Certified DDN and NVIDIA Set of AI Solutions

DataDirect Networks, Inc. launched a certified DDN and NVIDIA set of AI solutions that optimizes value and performance in AI integration use cases.

With DDN’s A³I (Accelerated, Any-Scale AI) solutions and NVIDIA’s DGX A100 systems with NVIDIA IB and Ethernet networking, VARs and distributors are able to deliver to enterprise customers feature-rich intelligent AI infrastructure solutions, which are efficient and cost-effective at any scale.

These pre-integrated configurations of A³I with DGX A100 infrastructure solutions are offered in several sizes aligned to customer business need, supporting use cases such as AI recommendation systems, image analysis and natural language processing, and applications such as healthcare, autonomous driving, financial services, and hybrid cloud.

“DDN and NVIDIA deliver robust technologies to industry leaders in the AI, HPC and enterprise data center space. This joint solution delivered as a turnkey offering through Arrow Electronics makes it easy for Arrow’s authorized value-added resellers and MSPs to take that next step in delivering AI solutions to their customers,” said Ben Klay, VP, alliances at Arrow Electronics, Inc..

The program includes a set of enablement sales tools, follow-up tools, and demand-gen assets to help partners sell and position their AI solutions. On the DDN PartnerLink page, partners will have access to firm’s sales and marketing resources which includes solution briefs, enablement trainings, customer presentations, SPIFFs, sales and marketing tools.

“Data-centric enterprises need to realize newer, faster insights and make better decisions by applying the power of AI for true competitive advantage,” said Amy Medeiros, SVP, corporate marketing and inside sales, DDN. “Working with NVIDIA, DDN is reaffirming its commitment to channel partners and their customers with this next-gen AI solution, and providing sales and marketing tools to ensure partners can fast-track customers’ AI initiatives with the simplest and most streamlined user experience possible.“

Partner programs, like the joint effort with NVIDIA, are a testament to DDN’s commitment to empower its partners by providing the building blocks to be successful. This is underscored by DDN, as well as its enterprise division Tintri, being acknowledged by CRN, a brand of The Channel Company, in the 2021 Partner Program Guide – each with a 5-star rating. Each year CRN develops its Partner Program Guide to provide the channel community with a detailed look at the partner programs offered by IT manufacturers, software developers, service companies, and distributors. The 5-star rating is awarded to an exclusive group of companies that offer solution providers the best, going above and beyond in their partner programs.