CAMPBELL, Calif., June 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- WEKA, the AI-native data platform company, and Nebius (NASDAQ: NBIS), a leading AI infrastructure company, today announced a partnership that delivers a powerful GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) solution integrating WEKA's advanced data storage software with Nebius' full-stack AI cloud platform. The collaboration enables customers to scale compute and storage resources on demand with ultra-high performance and microsecond latency for efficient AI model training and precision AI inference.
Organizations that run AI model training and inference processes at scale often face challenges related to compute, memory, storage, and data management, which can impede innovation. As demand for modern AI infrastructure grows, organizations are embracing specialized neoclouds for access to turnkey infrastructure that can power their AI ambitions. In turn, neoclouds are seeking innovative ways to optimize the performance and efficiency of their GPU data center infrastructure.
Nebius AI Cloud delivers a cutting-edge, cost-optimized neocloud environment that empowers innovators of all sizes — from enterprises to startups to research institutions — to operationalize AI workloads. To fuel the premium tier of its next-generation platform, Nebius selected WEKA's high-performance storage software to turbocharge its AI Cloud performance while effortlessly scaling from petabytes to exabytes of data.
A leading research institution selected Nebius' purpose-built AI infrastructure to power its large-scale experimentation and model development efforts, reserving a multi-thousand-GPU cluster and leaning on Nebius AI Cloud's developer-friendly platform optimized for AI/ML workloads.
To further tailor the environment to its exacting operational needs, the customer requested the integration of WEKA's data platform, citing previous success with WEKA and the need for features such as user and directory quotas. With 2PB of WEKA storage deployed alongside Nebius' compute infrastructure, the institution now benefits from a high-performance, scalable, and fully managed platform that supports the rigorous demands of cutting-edge AI research.
"WEKA exceeded every expectation and requirement we had," said Danila Shtan, CTO at Nebius. "The WEKA solution not only delivers outstanding throughput, IOPS, and low latency at scale while effortlessly managing mixed read and write workloads, but it also provides exceptional metadata management and streamlined multitenancy."
"We are proud to be collaborating with Nebius to deliver high-performance, cloud-based solutions that maximize their AI innovation while minimizing infrastructure complexity," said Liran Zvibel, cofounder and CEO at WEKA. "Together, Nebius and WEKA are redefining what's possible when high-performance storage meets AI-first infrastructure, providing a unified solution that is a catalyst for enterprise AI and agentic AI innovation."
Learn more about the Nebius AI Cloud solution powered by WEKA: https://www.weka.io/customers/nebius/.
About Nebius
Nebius is a technology company building full-stack infrastructure to service the explosive growth of the global AI industry, including large-scale GPU clusters, an AI-native cloud platform, and tools and services for developers. Headquartered in Amsterdam and listed on Nasdaq, the Company has a global footprint with R&D hubs across Europe, North America and Israel.
â€The Nebius AI Cloud platform has been built from the ground up for intensive AI workloads. With proprietary cloud software architecture and hardware designed in-house, Nebius gives AI builders the compute, storage, managed services and tools they need to build, tune and run their models.
To learn more, visit www.nebius.com
About WEKA
WEKA is architecting a new approach to the enterprise data stack built for the era of agentic AI. The WEKA® Data Platform sets the standard for AI infrastructure, providing a cloud and AI-native foundation for enterprise AI that can be deployed anywhere with seamless data portability across on-premises, cloud, and edge environments. It transforms legacy data silos into dynamic data pipelines that dramatically increase GPU utilization and make AI model training, inference, and HPC workloads run faster and more efficiently, delivering microsecond latency performance at scale. WEKA is helping the world's most innovative enterprises and research organizations to accelerate time to market, discovery, and insights with AI, 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.
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WEKA and Nebius Partner to Catalyze AI Innovation With Ultra-High-Performance Cloud Infrastructure Solution
WEKA and Nebius Partner to Catalyze AI Innovation With Ultra-High-Performance Cloud Infrastructure Solution
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- The achievement analysis report meeting took place on Wednesday, December 10, at 4:00 pm in the fourth-floor conference room of the Main Building, Culture Factory.
- Visitor satisfaction reached 90.3%, and the economic ripple effect increased to KRW 45 billion, indicating simultaneous growth.
- Ongoing strategies are necessary, including establishing a craft landmark, implementing branding initiatives, and connecting with UNESCO Creative Cities to support sustainable development.
CHEONGJU, South Korea, Dec. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cheongju Craft Biennale 2025 attracted 402,539 visitors and received exceptional evaluations for its exhibition scale, quality, and international networking. It also achieved record results in key indicators, including visitor satisfaction and economic impact.
