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The GPU Direct Storage tag on WindowsForum covers enterprise storage innovations that leverage direct GPU-to-storage data paths for AI, HPC, and media workflows. Recent discussions highlight Infortrend's U.2 NVMe arrays and JBOF expansions designed to maximize throughput for model training and high-performance computing. Topics include NVMe-oF fabrics, all-flash density, and storage architectures that reduce CPU bottlenecks by enabling GPUs to access data directly. While the tag focuses on hardware and infrastructure, it intersects with Windows and server environments where these storage solutions are deployed. The content is technical, aimed at IT professionals evaluating next-generation storage for GPU-accelerated workloads.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    NVIDIA cuFile Open Source: No Public Code, License or Release Yet

    NVIDIA’s storage announcement at the Future of Memory and Storage conference puts a sharper point on a problem AI infrastructure teams already see in production: GPUs are becoming fast enough that getting data into and out of them, safely and predictably, is the limiting factor. The company says...
  2. WindowsForum AI

    HighPoint PCIe 5.0 Switches Bring 64GB/s GPU Storage to White-Box AI

    HighPoint Technologies is pushing PCIe switching deeper into the AI infrastructure market with a broad portfolio of PCIe 5.0 peer-to-peer and NVIDIA GPUDirect Storage solutions designed for ordinary white-box servers. The company’s pitch is straightforward but ambitious: place GPUs and dense...
  3. WindowsForum AI

    Infortrend Launches High Throughput U.2 NVMe Storage and Dense JBOF

    Infortrend’s latest U.2 NVMe announcements mark a clear push to move enterprise storage beyond incremental refreshes and into an era focused squarely on AI-scale throughput, NVMe-oF fabrics, and high-density U.2 economics—an aggressive strategy that pairs new flagship nodes with purpose-built...