AceCloud Launches New Cloud Region in Noida with NetApp and Quantum, Targeting AI and HPC Workloads

AceCloud Announces Strategic Collaboration with NetApp and Quantum to Unveil a New Cloud Region in Noida

State-of-the-art region will offer low-latency access to advanced cloud technologies along with enterprise-grade reliability, built-in security, and Disaster Recovery (DR) capabilities, to accelerate digital transformation AceCloud (an RTDS brand), a leading provider of Cloud computing solutions to global organizations across industries at scale, today announced its strategic partnership with NetApp, the intelligent data infrastructure company; and Quantum, the pioneer in end-to-end data management solutions designed for the AI era, to unveil a new cloud region in Noida. Real Time Data Services (RTDS) Group with an employee base of 600+ across India, US, and UK has supported more than 20,000 customers, and has IT infrastructure in 10+ data centers spanning across the globe. This is RTDS' second cloud region in the Asia Pacific and 13th worldwide. The state-of-the-art region will offer low-latency access to advanced cloud technologies with enterprise-grade reliability, built-in security, and DR capabilities to accelerate digital transformation. It will offer affordable pricing plans for high performance cloud services. Pricing for compute for GPU will start from as low as USD 0.03/hour and object storage at USD 7/TB/month. The Cloud region will offer specialized hardware for AI and HPC workloads, including cloud GPUs and high IOPS-based storage. All of this will be hosted in Tier IV data center, ensuring enhanced data security and uptime. These services will be available for customers worldwide starting this quarter (Q4 CY 2024) across Cloud regions in the Asia Pacific region. Vinay Chhabra, Co-Founder and Managing Director, AceCloud, a brand of RTDS, "With the launch of our new cloud region in Noida, we aim to empower businesses with cost effective Cloud computing solutions with unparalleled security, availability, and scalability. In today's fast-evolving landscape, organizations are eager to harness the power of AI and emerging technologies to gain a competitive edge. Our collaboration with NetApp and Quantum enables us to build a foundation for the same by offering cutting-edge solutions that enhance performance and drive growth. With this new region, we are committed to delivering high-performance cloud services at affordable prices, ensuring that our customers have the tools they need to succeed in a multi-cloud environment." AceCloud will also utilize NetApp Block storage devices to offer enterprise-grade, highly reliable, secure, and affordable block storage on its platform, with extensive features such as data protection, multi-attach capabilities, and dedicated storage tailored to customer needs. Speaking on the collaboration, Puneet Gupta, SVP & Managing Director, NetApp India/SAARC, said, "Today, as digital transformation becomes the norm for organizations across the world, cloud powered abilities, use cases, and market opportunities will revamp the way we live and work - now and in the future. This collaboration will unlock immense opportunities for customers across sectors to improve productivity and enhance customer experience through digitally powered solutions. AceCloud will leverage Quantum ActiveScale® to offer enterprise-grade object storage that includes flexible storage tiering classes. Quantum ActiveScale is highly proficient in supporting data workflow pipelines, processing AI and HPC workloads, and serving organizations' data requirements with high reliability, security and efficiency. Speaking on the partnership, Nick Elvester, Vice President, Product Operations, Quantum, said, "We are excited to partner with AceCloud on providing customers and partners in this region with a solution to help them easily store their vast amounts of data and leverage it for AI, analysis and other insights with ActiveScale. Organizations will get access to the best technology, TCO, and service with ActiveScale combined with AceCloud's deep expertise in cloud computing solutions." Aseem Sehgal, Country Manager, Quantum Storage - India & SAARC said, "Partnering with AceCloud to launch this new cloud region in Noida underscores our commitment to leverage our technology for solutions designed for AI era. We aim to revolutionize how data is stored and accessed. With ActiveScale and AceCloud's advanced cloud infrastructure, customers get seamless, secure data management and storage." AceCloud's new Cloud region will be powered by a team of certified experts in the cloud and storage domain. Their deep domain expertise will enable seamless management, robust security, and optimized storage solutions along with 24×7 support. Additionally, Tier IV data center will ensure robust performance for compute and memory-intensive tasks. About AceCloud AceCloud is a leading provider of end-to-end Cloud computing solutions to global organizations across industries at scale. It offers a full spectrum of Cloud services including Public Cloud, Application Hosting, AWS Services, Managed Security Services and Hosted Virtual Desktop Solutions. AceCloud is a brand of Real Time Data Services (RTDS) group of companies - a leading provider of information technology capabilities specializing in Cloud Computing and Cloud Telephony. RTDS Group has an employee base of 600+ across India, US, and UK supporting over 20,000+ customers, and IT infrastructure in 10+ data centers spanning across the globe. It offers industry-leading technological solutions that help customers to streamline their operations and enhance efficiency. About NetApp NetApp is the intelligent data infrastructure company combining unified data storage, integrated data services, and CloudOps solutions to turn a world of disruption into opportunity for every customer. NetApp creates silo-free infrastructure, then harnesses observability and AI, to enable the best data management. As the only enterprise-grade storage service natively embedded in the world's biggest clouds, our data storage delivers seamless flexibility and our data services create a data advantage through superior cyber-resilience, governance, and applications agility. Our CloudOps solutions provide continuous optimization of performance and efficiency through observability and AI. No matter the data type, workload, or environment, transform your data infrastructure to realize your business possibilities with NetApp. Learn more at www.netapp.com or follow us on X, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. NETAPP, the NETAPP logo, and the marks listed at www.netapp.com/TM are trademarks of NetApp, Inc. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. About Quantum Quantum delivers end-to-end data management solutions designed for the AI era. With over four decades of experience, our data platform has allowed customers to extract the maximum value from their unique, unstructured data. From high-performance ingest that powers AI applications and demanding data-intensive workloads, to massive, durable data lakes to fuel AI models, Quantum delivers the most comprehensive and cost-efficient solutions. Leading organizations in life sciences, government, media and entertainment, research, and industrial technology trust Quantum with their most valuable asset - their data. Quantum is listed on Nasdaq (QMCO). For more information visit www.quantum.com.

