DDN and Zadara Partner to Power Sovereign, Multi-Tenant AI Factories

New reference architecture built on NVIDIA technology aims to accelerate AI development and deployment.

Mar. 16, 2026 at 10:19pm

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DDN, a leading provider of artificial intelligence (AI) and data management solutions, has announced a partnership with Zadara, a pioneer in enterprise storage-as-a-service, to create a new reference architecture for sovereign, multi-tenant AI factories. The solution leverages NVIDIA's AI computing platform to accelerate the development and deployment of AI applications.

Why it matters

This partnership aims to address the growing demand for secure, scalable, and cost-effective AI infrastructure that can be deployed on-premises or in the cloud. The new reference architecture provides organizations with a turnkey solution to build their own AI factories, enabling them to rapidly develop and deploy AI models while maintaining control over their data and computing resources.

The details

The DDN and Zadara solution combines DDN's AI-optimized storage and data management capabilities with Zadara's enterprise-grade storage-as-a-service platform. The reference architecture is built on NVIDIA's AI computing platform, including the NVIDIA DGX A100 system, to provide the necessary compute power and accelerated AI training and inference capabilities. This integrated solution allows organizations to create their own sovereign, multi-tenant AI factories, where they can securely develop, train, and deploy AI models without relying on public cloud providers.

  • The partnership between DDN and Zadara was announced on March 16, 2026.

The players

DDN

A leading provider of artificial intelligence (AI) and data management solutions.

Zadara

A pioneer in enterprise storage-as-a-service.

NVIDIA

A technology company that specializes in the design of graphics processing units (GPUs) and AI computing platforms.

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The takeaway

The partnership between DDN and Zadara, powered by NVIDIA's AI computing platform, provides organizations with a turnkey solution to build their own sovereign, multi-tenant AI factories. This solution enables them to rapidly develop and deploy AI models while maintaining control over their data and computing resources, addressing the growing demand for secure and scalable AI infrastructure.