AIStor

Business Profile

Core Value Proposition

AIStor provides cloud-native object storage that scales to exabytes for AI data, agentic computing, and analytics, with Apache Iceberg-native AI data store capabilities.

Target Customer

AI/data infrastructure teams, data engineers, data scientists, and IT/DevOps teams at large enterprises deploying AI workloads and data lakehouse architectures.

Key Differentiator

AIStor Tables with native Apache Iceberg support and deep integration with AI frameworks (e.g., PyTorch), offering exabyte-scale, single-namespace object storage with the broadest S3 API support and self-managing, zero-touch operations.

Implementation Timeline

Trial license available for 2 months; implementation timelines not specified in content.

Pain Points

1Ingestion bottlenecks for AI-scale data pipelines handling massive and diverse data types.
2Vendor lock-in and limited interoperability across AI tooling and data platforms.
3Managing durable, high-performance storage at exabyte scale while controlling costs.

Key Features

1S3-compatible object storage with exabyte-scale capability
2AIStor Tables with native Iceberg support
3Encryption, Object Immutability, Identity + Access Management, Lifecycle, Replication, Versioning, Key Management, Server Firewall, Observability
4Object Prompt, Events and Lambdas for data workflows
5Deep AI ecosystem integrations (PyTorch, Iceberg) and extensive S3 API support

Target Customer Industries

Client Results

1High-throughput data delivery with low latency for AI training and inference
240% lower total cost of ownership (TCO) and improved GPU utilization
399.999999999% (11 nines) data durability with global replication

Competitive Advantages

1Unlimited, frictionless scalability with a single flat namespace across clusters, data centers, and clouds
2Native, high-performance S3 storage with sub-10ms latency and no gateway overhead
3Self-healing, automated data protection and load balancing for zero-touch operations
4Strong security controls and 11-nines durability with enterprise reliability

Key Benefits

1Exascale object storage for AI workloads

2Single namespace with global scalability

3Native Iceberg integration for AI data lakehouses

4Durable, secure, and highly available infrastructure with proactive support

Additional Product Information

Product Description

MinIO's AIStor is an exascale, cloud-native object storage platform for AI data, agentic computing, and analytics, featuring AIStor Tables with native Apache Iceberg support and broad S3 compatibility.

Target Market

Enterprises building AI/data lakehouse pipelines and AI-powered applications requiring scalable, reliable object storage

Unique Value Proposition

Exabyte-scale, S3-compatible object storage with Iceberg-native data management and deep AI framework integrations, designed for high-performance AI workloads with low TCO.

Technical Requirements

Supported deployment environments include Kubernetes (Linux), Docker, Windows, and macOS; OpenShift deployment examples are provided; Helm-based installation is supported; license key required for AIStor components; minimum hardware requirements referenced but not specified in content.

Pricing Model

Not disclosed in provided content

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