NTAP partners with NVDA to enhance AI capabilities and improve data management infrastructure.

From Nasdaq: 2025-03-20 10:32:00

NetApp, Inc. (NTAP) partners with NVIDIA (NVDA) to enhance agentic AI capabilities, focusing on the NVIDIA AI Data Platform reference design. The collaboration integrates NetApp ONTAP with NVIDIA’s AI computing and software ecosystem to enable efficient data management for AI-driven decision-making.

The NTAP-NVDA partnership introduces an Intelligent Data Infrastructure framework to address challenges in managing unstructured data. By breaking down data silos and optimizing resources, businesses can accelerate AI pipelines and drive high-performance AI workloads across hybrid multi-cloud environments.

NetApp advances its AI capabilities by introducing three critical advancements to support the NVIDIA AI Data Platform. These include a Global Metadata Namespace for data discovery and an Integrated AI Data Pipeline for preparing unstructured data. Additionally, the Disaggregated Storage Architecture optimizes network and flash speeds for improved compute performance.

NTAP’s collaboration with NVDA aims to unlock the power of next-generation agentic AI through the integration of ONTAP with NVIDIA’s AI software. The partnership empowers enterprises to harness data for generative AI applications, enhancing data management expertise and accelerating computing capabilities for AI reasoning workloads.

NetApp (NTAP) currently holds a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), with shares declining by 11% in the past year. In comparison, the sub-industry experienced a decline of 36.3%. For investors looking at technology stocks, consider InterDigital, Inc. (IDCC) with a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and Arista Networks, Inc. (ANET) with a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) for potential investment opportunities in the tech sector.



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