MinIO is the standard for building large scale AI data infrastructure. The MinIO AIStor is a software-defined, Amazon S3 compatible object store that will run anywhere - from the public cloud to the edge.

Enterprises use MinIO to deliver against artificial intelligence, machine learning, analytics, application, backup and archival workloads - all from a single platform. The use cases include storage for HDFS replacements, AI datalakes, SIEM datalakes, analytics datalakes, object storage as a service, streaming and database warm/hot storage.

MinIO’s AIStor is the fastest object storage server, with production READ/WRITE speeds in excess of 2.2 TiB/s on commodity hardware. Built for the cloud operating model it is native to the technologies and architectures that define the cloud. These include containerization, orchestration with Kubernetes, microservices and multi-tenancy - making it the most widely integrated object store in the market today.

The AIStor offers a host of enterprise features including inline erasure coding, bit-rot detection, state-of-the-art encryption, active-active replication, object locking, lifecycle management, observability, key-management, caching, firewall/load balancing, global console, search and identity + access management.

The AIStor is priced on usable capacity and includes support through the MinIO Subscription Network. The Subscription Network is designed to optimize deployments of MinIO and reduce the risk associated with data loss and data breach while providing 24/7/365 direct-to-engineering support.

MinIO AIStor for Azure Specific Capabilities:

• Fully-Managed Application - MinIO AIStor is deployed as a fully-managed application in your subscription. You don't have to worry about updates, upgrades and security fixes.
• Tight Integration with Azure - This service is fully integrated with Azure cloud services like Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure load balancer, Azure AD.

To get a free trial of AIStor, go to the Request a Demo link in the resources section of this page or go to https://min.io/.