Macnica adds VAST Data's "InsightEngine" to its "AI TRY NOW PROGRAM" and begins providing a verification environment - A storage platform for the generative AI era that goes beyond the role of traditional file systems

Macnica (headquarters: Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture; Representative Director and President: Kazumasa Hara; hereinafter referred to as Macnica) CLAVIS Company announced today that it will add the "InsightEngine" function from VAST Data Inc. (headquarters: New York, USA; CEO: Renen Hallak; hereinafter referred to as VAST Data), a provider of AI Operating System (hereinafter referred to as AI OS), to its "AI TRY NOW PROGRAM ^*1," a support program that enables companies to verify the latest AI solutions on an NVIDIA development environment before introducing them into their own companies, thereby providing a verification environment.

■ Challenges in data utilization in generative AI services
The amount of digital data accumulated by humanity is growing exponentially. In rapidly developing generative AI services, not only the quantity and quality of training data but also its freshness (real-time performance) are important for realizing high-performance inference and agent services. However, the vast majority of data remains archived, with only a limited amount being utilized. VAST Data's AI OS, "InsightEngine," is attracting attention because it can utilize this dormant "valuable data" while simultaneously utilizing newly generated data. While an increasing number of companies are eager to adopt such technological innovations, challenges such as a lack of product knowledge and information on implementation benefits required for budget approval continue to hinder companies' rapid adoption of AI.

Macnica 's "AI TRY NOW PROGRAM" provides a testing environment for the latest storage platforms
For companies facing these challenges, Macnica has added VAST Data's "InsightEngine" functionality, powered by NVIDIA accelerated computing and software, to its "AI TRY NOW PROGRAM." By linking this with NVIDIA NIM Microservices, used to realize generative AI services, structured and unstructured data imported into a file system can be converted into a vector database (DB), enabling immediate use in generative AI inference services. For the "AI TRY NOW PROGRAM," the Company engineers have pre-selected the optimal technology and built the environment, eliminating the need for customers to prepare their own GPU environment. This allows developers to efficiently train and test complex AI models and simulate operational environments, supporting implementation decision-making at unprecedented speed.

■VAST Data's "InsightEngine" is attracting attention
Conventional storage file systems were primarily intended for data archiving, and business databases were handled by separate database servers, meaning that the file system and database system were separate.
VAST Data's storage platform goes beyond the role of a traditional file system and also includes database functionality within the file system.

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"VAST Data is a game changer," said Yosuke Fujii, Country Manager of VAST Data.
"Through our collaboration with Macnica, Japanese customers can now experience the power of VAST AI OS in a real-world environment. By incorporating InsightEngine into the AI TRY NOW PROGRAM, customers can access all data in real time, from new data to data that has been unused for many years, and test for themselves how much it can accelerate the adoption of AI. This is just the first step. We will continue to strengthen InsightEngine within this program, providing strong support for our customers' rapid transition from testing to production operation."

■ Future outlook
As a distributor of VAST Data, Macnica will continue to support customers in activating their data and creating added value through the Insight Engine.

*1: About the AI TRY NOGRAM
As an authorized NVIDIA distributor, Macnica not only provides and supports hardware, but also offers the "AI TRY NOW PROGRAM," a support program that can be used when considering introducing the latest AI solutions in an NVIDIA development environment. the Company engineers have already carefully selected the AI technologies best suited to solving problems and created an environment, so customers do not need to prepare the environment themselves. This allows customers to gain a deeper understanding of solutions such as NVIDIA AI Enterprise ^{* 2} and NVIDIA Omniverse ^{* 3}, and measure KPIs of performance and functionality close to those in a production environment, accelerating the decision-making process for implementation.
For more details, please visit: https://www.macnica.co.jp/business/semiconductor/manufacturers/nvidia/products/143484/

*2: NVIDIA AI Enterprise is a software suite of tools, libraries, and frameworks that provides optimized performance, robust security, and stability for deploying AI in production environments.

*3: NVIDIA Omniverse libraries support the development of applications that utilize generative physical AI for use cases such as industrial digital twins.

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VAST Data Product Manager, Macnica CLAVIS Company Inc.
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