What’s New in the WEKA Platform
Version 4.3 of the WEKA® Data Platform introduces ARM support, expanded WEKApod offerings, enhanced multitenancy, and simplified multi-cloud deployment, delivering greater efficiency, scalability, and deployment flexibility.
Introducing WEKA Multitenancy with Composable Clusters
Discover how WEKA’s advanced multitenancy capabilities transform cloud infrastructure by providing secure, high-performance environments for multiple tenants. With a unique combination of physical and logical isolation, WEKA ensures optimal resource utilization, prevents performance bottlenecks, and delivers robust security. Whether you’re managing large AI workloads or supporting diverse business units, WEKA’s multitenancy offers seamless scalability, simplified operations, and maximum efficiency—perfect for modern cloud service providers.
AWS Graviton and Azure Ampere Instances for AI and HPC Workloads
WEKA is excited to announce support for ARM-based compute with AWS Graviton and Azure Ampere instances. Organizations building performance-intensive AI, GenAI, and HPC workloads can now leverage WEKA’s Data Platform with ARM’s energy-efficient architecture. This unbeatable combination offers superior price-performance and dramatically reduces energy consumption, providing the next generation of scalable, sustainable infrastructure for cloud-based workloads. Discover how WEKA optimizes your AI pipelines while cutting costs and boosting sustainability.
Simplify Cloud Deployments
The WEKA Cloud Deployment Manager (CDM) streamlines the deployment of the WEKA Data Platform across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. With a user-friendly, GUI-driven interface, the CDM guides you step-by-step through configuring both WEKA software and the supporting cloud infrastructure. This standardized approach ensures seamless, consistent deployments, enabling you to manage high-performance data workloads across one or multiple clouds with ease. Watch our demo video for a walk-through of the WEKA CDM in action, using Azure as an example.
Expanding the WEKApod Family for Faster Time to Value
WEKA’s expanded WEKApod family simplifies deployment, enabling organizations to achieve faster time to value with flexible, enterprise-grade solutions. New offerings include a value-tier option for budget-conscious enterprises and an enhanced WEKApod Ready Program designed to accelerate deployment timelines and ensure seamless integration across various environments. This expanded lineup delivers the performance, scalability, and ease of deployment needed for modern workloads, while also supporting multiple RTM models, including direct and OEM options. The deployment acceleration kit further simplifies setup, making it easier for partners to deploy WEKApod solutions quickly and efficiently.
Performance and Scalability across all major protocols
Version 4.3 also brings significant improvements in performance and scalability across all major protocols: POSIX, NFS, SMB, and S3. This release empowers organizations to accelerate diverse high-performance workflows, from bio-pharma research to AI/ML and IoT, by leveraging a unified platform without the need to move or copy data between protocols. The improved scale-out SMB-W stack, enhanced NFSv4.1 support, and upgraded S3 protocol deliver unparalleled throughput and efficiency, allowing for faster data ingestion and processing across the board.