The Cheongju Craft Biennale Organizing Committee (Chairman: Beom-seok Lee, Mayor of Cheongju; hereinafter, the Organizing Committee) officially announced these results at the Final Achievement Analysis Report Meeting, held on Wednesday, December 10, at 4:00 PM in the fourth-floor conference room of the Main Building, Culture Factory.
At the meeting, Executive Director Kwang-seop Byun, committee members, officials from Cheongju's Department of Culture and Arts, and research staff attended as the Cheongju University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation (lead researcher: Professor Sang-kyu Choi, Department of Tourism Management) presented the analysis. The study used surveys and behavioral analyses of 660 on-site visitors across three phases (early, mid, and late stages of the event), with a 95% confidence level and a ±3.8% margin of error.
According to the report, the overall satisfaction level of the Biennale was 6.02 out of 7 points, or 90.3%, representing a 1.2 percentage point increase compared to the 2023 Biennale. The research team noted that the Main Exhibition and the International Craft Competition were consistently identified as the primary reasons for satisfaction across the early, middle, and late stages, confirming the stable competitiveness of the core exhibition content.
In addition, both the intention to revisit (5.99 points) and the willingness to recommend (6.00 points), which are key satisfaction indicators, recorded high scores, indicating strong loyalty to the Biennale and a high potential for positive experiences to spread. The ratio of returning to first-time visitors was 56.6% to 43.4%, a narrower gap than at the 2023 Biennale. This result was interpreted as an encouraging sign that satisfaction and intentions to revisit have remained steady while the number of new visitors continues to increase.
The largest increase occurred in total consumer spending and economic ripple effects.
Total consumer spending at the Cheongju Craft Biennale 2025 was approximately KRW 24.9 billion, analyzed across seven categories, including ticket purchases, transportation, food and beverages, accommodation, and shopping. This amount was more than KRW 10 billion higher than the 2023 Biennale. The spending induced a production effect of KRW 45.02 billion, an increase of about KRW 6.8 billion from the KRW 38.25 billion recorded in 2023. The induced value-added effect was KRW 17.41 billion, and the employment effect resulted in 178 jobs. According to the research team, these outcomes contributed positively to the revitalization of the local economy.
Beyond quantitative achievements, the researchers evaluated the Biennale as a landmark event that "reaffirmed the intrinsic value of craft in an era of loss, introduced sustainable craft reflecting on the environment, and presented future visions of coexistence, recovery, and solidarity within the community." They also noted that, following Cheongju's designation as a UNESCO Creative City of Crafts and its Gold Award in the "Korean Wave Program" category at the Pinnacle Awards of the International Festivals & Events Association (IFEA), the Biennale, now in its 27th year, has strengthened Cheongju's international cultural competitiveness and cultural diplomacy capacity, making a significant impact both domestically and internationally.
Given the vast scale of the Culture Factory, which covers 120,000 square meters, the research team emphasized the urgent need to identify measures to reduce the complexity of visitor flow and alleviate fatigue. The team also proposed directions for further development of the Biennale.
First, they emphasized the need for sustainable strategies and practices related to the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. They recommended increasing citizens' familiarity, awareness, and participation in crafts by creating a craft landmark and providing repeated daily exposure. They also suggested expanding craft product sales platforms to create a positive marketing cycle involving appreciation, tourism, and consumption. In addition, the team highlighted the importance of building an integrated data management system to monitor visitor loyalty and revisit rates, upgrading operational systems, and developing strategies to expand international exchanges, such as institutionalizing joint residency programs.
The City of Cheongju and the Organizing Committee stated: "The Cheongju Craft Biennale 2025 was an unprecedented craft festival in every aspect, lasting a record 60 days, with participation from a record 72 countries, and presenting a record 23 exhibitions simultaneously. Thanks to this, Cheongju has transformed into the global center of crafts, beyond K-Craft." They added: "As we stand at the starting line of writing a new history of crafts as a UNESCO Creative City, Cheongju, the Organizing Committee, craft experts and artists, together with international craft networks, will join forces to ensure that the development directions presented today are fully realized."
- The achievement analysis report meeting took place on Wednesday, December 10, at 4:00 pm in the fourth-floor conference room of the Main Building, Culture Factory.
- Visitor satisfaction reached 90.3%, and the economic ripple effect increased to KRW 45 billion, indicating simultaneous growth.
- Ongoing strategies are necessary, including establishing a craft landmark, implementing branding initiatives, and connecting with UNESCO Creative Cities to support sustainable development.
