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Hungry GPUs Need Fast Object Storage

Hungry GPUs Need Fast Object Storage

A chain is as strong as its weakest link - and your AI/ML infrastructure is only as fast as your slowest component. If you train machine learning models with GPUs, then your weak link may be your storage solution. The result is what I call the “Starving GPU Problem.”  The Starving GPU problem occurs when your network or your

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The Strengths, Weaknesses and Dangers of LLMs

The Strengths, Weaknesses and Dangers of LLMs

Much has been said lately about the wonders of Large Language Models (LLMs). Most of these accolades are deserved. Ask ChatGPT to describe the General Theory of Relativity and you will get a very good (and accurate) answer. However, at the end of the day ChatGPT is still a computer program (as are all other LLMs) that is blindly executing

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We Read Google’s New Egress Policy So You Don’t Have To…It Is Surprising

We Read Google’s New Egress Policy So You Don’t Have To…It Is Surprising

Google recently announced that it would eliminate data egress fees for those leaving the platform. Given our position on the cloud operating model and the lifecycle of the cloud, this appeared to be a major announcement. It is not.  You could understand our initial enthusiasm. Google stated that any  "customers who wish to stop using Google Cloud and migrate

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Locking down MinIO Operator Permissions

AJ AJ on Kubernetes |
Locking down MinIO Operator Permissions

In this post, we’ll show you how to configure the MinIO Operator with the most restrictive namespace permissions – all the while being able to fully utilize the power and flexibility of the MinIO Operator for day-to-day operations.

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Debugging MinIO Installs

AJ AJ on DevOps |
Debugging MinIO Installs

In this blog post, we’ll show you how to debug a MinIO install running in Kubernetes and also some of the common issues you might encounter when doing bare metal installation and how to rectify them.

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Renewing KES certificate

AJ AJ on Security |
Renewing KES certificate

In this post we'll show you some of the common errors you can run into when the certs in KES expire. We'll show you what errors you can expect and how to renew and update the certs in a quick fashion.

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How do I know replication is up to date?

AJ AJ on DevOps |
How do I know replication is up to date?

In this post, we’ll take a look at the various states an object can be in during the replication process and how to get back up and running as quickly as possible among other tidbits so you have a pleasant experience Day 2 of replication.

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Add Pools and expand capacity

AJ AJ on DevOps |
Add Pools and expand capacity

Server pools help you expand the capacity of your existing MinIO cluster quickly and easily. This blog post focuses on increasing the capacity of one cluster, which is different from adding another cluster and replicating the same data across multiple clusters.

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