In this Supercomputing edition of Data Unchained, host Molly Presley is joined live from the St. Louis Convention Center by Ari Berman, former Founder and CEO of Fireteam and current member of the Starfish team. The conversation explores the growing convergence of high performance computing, AI, and large scale data management, with a focus on unstructured data visibility, global file systems, and shared data stewardship across science, life sciences, and enterprise environments. Ari and Molly discuss why knowing what data you have is foundational to innovation, how organizations can reduce silos, and how platforms like Starfish and Hammerspace work together to enable discovery, collaboration, and smarter use of data at scale. Cyberpunk by jiglr | https://soundcloud.com/jiglrmusic Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Molly Presley is the SVP of Marketing of Hammerspace and the host of the Data Unchained Podcast. She has held executive Marketing and Product positions at privately held and public data intensive organizations including Pantheon Platform, Qumulo, Quantum, and DataDirect Networks (DDN). She also founded the Active Archive Alliance, is on the Board of Women in HPC, and was previously on the Board of SNIA (the Storage Networking Industry Association).
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In this episode of Data Unchained, host Molly Presley is joined by Carl Watts of the Library of Congress for a deep dive into what it takes to manage and preserve one of the largest and most complex data environments in the world. Carl shares firsthand insight into overseeing more than 150 petabytes of historical data, navigating large scale tape migrations, and confronting the governance, copyright, and operational challenges that come with applying AI to national archives. The conversation explores whether artificial intelligence can responsibly unlock siloed collections across text, audio, video, and web archives, and what it truly costs to move, protect, and future proof America’s digital memory at petabyte scale. Cyberpunk by jiglr | https://soundcloud.com/jiglrmusic Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this Supercomputing 25 edition of Data Unchained, host Molly Presley talks with Hunter Hagewood of Vanderbilt University’s ACCRE research computing center about the urgent storage and performance challenges that pushed Vanderbilt to rethink its entire HPC strategy. Hunter explains how procurement delays, faculty chargeback pressures, millions of small medical imaging files, manual GPU data staging, and rapidly growing research datasets created a breaking point that traditional appliance based storage could not solve. He shares how Hammer Space helped eliminate the 20 percent of workloads that were bottlenecking the cluster, enabled modular growth at scale, improved GPU performance for AI driven workflows, and positioned Vanderbilt to save nearly two million dollars over four years while supporting future research expansion. Cyberpunk by jiglr | https://soundcloud.com/jiglrmusic Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this landmark 100th episode of Data Unchained, host Molly Presley sits down with Jonathan Flynn, Director of Applied Systems at Hammerspace, live from Supercomputing 2025. Together they explore the performance engineering breakthroughs that enabled Hammerspace and Samsung to deliver a historic IO500 10 Node Production result using only standard Linux, the upstream NFSv4.2 client, and off the shelf NVMe hardware. This episode breaks down how the Hammerspace Data Platform delivered more than a 33 percent gain over earlier submissions, doubled overall bandwidth, and achieved an unprecedented 809 percent improvement in the IO Hard Read test using Samsung PM1753 Gen 5 NVMe SSDs. Jonathan explains the Linux kernel innovations, metadata advancements, IO path optimization, parallel file system breakthroughs, and multi instance file placement strategies that allowed Hammerspace to reach genuine HPC class performance without proprietary clients or custom networking. Listeners get a detailed walkthrough of the architectural differences between Research and Production IO500 submissions, the impact of metadata redundancy, the performance benefits of NFSd direct and NFS direct, the role of ZFS locking improvements, and how upstream Linux contributions directly advanced the state of HPC and AI data infrastructure. Jonathan also highlights the evolution of MLPerf benchmarking, the benefits of tier zero storage, and how Hammerspace performance engineering is unlocking new levels of efficiency and scalability for AI training, scientific workloads, and large scale analytics. This episode is essential for AI architects, HPC engineers, kernel developers, data scientists, and infrastructure leaders building the next generation of high performance data platforms. Cyberpunk by jiglr | https://soundcloud.com/jiglrmusic Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
