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Accelerates AI Reasoning With the NVIDIA AI Data Platform and Achieves New Storage Certifications for NVIDIA Cloud Partners and Enterprise Deployments
SAN JOSE, Calif. and CAMPBELL, Calif., March 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- From GTC 2025: WEKA, the AI-native data platform company, announced it is integrating with the NVIDIA AI Data Platform reference design and has achieved NVIDIA storage certifications to provide optimized AI infrastructure for the future of agentic AI and reasoning models. Additionally, the company announced new certifications for the NVIDIA Cloud Partner (NCP) Reference Architecture with NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 and the NVIDIA-Certified Systemsâ„¢ Storage designation for enterprise AI factory deployments with NVIDIA Enterprise Reference Architectures.
WEKA also unveiled its new Augmented Memory Gridâ„¢ capability, which integrates WEKA Data Platform software with NVIDIA accelerated computing, networking, and enterprise software to accelerate AI inference, maximize the number of tokens processed per second, and dramatically increase token efficiency.
Powering AI Agents with WEKA's High-Performance Storage
NVIDIA AI Data Platform is redefining enterprise infrastructure for the era of agentic AI. It provides a customizable reference design integrating the NVIDIA Blackwell platform, NVIDIA BlueField® DPUs, NVIDIA Spectrum-Xâ„¢ networking, and NVIDIA AI Enterprise software with enterprise storage to transform data into actionable intelligence. Organizations can now leverage the benefits of the NVIDIA AI Data Platform with WEKA Data Platform software to create a massively scalable, high-performance foundation for enterprise AI that connects AI query agents to business knowledge, and achieves peak AI inference performance and higher accuracy for complex reasoning.
Breaking the AI Memory Barrier with WEKA Augmented Memory Grid
AI agents continue to expand autonomous decision-making, complex problem-solving, and adaptive learning capabilities, increasing the need for AI infrastructure that can support longer context windows, expanding model parameters, and growing system memory requirements. With WEKA Augmented Memory Grid, AI models can extend memory for large model inferencing with additional petabytes of capacity by three orders of magnitude greater than today's fixed increments of single terabytes. At the same time, the WEKA Augmented Memory Grid can deliver near-memory speed performance at microsecond latencies for faster token processing, enabling unprecedented reasoning outcomes. Key benefits include:
- Dramatically Faster Time to First Token: When processing 105,000 tokens, WEKA's Augmented Memory Grid reduced time to first token by 41x compared to recalculating the prefill context.
- Optimized Token Processing: Inferencing clusters can achieve higher token throughput across the cluster, lowering the cost of token throughput by up to 24% for the entire inference system.
Advancing Enterprise AI Innovation with New NVIDIA Storage Certifications
WEKApod™ Nitro Data Platform Appliances have been certified as one of the first high-performance storage solutions for NVIDIA Cloud Partner (NCP) deployments with NVIDIA HGX H200, B200, and GB200 NVL72, to supercharge NCP providers' infrastructure services for AI developers and innovators. WEKApod appliances deliver high-performance density and power efficiency — a single 8U entry-level configuration can support up to 1,152 GPUs.
WEKApodâ„¢ Nitro appliances have also achieved the new NVIDIA-Certified Systems Storage designation for enterprises deploying AI factories based on NVIDIA Enterprise Reference Architecture guidelines with NVIDIA-Certified Systems. This certification validates that the WEKA Data Platform is compatible with NVIDIA best practices to ensure optimal storage performance, efficiency, and scalability for a wide range of enterprise AI and HPC workloads.
"In collaboration with NVIDIA, WEKA is delivering high-performance AI storage solutions to organizations with the NVIDIA AI Data Platform, tackling data challenges that constrain AI innovation and force compromises in model capabilities and infrastructure efficiency," said Nilesh Patel, chief product officer at WEKA. "Just as breaking the sound barrier unlocked new frontiers in aerospace innovation, WEKA Augmented Memory Grid is shattering the AI memory barrier, expanding GPU memory and optimizing token efficiency across the NVIDIA AI Data Platform. This breakthrough will transform AI token economics, enabling faster innovation at lower costs without compromising performance."
