Unleash the Power of Your AI Initiative with Hitachi iQ

This week’s SC24 event – The International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis – will celebrate groundbreaking work taking place around the world in HPC. Under the theme HPC Creates, the event brings together many of the best and brightest engineers, scientists, researchers, educators and developers from around the world. Our team at Hitachi Vantara is excited to be a part of this year’s show.

One topic serving as an essential backdrop to this year’s event is the intersection of HPC and AI. Together, they have broad implications across a range of industries and disciplines, including pharma/drug discovery, predictive analytics, chip design, manufacturing, IT optimization, customer support and more. For any organization in these or numerous other spaces, the demand for robust AI solutions, and the infrastructure to support them, is more pressing than ever.

Understanding this need, Hitachi Vantara launched Hitachi iQ, an end-to-end solution stack designed to cater to the diverse demands of modern AI systems. And of the organizations seeking to unleash their power to drive innovation and competitive advantage. Our offering has game-changing implications for organizations and industries seeking scalable, resilient, high-performance, trustworthy data infrastructure tailored to handle complex AI workloads.

Turning AI Into ROI with Hitachi iQ

Hitachi iQ is more than just another AI solution. It's a comprehensive end-to-end solution stack tailored to industrials and businesses committed to leveraging AI for transformative outcomes. A single solution from a single vendor offering integrated data infrastructure and compute power, validated software for ease of use, maintenance and support. Along with deep industry expertise to help drive real business results and superior AI ROI.

Here are ten ways Hitachi iQ is ready to help your organization redefine your AI landscape:

1. Simplified Deployment
   With NVIDIA HGX™ and NVIDIA DGX BasePOD™ certified reference architecture, Hitachi iQ offers unmatched ease of deployment, operation and maintenance. The single vendor approach ensures a seamless integration process, reducing the time and complexity typically associated with AI infrastructure setup.
   
   
2. Accelerated Architecture
   Hitachi iQ is designed to fully saturate GPUs, delivering unparalleled performance. With up to a 20X improvement in GPU utilization and AI training times, organizations can expect significant boosts in AI research productivity.
   
   
3. Independent Scale
   The flexibility to scale compute power and storage capacity independently allows Hitachi iQ to adapt to diverse and fluctuating data sizes, types and workloads. This independence ensures organizations can efficiently manage their AI needs without unnecessary constraints.
   
   
4. Continuous Productivity
   High reliability and minimal downtime are key features of Hitachi iQ, ensuring consistent high-performance data flows. This reliability keeps GPUs operating at peak efficiency, maintaining uninterrupted productivity.
   
   
5. Economics and Sustainability
   Achieve over 65% storage cost savings with Hitachi iQ. With Hitachi EverFlex Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) we’re able to offer a variety of consumption models, driving sustainability through higher performance systems and zero-copy architecture. This approach eliminates wasteful data copying and transfer times, enhancing the overall efficiency of AI operations.
   
   
6. Hybrid Cloud Ready
   Managing hybrid cloud environments seamlessly, Hitachi iQ optimizes cost containment while increasing performance. The single data management and management plane ensures a cohesive and efficient cloud strategy.
   
   
7. Enhanced Data Quality
   Hitachi iQ excels in identifying, classifying, transforming, moving, consolidating and preparing data. This capability ensures AI and ML initiatives are based on high-quality data, providing unified access irrespective of data location while maintaining explainability, lineage, accuracy, security and traceability.
   
   
8. Speed Time to Value
   The platform enables quick building and deployment of robust data pipelines, optimizing data ingestion, integration and quality. This speed ensures that data is assembled and tiered to the right location based on cost, regulatory and performance requirements, accelerating time to value.
   
   
9. Hit the Ground Running
   AI Discovery Service for Hitachi iQ aids in opportunity analysis, use case selection and planning. Including a prioritized AI use case roadmap and AI concept documentation with a POC plan, ensuring organizations can swiftly and effectively embark on their AI journeys.
   
   
10. Decades of Industry and Data Expertise
    With over 100 years of domain expertise in industries such as rail, energy, manufacturing and transportation, Hitachi brings unparalleled industry-specific knowledge to its AI solutions. This level of operational expertise, combined with NVIDIA technology, delivers customized solutions and delivery tailored to meet unique industry needs.

Bridge the Gap from AI’s Promise to AI Readiness

The Hitachi iQ AI solution portfolio represents a significant leap forward in AI infrastructure. By addressing key challenges such as data quality, scaling and cost and energy efficiency, Hitachi iQ empowers organizations to unlock the full potential of AI. With its rich feature set and industry-specific capabilities, Hitachi iQ is poised to help our customers across industries drive innovation and deliver exceptional value.

To learn more about how Hitachi iQ can help your organization revolutionize your AI infrastructure and transform your AI operations, come see us at SC24 or reach out to our team and get a conversation started today.

Read more

• News Release: Hitachi Vantara Announces Hitachi iQ for Trusted Data Infrastructure Solutions for Modern AI Systems with NVIDIA HGX Platform
• Datasheet: Hitachi iQ with NVIDIA HGX
• Reference Architecture Guide: Hitachi iQ with NVIDIA HGX
• Blog: Seeking Enterprise AI Business Outcomes? Introducing Hitachi iQ with NVIDIA DGX BasePOD
• News Release: Hitachi Vantara Announces General Availability of Hitachi iQ and New AI Discovery Service to Help Businesses Become AI-Ready