As we count down to the 100th episode of Data Unchained, we’re revisiting one of the conversations that perfectly captures the spirit of this show: how data mobility is transforming business. In this look-back episode, host Molly Presley welcomes Harry Carr, CEO of Vcinity, for a deep dive into the technology that’s redefining how enterprises access and move data across distributed environments. Harry explains why hybrid cloud exists, how Vcinity accelerates data access without duplication or compression, and why the future of data architecture lies in making data available anywhere—instantly. From connecting global AI workflows to eliminating the need to move massive datasets, this episode explores what true “data anti-gravity” looks like and how it’s reshaping the modern enterprise. Listen as Molly and Harry discuss the evolution of data architectures, the synergy between Hammerspace and Vcinity, and what it means to build a world where applications and data connect seamlessly, no matter where they live. Cyberpunk by jiglr | https://soundcloud.com/jiglrmusic Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome to another episode of Data Unchained hosted by Molly Presley. In this episode, Molly sits down with Ted Weatherford, VP of Business Development at Xsight Labs, to explore the cutting-edge future of data infrastructure. They dive deep into the rise of DPUs (Data Processing Units), how they compare to GPUs, and why 800G networking could change the balance of supercomputing forever. From AI data centers and neo cloud architectures to the Open Flash Platform initiative, this conversation uncovers how efficiency, scalability, and democratization of technology are shaping the next generation of computing. Find out more about Xsight Labs by visting their webstite: https://xsightlabs.com/ Cyberpunk by jiglr | https://soundcloud.com/jiglrmusic Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this episode of Data Unchained, host Molly Presley sits down with Paul Lekas, Head of Global Public Policy for the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA), to explore the future of data, AI, and public policy. From privacy legislation to the challenges of AI training data, Paul offers a unique perspective on how industry, government, and civil society must work together to build a trustworthy data ecosystem. You can find out more about Chris and SIIA by visiting their website: https://www.siia.net/ Cyberpunk by jiglr | https://soundcloud.com/jiglrmusic Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US
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What if the reason your data strategy is failing has nothing to do with technology—and everything to do with storytelling? In this episode of Data Unchained, host Molly Presley sits down with Scott Taylor, “The Data Whisperer,” to unpack why data leaders keep missing the mark when trying to engage the business. With decades of experience helping global enterprises understand the value of foundational data, Scott makes a powerful case for why “data quality” doesn’t sell, why AI without clean inputs is doomed, and why storytelling—not tooling—is the missing link between data teams and the C-suite. If you’ve ever struggled to get executive buy-in or make your data projects stick, this conversation will change the way you frame your value. Scott Taylor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottmztaylor/ Cyberpunk by jiglr | https://soundcloud.com/jiglrmusic Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In this eye-opening episode of Data Unchained, Molly Presley sits down with Dia Ali, Global Platforms & Solution Leader of Data Intelligence at Hitachi Vantara, to reveal why even the most well-funded AI initiatives are falling short and the overlooked data infrastructure issues driving those failures. From fractured governance to siloed teams and compliance chaos, learn what’s really blocking enterprise AI success and how the AI Factory model is rewriting the rules.
AIDataFactory #EnterpriseAI #AIInfrastructure #DataGovernance #UnstructuredData #SelfDescribingData #AIatScale #DigitalTransformation #TechLeadership #AIStartups #DataAsAProduct #MetadataStrategy #ResponsibleAI #CSuiteTech #HitachiVantara
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In this episode of Data Unchained, host Molly Presley sits down with Brett Ferrin, VP of Sales at Traffic Logix, to uncover how a company that once molded rubber products evolved into a cloud-based, data-driven traffic safety powerhouse. From speed cameras and pedestrian tracking to AI-enabled traffic insights, Brett shares how Traffic Logix is leveraging distributed data systems to make roads safer while navigating privacy regulations and digital transformation.