"Enterprises looking to harness the power of agentic AI and reasoning models need unprecedented efficiency and scalability for these demanding workloads," said Rob Davis, vice president, Storage Networking Technology at NVIDIA. "Pairing NVIDIA and WEKA technologies enables AI agents to access and process data with state-of-the-art speed and accuracy during inference."
Availability
- WEKA's NCP reference architecture for NVIDIA Blackwell systems will be available later this month.
- The WEKA Augmented Memory Grid capability will be generally available for WEKA Data Platform customers in Spring 2025.
More Information
Read our blogs:
Visit us at NVIDIA GTC 2025: Attendees can visit the WEKA booth in the GTC Expo Hall to demo the new WEKA Augmented Memory Grid capability.
Supporting Customer Quotes
Together AI
"At Together AI, we are obsessed with speed and efficiency. That's why we built the Together Inference Engine that provides the fastest inference speeds in the industry," said Ce Zhang, chief technology officer at Together AI. "We are excited to leverage WEKA's Augmented Memory Grid capability to reduce the time involved in prompt caching and improve the flexibility of leveraging this cache across multiple nodes— reducing latency and benefitting the more than 500,000 AI developers building on Together AI."
Yotta Data Services
"The WEKA Data Platform plays a key role in enhancing the performance and scalability of the Yotta Shakti Supercloud, India's fastest AI supercomputing platform," said Sunil Gupta, co-founder, managing director & CEO at Yotta Data Services, an NVIDIA Cloud Partner. "WEKA's innovative Augmented Memory Grid capability and its certification as a high-performance data store for NVIDIA Blackwell deployments bring new efficiencies for AI at cloud scale. By extending GPU memory and maximizing utilization across our Shakti Supercloud fleet, WEKA will help us deliver improved AI performance, faster inference, and better cost efficiency to our customers."
About WEKA
WEKA is architecting a new approach to the enterprise data stack built for the AI era. The WEKA® Data Platform sets the standard for AI infrastructure with a cloud and AI-native architecture that can be deployed anywhere, providing seamless data portability across on-premises, cloud, and edge environments. It transforms legacy data silos into dynamic data pipelines that accelerate GPUs, AI model training, inference, and other performance-intensive workloads, enabling them to work more efficiently, consume less energy, and reduce associated carbon emissions. WEKA helps the world's most innovative enterprises and research organizations overcome complex data challenges to reach discoveries, insights, and outcomes faster and more sustainably – including 12 of the Fortune 50. Visit www.weka.io to learn more, or connect with WEKA on LinkedIn and X.
WEKA and the WEKA logo are registered trademarks of WekaIO, Inc. Other trade names used herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
Accelerates AI Reasoning With the NVIDIA AI Data Platform and Achieves New Storage Certifications for NVIDIA Cloud Partners and Enterprise Deployments
SAN JOSE, Calif. and CAMPBELL, Calif., March 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- From GTC 2025: WEKA, the AI-native data platform company, announced it is integrating with the NVIDIA AI Data Platform reference design and has achieved NVIDIA storage certifications to provide optimized AI infrastructure for the future of agentic AI and reasoning models. Additionally, the company announced new certifications for the NVIDIA Cloud Partner (NCP) Reference Architecture with NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 and the NVIDIA-Certified Systemsâ„¢ Storage designation for enterprise AI factory deployments with NVIDIA Enterprise Reference Architectures.
WEKA also unveiled its new Augmented Memory Gridâ„¢ capability, which integrates WEKA Data Platform software with NVIDIA accelerated computing, networking, and enterprise software to accelerate AI inference, maximize the number of tokens processed per second, and dramatically increase token efficiency.