AceCloud Partners with NetApp and Quantum to Launch New Cloud Region in Noida

Pricing begins at $0.03/hour for GPU compute and USD 7/TB/month for object storage. The services will be available worldwide starting Q4 2024. AceCloud, a cloud computing solutions provider and a brand of Real Time Data Services (RTDS), announced a strategic collaboration with NetApp and Quantum to introduce a new cloud region in Noida. The initiative aims to deliver low-latency cloud technologies with enterprise-grade reliability, advanced security, and disaster recovery (DR) capabilities, enabling businesses to accelerate digital transformation. The Noida cloud region marks RTDS' second in the Asia Pacific and 13th globally, strengthening its IT infrastructure spanning 10+ data centers worldwide. RTDS supports over 20,000 customers and operates with a team of 600+ employees across India, the US, and the UK. The region offers specialised hardware for AI and high-performance computing (HPC) workloads, including cloud GPUs and high IOPS-based storage. Services will be hosted in a Tier IV data centre to ensure robust performance, security, and uptime. Pricing begins at $0.03/hour for GPU compute and USD 7/TB/month for object storage. The services will be available worldwide starting Q4 2024. Vinay Chhabra, co-founder and managing director at AceCloud, highlighted the significance of the launch, stating, "With the launch of our new cloud region in Noida, we aim to empower businesses with cost-effective Cloud computing solutions with unparalleled security, availability, and scalability." Collaboration with NetApp and QuantumAceCloud will utilise NetApp's Block storage devices to deliver enterprise-grade, secure, and affordable storage solutions with features like data protection and multi-attach capabilities. Quantum's ActiveScale platform will power AceCloud's object storage services, offering flexible tiering for storage classes and support for AI and HPC workloads. Nick Elvester, VP, Product Operations at Quantum, said, "We are excited to partner with AceCloud on providing customers and partners in this region with a solution to help them easily store their vast amounts of data and leverage it for AI, analysis, and other insights with ActiveScale."