UT08x01: Accelerating and Protecting Storage for AI with Graid Technology

April 17, 2026

33m

Modern AI servers are loaded with GPUs, but spend too much time waiting for data. This episode of Utilizing Tech, focused on AI at the Edge with ⁠Solidigm⁠, features ⁠Kelley Osburn⁠ of ⁠Graid Technology⁠ discussing the latest in data protection and acceleration with ⁠⁠⁠Scott Shadley⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Stephen Foskett⁠. As more businesses invest in GPUs to train and deploy AI models, they are discovering how difficult it is to keep these expensive compute clusters fed. GPUs are idled when data retrieval is too slow, and failures or errors could prove catastrophic. ⁠Graid⁠ not only protects data but also accelerates access, allowing users to achieve the full potential of their AI server investment.

Guest:
⁠Kelley Osburn⁠, Senior Director of OEM and Channel Business Development at ⁠Graid Technology⁠

Hosts:
⁠⁠Stephen Foskett⁠⁠, President of the Tech Field Day Business Unit and Organizer of the ⁠Tech Field Day Event Series⁠
⁠⁠Scott Shadley⁠⁠, Leadership Narrative Director and Evangelist at ⁠Solidigm⁠

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