Powering AI Agents with WEKA's High-Performance Storage
NVIDIA AI Data Platform is redefining enterprise infrastructure for the era of agentic AI. It provides a customizable reference design integrating the NVIDIA Blackwell platform, NVIDIA BlueField® DPUs, NVIDIA Spectrum-Xâ„¢ networking, and NVIDIA AI Enterprise software with enterprise storage to transform data into actionable intelligence. Organizations can now leverage the benefits of the NVIDIA AI Data Platform with WEKA Data Platform software to create a massively scalable, high-performance foundation for enterprise AI that connects AI query agents to business knowledge, and achieves peak AI inference performance and higher accuracy for complex reasoning.
Breaking the AI Memory Barrier with WEKA Augmented Memory Grid
AI agents continue to expand autonomous decision-making, complex problem-solving, and adaptive learning capabilities, increasing the need for AI infrastructure that can support longer context windows, expanding model parameters, and growing system memory requirements. With WEKA Augmented Memory Grid, AI models can extend memory for large model inferencing with additional petabytes of capacity by three orders of magnitude greater than today's fixed increments of single terabytes. At the same time, the WEKA Augmented Memory Grid can deliver near-memory speed performance at microsecond latencies for faster token processing, enabling unprecedented reasoning outcomes. Key benefits include:
- Dramatically Faster Time to First Token: When processing 105,000 tokens, WEKA's Augmented Memory Grid reduced time to first token by 41x compared to recalculating the prefill context.
- Optimized Token Processing: Inferencing clusters can achieve higher token throughput across the cluster, lowering the cost of token throughput by up to 24% for the entire inference system.
Advancing Enterprise AI Innovation with New NVIDIA Storage Certifications
WEKApod™ Nitro Data Platform Appliances have been certified as one of the first high-performance storage solutions for NVIDIA Cloud Partner (NCP) deployments with NVIDIA HGX H200, B200, and GB200 NVL72, to supercharge NCP providers' infrastructure services for AI developers and innovators. WEKApod appliances deliver high-performance density and power efficiency — a single 8U entry-level configuration can support up to 1,152 GPUs.
WEKApodâ„¢ Nitro appliances have also achieved the new NVIDIA-Certified Systems Storage designation for enterprises deploying AI factories based on NVIDIA Enterprise Reference Architecture guidelines with NVIDIA-Certified Systems. This certification validates that the WEKA Data Platform is compatible with NVIDIA best practices to ensure optimal storage performance, efficiency, and scalability for a wide range of enterprise AI and HPC workloads.
"In collaboration with NVIDIA, WEKA is delivering high-performance AI storage solutions to organizations with the NVIDIA AI Data Platform, tackling data challenges that constrain AI innovation and force compromises in model capabilities and infrastructure efficiency," said Nilesh Patel, chief product officer at WEKA. "Just as breaking the sound barrier unlocked new frontiers in aerospace innovation, WEKA Augmented Memory Grid is shattering the AI memory barrier, expanding GPU memory and optimizing token efficiency across the NVIDIA AI Data Platform. This breakthrough will transform AI token economics, enabling faster innovation at lower costs without compromising performance."
"Enterprises looking to harness the power of agentic AI and reasoning models need unprecedented efficiency and scalability for these demanding workloads," said Rob Davis, vice president, Storage Networking Technology at NVIDIA. "Pairing NVIDIA and WEKA technologies enables AI agents to access and process data with state-of-the-art speed and accuracy during inference."
Availability
- WEKA's NCP reference architecture for NVIDIA Blackwell systems will be available later this month.
- The WEKA Augmented Memory Grid capability will be generally available for WEKA Data Platform customers in Spring 2025.
More Information
Read our blogs:
Visit us at NVIDIA GTC 2025: Attendees can visit the WEKA booth in the GTC Expo Hall to demo the new WEKA Augmented Memory Grid capability.
Supporting Customer Quotes
Together AI
"At Together AI, we are obsessed with speed and efficiency. That's why we built the Together Inference Engine that provides the fastest inference speeds in the industry," said Ce Zhang, chief technology officer at Together AI. "We are excited to leverage WEKA's Augmented Memory Grid capability to reduce the time involved in prompt caching and improve the flexibility of leveraging this cache across multiple nodes— reducing latency and benefitting the more than 500,000 AI developers building on Together AI."
