to core, to cloud.
  • "Data no longer has a singular relationship with the applications and computer environments that generate it – it needs to be used, analyzed and repurposed with different AI models, alternate workloads, and often across different HPC centers."
  • Hammerspace will have copies of its new book, Unstructured Data Orchestration For Dummies, Hammerspace Special Edition, available at its booth.

Hammerspace Recognized as a Leader in 2023 GigaOm Radar Report for High-Performance Cloud File Storage

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Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Hammerspace , the company orchestrating the Next Data Cycle, today announced it has been recognized as a Leader and “Fast Mover” in the GigaOm Radar Reports for High-Performance Cloud File Storage and Distributed Cloud File Storage.

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  • Hammerspace , the company orchestrating the Next Data Cycle, today announced it has been recognized as a Leader and “Fast Mover” in the GigaOm Radar Reports for High-Performance Cloud File Storage and Distributed Cloud File Storage.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231108711495/en/
    2023 GigaOm Radar Report: High-Performance Cloud File Storage (Graphic: Business Wire)
    Hammerspace will host a webinar on December 5 with GigaOm Field CTO and analyst Darrel Kent to discuss the Radar Report findings.
  • The High-Performance Cloud File Storage report is designed to equip IT decision-makers with the information needed to select the best fit for their business and use case requirements.
  • It states that “Hammerspace provides one of the best global namespace implementations with seamless, policy-based data orchestration for replication and tiering.

Mathematic Studio's Implementation of Hammerspace Awarded Best of Show at IBC2023 by TVTech

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023

SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Hammerspace, the company orchestrating the Next Data Cycle, today announced it won this year's Best of Show awards at IBC2023 in the TVBEurope category as a result of the company's work with Mathematic Studio.

Key Points: 
  • SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Hammerspace , the company orchestrating the Next Data Cycle, today announced it won this year's Best of Show awards at IBC2023 in the TVBEurope category as a result of the company's work with Mathematic Studio .
  • ~ Clement Germain, Lead Flame Artist and VFX Supervisor at Mathematic
    Based in Paris, Mathematic is a creative VFX, animation and motion design studio with more than 250 artists worldwide.
  • Further, because Hammerspace enables customers to use existing storage from any vendor, Mathematic could rapidly put the data orchestration system into operation with minimal disruption to existing projects.
  • The Best of Show awards recognized the best broadcast products and solutions on display at IBC2023, with hundreds of nominations considered.

Keeper Technology Adds Hammerspace as Approved Vendor for Purchasing by Virginia Higher Education Procurement Consortium

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Tuesday, October 3, 2023

ASHBURN, Va., Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Keeper Technology, a leading provider of integrated data management solutions, today announced that they have expanded their portfolio by adding  Hammerspace as a pivotal technology to their Virginia Higher Educational Procurement Consortium (VHEPC) contract.

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  • ASHBURN, Va., Oct. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Keeper Technology , a leading provider of integrated data management solutions, today announced that they have expanded their portfolio by adding Hammerspace as a pivotal technology to their Virginia Higher Educational Procurement Consortium (VHEPC) contract.
  • Keeper Technology's client-centered approach is ideal for tackling the time and cost challenges of the schools VHEPC serves.
  • "Keeper Technology has the vision and technology expertise to deliver next generation technologies and high-touch service," said Rob Renzoni, Federal Field CTO at Hammerspace.
  • Eligible buyers include 14 Virginia higher education institutions: College of William and Mary, George Mason University, James Madison University, Longwood University, Old Dominion University, Radford University, University of Mary Washington, University of Virginia, University of Virginia at Wise, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Community College System, Virginia Military Institute, Virginia Tech, and VASCUPP.

104 West Partners Joins The Next Practices Group, Boosts Holding Company’s B2B Tech Footprint

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

104 West Partners , a communications agency for innovative companies, announced today that it has joined the Next Practices Group (NPG) network after a strategic investment by the Austin-based holding company.

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  • 104 West Partners , a communications agency for innovative companies, announced today that it has joined the Next Practices Group (NPG) network after a strategic investment by the Austin-based holding company.
  • 104 West already has a presence in Austin and the San Francisco Bay Area, in addition to its main office in Denver.
  • 104 West crafts strategic narratives that cut through critical audience attention perimeters with messages that spark dialogue and spur action.
  • 104 West also brings extensive technology expertise to B2B innovators, deploying modern, data-driven strategies that lead industry conversations, increase brand awareness, and grow market positions.

Hammerspace Empowers Real-Time Collaboration for Remote Creative Teams

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023

SAN MATEO, Calif., Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Hammerspace, the company orchestrating the Next Data Cycle, today announced that it will showcase at IBC2023 how studios can transform workflows to make real-time collaboration possible for artists in different geographies. IBC2023 is in Amsterdam RAI from September 15-18, 2023. In Hall 7, Booth 7.B59, Hammerspace will demonstrate its ability to Geographically Scale Autodesk Flame Workflows. The demo will showcase an Autodesk Flame artist seamlessly running cloud-based workflows across multiple AWS cloud-based instances and regions using Hammerspace data orchestration software. The remote artist collaboration demonstration is further enhanced with the addition of the Like Minded Labs' TODA Live tools for live viewing and communication, all in a media-rich environment. The twice-daily demonstrations will run on Friday, September 15, Saturday, September 16, and Sunday, September 17, at 11:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. in the Hammerspace booth.

Key Points: 
  • In Hall 7, Booth 7.B59, Hammerspace will demonstrate its ability to Geographically Scale Autodesk Flame Workflows .
  • The demo will showcase an Autodesk Flame artist seamlessly running cloud-based workflows across multiple AWS cloud-based instances and regions using Hammerspace data orchestration software.
  • The remote artist collaboration demonstration is further enhanced with the addition of the Like Minded Labs' TODA Live tools for live viewing and communication, all in a media-rich environment.
  • Schedule time for a live demo or to meet with the Hammerspace team at IBC2023: https://hammerspace.com/event/ibc-2023/