SNA -OpenAFS AI - Use Case 4 Unified Data Plane

EntSun -- OpenAFS is a great open-source distributed file system with interfaces for stable legacy systems using IBM and Solaris. This is the fourth of a series of potential use cases for OpenAFS as a tool for AI / LLM infrastructure.

Hybrid Cloud / On-Prem AI Workflows

Use case: Enterprises combining on-prem HPC and cloud compute for LLM fine-tuning.

OpenAFS advantage:

• Acts as a unified data plane bridging on-prem and cloud environments.
• Reduces the need to repeatedly sync datasets between S3, GCS, and on-prem storage.
• Can be integrated with existing Kerberos / LDAP identity management for secure access.

Sine Nomine Associates has a long history going back over 25 years to the beginning of OpenAFS. Our team of experts helps many in the financial industry with repeated support services contracts.

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Our in-house team includes two of the maintainers for the OpenAFS open-source code. If you need help with custom code for interfacing OpenAFS or OpenAFS training and support, we are ready to help. Our unique capabilities have kept OpenAFS up to date with modern tools such as ansible.

Margarete Ziemer, CEO, emphasizes: "We are proud to say we continue to support the open-source community with a sharp focus on the mainframe and OpenAFS areas. We sincerely thank all our past and current customers and our associates. We are always ready to tackle your problems with custom solutions, particularly in the open-source space."

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