Yotta Data Services
"The WEKA Data Platform plays a key role in enhancing the performance and scalability of the Yotta Shakti Supercloud, India's fastest AI supercomputing platform," said Sunil Gupta, co-founder, managing director & CEO at Yotta Data Services, an NVIDIA Cloud Partner. "WEKA's innovative Augmented Memory Grid capability and its certification as a high-performance data store for NVIDIA Blackwell deployments bring new efficiencies for AI at cloud scale. By extending GPU memory and maximizing utilization across our Shakti Supercloud fleet, WEKA will help us deliver improved AI performance, faster inference, and better cost efficiency to our customers."
About WEKA
WEKA is architecting a new approach to the enterprise data stack built for the AI era. The WEKA® Data Platform sets the standard for AI infrastructure with a cloud and AI-native architecture that can be deployed anywhere, providing seamless data portability across on-premises, cloud, and edge environments. It transforms legacy data silos into dynamic data pipelines that accelerate GPUs, AI model training, inference, and other performance-intensive workloads, enabling them to work more efficiently, consume less energy, and reduce associated carbon emissions. WEKA helps the world's most innovative enterprises and research organizations overcome complex data challenges to reach discoveries, insights, and outcomes faster and more sustainably – including 12 of the Fortune 50. Visit www.weka.io to learn more, or connect with WEKA on LinkedIn and X.
WEKA and the WEKA logo are registered trademarks of WekaIO, Inc. Other trade names used herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.
** The press release content is from PR Newswire. Bastille Post is not involved in its creation. **
WEKA Expands NVIDIA Integrations and Certifications, Unveils Augmented Memory Grid at GTC 2025
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Global fans to experience the Games of the Future like never before as MOBA PC.Dota 2 competition kickoffs in Abu Dhabi
DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Phygital International, the global promoter of phygital sports, today announces the official launch of the GOTF OTT Platform, the dedicated streaming destination for the Games of the Future 2025 Abu Dhabi powered by ADNOC (GOTF 2025). The platform goes live as this year's competition begins, with its first broadcast featuring the opening rounds of the MOBA PC.Dota 2 discipline on 14 December from Pixoul Gaming in Abu Dhabi.
Accessible at https://tv.gofuture.games, the new streaming hub serves as the central digital home for live broadcasts, full-event replays, highlights, and exclusive behind-the-scenes content spanning all GOTF 2025 disciplines.
Designed for global accessibility and year-round engagement, the platform enables fans everywhere to watch every match live, revisit full replays at any time, and enjoy curated short-form content optimized for social and mobile viewing.
Powered end-to-end by technology partner Asport, the GOTF OTT Platform integrates advanced cloud-based broadcasting, seamless navigation, and real-time highlight creation tools to elevate the fan experience. These capabilities support richer storytelling across all channels and establish tv.gofuture.games as the long-term digital home of phygital sport.
Moba PC.Dota 2 competition to launch platform
The launch coincides with preparations for a spectacular start to the Games, as the MOBA PC.Dota 2 competition brings together iconic players, celebrated legends, and rising regional stars for what promises to be one of the most competitive line-ups in the event's history. All matches from the discipline will stream live on https://tv.gofuture.games.
Teams set to compete include E7, Paper Tigers, Legends Rebooted, Vikings, Team Phoenix, Nigma Galaxy, Win and TraBoTeam each bringing a distinctive mix of elite pro players and influential gaming personalities. One of the leading competitors will be Xu "BurNIng" Zhilei, who will be playing in team Paper Tigers and who iswidely regarded as one of the greatest carry players in Dota 2 history.
With such a stacked international field, fans can expect clashing playstyles, unpredictable upsets, and fresh rivalries, setting the stage for one of the headline showpieces of GOTF 2025.
Following the opening Group Stage, the competition advances into a full double-elimination playoff bracket, culminating in high-stakes best-of-three clashes on 18–19 December at ADNEC, where teams will fight for a place in the final and a shot at international glory.
