Optimizing AI Inference Performance and Cost with Multi-Tier Storage
August 11, 2026 | 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM UTC
AI inference storage requires a tradeoff between performance and cost. Achieving the targeted performance at the budgeted cost requires careful engineering and selecting the best storage technology for each task. Combining a high-performance parallel file system using all-flash media with an object storage tier based primarily on HDDs provides both high performance and optimized TCO. This session brings together leaders in file and object storage, flash media, HDDs and CPUs from WEKA, Scality, Samsung Semiconductor, WD and Supermicro to describe how it all comes together in an engineered solution.
Paul McLeod
Product Director, Storage Supermicro
Angela Gill
Director, Partner Enablement Intel
Jonathan Prout
Director, Memory Business Development Samsung Semiconductor
Marc Tanguay
Sr. Product Marketing Manager for HDDs WD
Anthony Lembo
VP, Global Systems Engineering WEKA
Greg DiFraia
Senior Vice President, AI Alliances & Partnerships Scality
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CW
Chad W.
GK
Gina K.
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Amba P.
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Cheryl K.
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Srinivas M.
WW
Wendell W.
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Sophia N.