SC26: Cerabyte to Address the Future of Data Storage for HPC and AI

Cerabyte, a pioneer of ceramic-based data storage solutions, announced that it will join experts from Los Alamos National Laboratory for a panel discussion at SC26.The experts will examine how industry consolidation, limited investment in long-cycle research/development and growing AI and HPC demands are creating new challenges for the future of data storage.

The discussion will explore why traditional storage technologies are struggling to meet growing AI, HPC and hyperscale demands, and how emerging approaches, including ceramic storage, are driving future innovation.

What: The Empty Shelf: Vertical Market Failure in Data Storage for HPC and AI
Who: Panelists: Gary Grider, Los Alamos National Laboratory; and Candace Culhane, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Steffen Hellmold, Cerabyte
Moderator: Matt Klusas, West Ox Advisors
When: Friday, November 20, 2026, at 10:30am to 12 noon CST
Where: McCormick Place Convention Center, Room W185abc

“The data storage industry is facing a vertical market failure, creating two fundamental challenges – meeting growing demand and developing technologies for emerging use cases,” said Christian Pflaum, CEO, Cerabyte. “AI and HPC are creating new demands that traditional storage technologies are struggling to meet. Innovations such as Ceramic Data Storage offer a new approach to addressing these challenges and shaping the future of data storage.”

Cerabyte’s ceramic-on-glass technology is designed for long-term, immutable data retention across applications including AI infrastructure, digital preservation, scientific and medical research, hyperscale computing and organizations managing petabyte- to zettabyte-scale datasets.