DataUnchained #TrafficLogix #SmartCities #DataDrivenDecisions #CloudComputing #AIAnalytics #EdgeToCloud #IoTInfrastructure #CIO #CTO #DigitalTransformation #MobilityTech #Hammerspace #DataStrategy #PublicSafetyTech
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Welcome to Data Unchained! In this episode, recorded live at the Supercomputing 24 Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, Molly Presley sits down with Mark Seamans from Penguin Solutions to explore the exciting intersection of high-performance computing (HPC) and AI innovations. Episode Highlights: - The explosive growth of AI and large language models in HPC. - How Penguin Solutions helps enterprises overcome GPU and AI complexity. - The role of OriginAI in simplifying AI project deployment. - Challenges of decentralized and unstructured data in AI workflows. - Emerging trends in hybrid cloud solutions and GPU-specific clouds. - The power of ClusterWare for optimizing high-performance clusters. Mark Seamans shares insights on how enterprises can effectively implement AI strategies, manage data complexity, and maximize their IT investments with innovative solutions like ClusterWare and OriginAI. Whether you're navigating AI for the first time or optimizing your HPC systems, this episode is packed with actionable takeaways!
AI #HighPerformanceComputing #DataScience #Supercomputing #PenguinSolutions #Hammerspace #CloudComputing #DataManagement #GPUComputing #AIProjects #TechInnovation #HybridCloud #ClusterWare #OriginAI #Supercomputing24 #Podcast
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Welcome to Data Unchained, where we explore the decentralization of data and the cutting-edge technologies shaping the future of AI and HPC. Recorded live from Supercomputing 24 in Atlanta, Georgia, this episode features an in-depth conversation with Gary Grider, a leading technologist at Los Alamos National Laboratory, and host Molly Presley. Episode Highlights: - The evolution of storage systems: From early file systems to groundbreaking innovations like Lustre, HPSS, and NFS. - Overcoming storage challenges in massive-scale HPC and AI environments. - Insights into Los Alamos’ role in virtual nuclear testing and managing petabyte-scale simulations. - How Hammerspace Tier 0 technology is transforming local storage in compute nodes. - The convergence of AI and HPC: A look into standardizing infrastructure to support modern workloads. Gary shares his decades-long journey in storage innovation, the importance of standardized protocols like NFS, and the revolutionary impact of integrating compute and storage technologies to streamline workflows for industries beyond HPC.
DataUnchained #Supercomputing24 #HPC #AIWorkflows #DataStorage #DecentralizedData #NFS #LosAlamos #GaryGrider #BigData #ParallelComputing #Tier0Storage #AIInfrastructure #TechPodcast #Innovation #CloudComputing #MachineLearning #HybridCloud #MultiCloud #Supercomputing #TechInnovation #ArtificialIntelligence #HighPerformanceComputing #DataScience #ComputePower
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Welcome to Data Unchained, the podcast where we delve into the evolving world of decentralized data and workflows. Hosted by Molly Presley, this episode features a thought-provoking discussion with Matthew Shaxted, Co-Founder and CEO of Parallel Works, about the challenges and opportunities in hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Key Highlights: - The journey of Parallel Works: From HPC simulations to democratizing large-scale computing resources. - The convergence of HPC and AI infrastructure—how organizations are adapting to GPU-heavy workflows. - Overcoming decentralized data challenges: Solutions for application portability and cost-efficient workload management. The evolution of AI-driven task placement for seamless resource optimization. - Real-world insights into managing hybrid and multi-cloud workloads with cost controls and global namespaces. - Matthew also introduces ACTIVATE, Parallel Works' next-gen hybrid multi-cloud platform, and shares exciting announcements for the future, including advancements in Kubernetes integration and benchmarking AI task placement. Learn more about Parallel Works: https://parallel.works @parallel-works
dataunchained #DecentralizedData #HybridCloud #MultiCloud #HPC #AIWorkflows #ParallelWorks #DataManagement #CloudComputing #ArtificialIntelligence #DataInnovation #TechPodcast #BigData #MachineLearning #futureofai
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Welcome to Data Unchained, hosted by Molly Presley! In this episode, recorded live at the SC24 Supercomputing Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, we dive into the fascinating world of distributed data, AI innovations, and sustainable computing with Chris Sullivan, Director of Research & Academic Computing at Oregon State University. Chris shares groundbreaking insights on, harnessing AI for climate change research, plankton monitoring using 8K cameras, solving infrastructure challenges with Tier 0 technologies for faster and more efficient data processing, leveraging sustainable HPC solutions to reduce energy consumption and environmental impact.
