SC25: Vdura Unveils Data Platform v12 – Featuring Elastic Metadata Engine, Snapshot Support, and SMR HDD Optimization

Vdura Inc. announced version 12 of the Vdura Data Platform, a major software release that redefines scalability and resilience for AI and HPC environments. v12 increases performance on every metric and introduces a new elastic Metadata Engine, system-wide Snapshot Support, and optimized integration for hyperscale class HDD’s using Shingled Magnetic Recording (SMR) technology to deliver unprecedented performance efficiency, durability, and capacity scaling across the data lifecycle.Building on the performance foundation established in v11, Vdura v12 Key Highlights of Data Platform v12 include:

• Elastic Metadata Engine: A next-gen, scale-out, metadata engine designed for increased performance. It dynamically scales across nodes to sustain performance as file and object counts grow, eliminating traditional bottlenecks and improving metadata operations by up to 20x
• Snapshot Support: Enables instantaneous, space-efficient point-in-time copies of datasets for AI pipelines, model checkpoints, and operational recovery. Snapshots integrate seamlessly with support for both manual and policy-based retention
• SMR HDD Optimization: Extends the Vdura data platform to support SMR drives for ultra-dense storage. A new write-placement engine organizes sequential zones intelligently, unlocking 25-30% more capacity per rack without compromising throughput or data integrity

Breakthrough Performance Meets Resilient Scale
The Elastic Metadata Engine enables metadata operations to scale linearly across multiple metadata nodes, supporting billions of files and objects under active use. Combined with snapshot and SMR tier support, v12 further reduces total cost of ownership while extending VDURA’s lead in AI-scale storage economics. With aggregate throughput performance increased by more than 20%, v12 delivers unmatched efficiency for training pipelines, inference workloads, and hyperscale data movement.

“With Vdura v12, we’re increasing throughput performance by more than 20%, accelerating metadata operations by up to 20X, and reducing cost per terabyte by over 20%,” said Ken Claffey, CEO, Vdura. “At the same time, we’re simplifying data protection with new snapshot capabilities that make backup and recovery effortless at any scale.”

Availability
Vdura Data Platform v12 will be available in Q2 2026 for all V5000 and V7000-class systems. Existing customers running v11 or later can upgrade in place via an online software update with zero downtime.