CHEONGJU, South Korea, Dec. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cheongju Craft Biennale 2025 attracted 402,539 visitors and received exceptional evaluations for its exhibition scale, quality, and international networking. It also achieved record results in key indicators, including visitor satisfaction and economic impact.
The Cheongju Craft Biennale Organizing Committee (Chairman: Beom-seok Lee, Mayor of Cheongju; hereinafter, the Organizing Committee) officially announced these results at the Final Achievement Analysis Report Meeting, held on Wednesday, December 10, at 4:00 PM in the fourth-floor conference room of the Main Building, Culture Factory.
At the meeting, Executive Director Kwang-seop Byun, committee members, officials from Cheongju's Department of Culture and Arts, and research staff attended as the Cheongju University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation (lead researcher: Professor Sang-kyu Choi, Department of Tourism Management) presented the analysis. The study used surveys and behavioral analyses of 660 on-site visitors across three phases (early, mid, and late stages of the event), with a 95% confidence level and a ±3.8% margin of error.
According to the report, the overall satisfaction level of the Biennale was 6.02 out of 7 points, or 90.3%, representing a 1.2 percentage point increase compared to the 2023 Biennale. The research team noted that the Main Exhibition and the International Craft Competition were consistently identified as the primary reasons for satisfaction across the early, middle, and late stages, confirming the stable competitiveness of the core exhibition content.
In addition, both the intention to revisit (5.99 points) and the willingness to recommend (6.00 points), which are key satisfaction indicators, recorded high scores, indicating strong loyalty to the Biennale and a high potential for positive experiences to spread. The ratio of returning to first-time visitors was 56.6% to 43.4%, a narrower gap than at the 2023 Biennale. This result was interpreted as an encouraging sign that satisfaction and intentions to revisit have remained steady while the number of new visitors continues to increase.
The largest increase occurred in total consumer spending and economic ripple effects.
Total consumer spending at the Cheongju Craft Biennale 2025 was approximately KRW 24.9 billion, analyzed across seven categories, including ticket purchases, transportation, food and beverages, accommodation, and shopping. This amount was more than KRW 10 billion higher than the 2023 Biennale. The spending induced a production effect of KRW 45.02 billion, an increase of about KRW 6.8 billion from the KRW 38.25 billion recorded in 2023. The induced value-added effect was KRW 17.41 billion, and the employment effect resulted in 178 jobs. According to the research team, these outcomes contributed positively to the revitalization of the local economy.
Beyond quantitative achievements, the researchers evaluated the Biennale as a landmark event that "reaffirmed the intrinsic value of craft in an era of loss, introduced sustainable craft reflecting on the environment, and presented future visions of coexistence, recovery, and solidarity within the community." They also noted that, following Cheongju's designation as a UNESCO Creative City of Crafts and its Gold Award in the "Korean Wave Program" category at the Pinnacle Awards of the International Festivals & Events Association (IFEA), the Biennale, now in its 27th year, has strengthened Cheongju's international cultural competitiveness and cultural diplomacy capacity, making a significant impact both domestically and internationally.
Given the vast scale of the Culture Factory, which covers 120,000 square meters, the research team emphasized the urgent need to identify measures to reduce the complexity of visitor flow and alleviate fatigue. The team also proposed directions for further development of the Biennale.
First, they emphasized the need for sustainable strategies and practices related to the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. They recommended increasing citizens' familiarity, awareness, and participation in crafts by creating a craft landmark and providing repeated daily exposure. They also suggested expanding craft product sales platforms to create a positive marketing cycle involving appreciation, tourism, and consumption. In addition, the team highlighted the importance of building an integrated data management system to monitor visitor loyalty and revisit rates, upgrading operational systems, and developing strategies to expand international exchanges, such as institutionalizing joint residency programs.
The City of Cheongju and the Organizing Committee stated: "The Cheongju Craft Biennale 2025 was an unprecedented craft festival in every aspect, lasting a record 60 days, with participation from a record 72 countries, and presenting a record 23 exhibitions simultaneously. Thanks to this, Cheongju has transformed into the global center of crafts, beyond K-Craft." They added: "As we stand at the starting line of writing a new history of crafts as a UNESCO Creative City, Cheongju, the Organizing Committee, craft experts and artists, together with international craft networks, will join forces to ensure that the development directions presented today are fully realized."
** The press release content is from PR Newswire. Bastille Post is not involved in its creation. **
Final Report Meeting on the Achievements of the Cheongju Craft Biennale 2025: Record-Breaking Economic Impact