Commenting on the launch of the platform, Nis Hatt, CEO of Phygital International, said: "The GOTF OTT Platform marks a major milestone in our mission to bring phygital sport to a global audience. This world-class digital destination showcases the energy, innovation, and inclusivity at the heart of the Games of the Future. As Dota 2 opens the competition tomorrow, we're excited to offer millions of fans a new way to experience every moment of this year's Games live."
Growing network of global broadcast partners
In addition to the GOTF OTT Platform, fans can follow the Games of the Future Abu Dhabi 2025 powered by ADNOC across a growing network of international media rights and broadcast partners, ensuring fans around the world can catch all the action.
In the United States, coverage will be available via ESR TV, the leading gaming and esports network reaching mainstream audiences through platforms such as Apple TV, Sling, and Amazon Prime Video Channels. Across Latin America, FOX Sports Mexico and Zapping will deliver both English and Spanish-language broadcasts across the region.
On mobile-first platforms, Bigo Live will act as an interactive real-time streaming hub, offering live competition windows, creator-led co-streams, and fan-generated reactions. With strong Gen-Z and global creator adoption, Bigo Live brings the Games directly into participatory viewing culture. Complementing this, Likee will amplify the emotion and energy of GOTF 2025 through short-form video storytelling, transforming standout moments into shareable narratives.
These partners build on an already confirmed broadcast footprint that includes Sportworld and BIGG TV across EMEA, Huya and SOOP in Asia, and StarTimes and TV BRICS across Africa.
"With these major additions to our broadcast network, we take great pride in ensuring the Games of the Future Abu Dhabi 2025 powered by ADNOC are accessible to audiences worldwide. We are delivering a multi-regional, multi-generational platform that matches the scale and innovation of phygital sport," added Hatt.
Tickets for the Games of the Future Abu Dhabi 2025 powered by ADNOC are now on sale at www.gotfabudhabi.com. Fans can also follow all the latest updates and behind-the-scenes content on Instagram at @gamesofthefutureofficial and @gotfabudhabi.
About Phygital International (PI):
Phygital International is the promoter of phygital sports globally and is focused on innovating and redefining sports. It is the custodian and rights holder of the Games of the Future and oversees the bidding process for each host city.
For further information please visit: https://Phygitalinternational.com
About the Games of the Future (GOTF):
The Games of the Future is an annual international event that fuses the worlds of physical and digital and is the pinnacle of phygital sport. The tournament brings together the next generation of phygital sporting heroes from all over the world to compete in a diverse range of phygital disciplines and challenges. The Games of the Future 2025 will be held in Abu Dhabi, UAE while the Games of the Future 2026, will be held in Astana, Kazakhstan.
For more information please visit: https://gofuture.games/
Contact: press@phygitalinternational.com
Global fans to experience the Games of the Future like never before as MOBA PC.Dota 2 competition kickoffs in Abu Dhabi
DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Phygital International, the global promoter of phygital sports, today announces the official launch of the GOTF OTT Platform, the dedicated streaming destination for the Games of the Future 2025 Abu Dhabi powered by ADNOC (GOTF 2025). The platform goes live as this year's competition begins, with its first broadcast featuring the opening rounds of the MOBA PC.Dota 2 discipline on 14 December from Pixoul Gaming in Abu Dhabi.
Accessible at https://tv.gofuture.games, the new streaming hub serves as the central digital home for live broadcasts, full-event replays, highlights, and exclusive behind-the-scenes content spanning all GOTF 2025 disciplines.
Designed for global accessibility and year-round engagement, the platform enables fans everywhere to watch every match live, revisit full replays at any time, and enjoy curated short-form content optimized for social and mobile viewing.
Powered end-to-end by technology partner Asport, the GOTF OTT Platform integrates advanced cloud-based broadcasting, seamless navigation, and real-time highlight creation tools to elevate the fan experience. These capabilities support richer storytelling across all channels and establish tv.gofuture.games as the long-term digital home of phygital sport.
