A Journey Towards Data Locality on Cloud for Machine Learning and AI

In this blog, we discuss the importance of data locality for efficient machine learning on the cloud. We examine the pros and cons of existing solutions and the tradeoff between reducing costs and maximizing performance through data locality. We then highlight the new-generation Alluxio design and implementation, detailing how it brings value to model training … Continued

Introducing DORA: The Next-generation Alluxio Architecture

Today, we are thrilled to launch the Alluxio Enterprise AI product. One of the key innovations is the introduction of the next-generation architecture DORA – a Decentralized Object Repository Architecture. This blog talks about our development of the DORA architecture, including our motivation, design decisions, and implementation. 1. Moving from Data Analytics to the AI … Continued

Alluxio Kubernetes Operator Tutorial: Simplifying Deploying and Managing Alluxio Clusters

This blog provides a tutorial on using the Kubernetes operator to simplify deploying and managing Alluxio clusters on Kubernetes. Introduction The Alluxio Kubernetes operator makes deploying and managing Alluxio and the datasets on Kubernetes easier. With the operator, Alluxio clusters can be deployed and managed seamlessly like any other native Kubernetes application. The operator handles … Continued