Moba PC.Dota 2 competition to launch platform
The launch coincides with preparations for a spectacular start to the Games, as the MOBA PC.Dota 2 competition brings together iconic players, celebrated legends, and rising regional stars for what promises to be one of the most competitive line-ups in the event's history. All matches from the discipline will stream live on https://tv.gofuture.games.
Teams set to compete include E7, Paper Tigers, Legends Rebooted, Vikings, Team Phoenix, Nigma Galaxy, Win and TraBoTeam each bringing a distinctive mix of elite pro players and influential gaming personalities. One of the leading competitors will be Xu "BurNIng" Zhilei, who will be playing in team Paper Tigers and who iswidely regarded as one of the greatest carry players in Dota 2 history.
With such a stacked international field, fans can expect clashing playstyles, unpredictable upsets, and fresh rivalries, setting the stage for one of the headline showpieces of GOTF 2025.
Following the opening Group Stage, the competition advances into a full double-elimination playoff bracket, culminating in high-stakes best-of-three clashes on 18–19 December at ADNEC, where teams will fight for a place in the final and a shot at international glory.
Commenting on the launch of the platform, Nis Hatt, CEO of Phygital International, said: "The GOTF OTT Platform marks a major milestone in our mission to bring phygital sport to a global audience. This world-class digital destination showcases the energy, innovation, and inclusivity at the heart of the Games of the Future. As Dota 2 opens the competition tomorrow, we're excited to offer millions of fans a new way to experience every moment of this year's Games live."
Growing network of global broadcast partners
In addition to the GOTF OTT Platform, fans can follow the Games of the Future Abu Dhabi 2025 powered by ADNOC across a growing network of international media rights and broadcast partners, ensuring fans around the world can catch all the action.
In the United States, coverage will be available via ESR TV, the leading gaming and esports network reaching mainstream audiences through platforms such as Apple TV, Sling, and Amazon Prime Video Channels. Across Latin America, FOX Sports Mexico and Zapping will deliver both English and Spanish-language broadcasts across the region.
On mobile-first platforms, Bigo Live will act as an interactive real-time streaming hub, offering live competition windows, creator-led co-streams, and fan-generated reactions. With strong Gen-Z and global creator adoption, Bigo Live brings the Games directly into participatory viewing culture. Complementing this, Likee will amplify the emotion and energy of GOTF 2025 through short-form video storytelling, transforming standout moments into shareable narratives.
These partners build on an already confirmed broadcast footprint that includes Sportworld and BIGG TV across EMEA, Huya and SOOP in Asia, and StarTimes and TV BRICS across Africa.
"With these major additions to our broadcast network, we take great pride in ensuring the Games of the Future Abu Dhabi 2025 powered by ADNOC are accessible to audiences worldwide. We are delivering a multi-regional, multi-generational platform that matches the scale and innovation of phygital sport," added Hatt.
Tickets for the Games of the Future Abu Dhabi 2025 powered by ADNOC are now on sale at www.gotfabudhabi.com. Fans can also follow all the latest updates and behind-the-scenes content on Instagram at @gamesofthefutureofficial and @gotfabudhabi.
About Phygital International (PI):
Phygital International is the promoter of phygital sports globally and is focused on innovating and redefining sports. It is the custodian and rights holder of the Games of the Future and oversees the bidding process for each host city.
For further information please visit: https://Phygitalinternational.com
About the Games of the Future (GOTF):
The Games of the Future is an annual international event that fuses the worlds of physical and digital and is the pinnacle of phygital sport. The tournament brings together the next generation of phygital sporting heroes from all over the world to compete in a diverse range of phygital disciplines and challenges. The Games of the Future 2025 will be held in Abu Dhabi, UAE while the Games of the Future 2026, will be held in Astana, Kazakhstan.
For more information please visit: https://gofuture.games/
Contact: press@phygitalinternational.com
** The press release content is from PR Newswire. Bastille Post is not involved in its creation. **
Official streaming platform for the Games of the Future Abu Dhabi 2025 powered by ADNOC launches ahead of opening competition
Official streaming platform for the Games of the Future Abu Dhabi 2025 powered by ADNOC launches ahead of opening competition