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The Data Engineer's role amidst the rise of big data, cloud computing, and AI-driven analytics has shifted. This panel chat explores the ever-changing landscape of essential skills and the automation of outdated ones. With a myriad of architectural options available, we'll dissect how organizations navigate the complexities to tailor solutions to their specific needs. Let's unravel the intricacies of building scalable data systems, pinpointing common breakpoints and strategies for efficient scaling. Come along as we delve into in constructing the foundation of the data-driven future.
Data is the linchpin of competitive advantage. This session takes you on a deep dive into the revolutionary best practices of enterprise AI data pipelines. We'll unpack the complexities of data integration from multiple silos, orchestrating data to GPUs, and building fast and efficient infrastructure for AI. We'll explore innovative strategies for data governance, real-time processing, and seamless orchestration across disparate systems.
Learn how industry leaders are leveraging these practices to drive decision-making, enhance customer experiences, and catalyze digital transformation. Join us to empower your enterprise with the architecture that will lead tomorrow's Enterprise AI landscape, and walk away with a practical blueprint for constructing resilient, scalable, and efficient Enterprise AI architectures.
On this episode of Data Unchained, we bring you Sales Director at Titan Solutions Steve Low! Molly Presley, our host, and Steve discuss the ins and outs of Titan Solutions, how they help resellers asses new technologies that are coming out, how they shifted from a data storage company to a data management company, and how their new partnership with Hammerspace will better help their customers and company as a whole. Take a look into the age of data science on this latest podcast episode of Data Unchained!
Data #DataScience #DataManagement #DataStorage #Hammerspace
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"Father of the Data Warehouse," is an extremely prestigious title to hold and one extremely fascinating and extensive career to follow that title! Join us on this episode of Data Unchained as we interview Bill Inmon and dive into the creation and life of the data warehouse, data lakes, and how they are evolving. Our host, Molly Presley, is joined by David Flynn and, "Father of the Data Warehouse," himself, Bill Inmon in this latest Podcast Episode of Data Unchained.
Data #datawarehouse #datalake #datastorage #datascience #interview #podcast
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We have another double header for you on this week's episode of Data Unchained! Chad Smith, Technical Alliance Architect, and Mike Bott, Professional Storage Nerd, join our host, Molly Presley, to discuss the role of data in media entertainment, how we have moved technology out of the data center, and how media and entertainment employees are driving innovation and being productive in a remote work environment. This fascinating topic is one you don't want to miss on this episode of the Data Unchained podcast!
remotework #remote #work #media #entertainment #storage #data
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For the first time on Data Unchained, we have two guests! Doug Laney, Data Strategy and Analytics Innovation at West Monroe and Author of the book, 'Data Juice,' and our returning guest David Flynn, CEO of Hammerspace, join our host, Molly Presley, to discuss how data is the new oil in the marketplace, it's challenges, and how we can automate infrastructures to better manage data as it grows in value.
We are giving away 3 to 4 copies of Doug's book, 'Data Juice,' for a limited time after this episode is published! If you would like to have a copy, please reach out to Doug on Linkedin. Here is the link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglaney/
analytics #Data #dataeconomy #dataliteracy #datamonetization
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On this Episode of Data Unchained, we welcome back Cal Braunstein. In this discussion, Cal and our host, Molly Presley, dive into a conversation about the big pain points we are seeing in in big infrastructure companies like amazon for the supply chain, how we can better manage our data to help solve these issues, and how to justify budgets to start new projects. All that and more on this Podcast episode of Data Unchained!
Data #datamanagement #dataarchitect #datastructures #supplychain #infrastructure #amazon #budget #podcast
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On this episode of the Data Unchained Podcast, Musician, Technical Evangelist and Product Strategist, David Chapa, joins our host, Molly Presley, as we discuss the evolution of data, the role it plays in the music industry, and understanding the nature of data to give better understanding and insights into working with data on a daily basis.
Data #global #environment #decentralizeddata #business #silos #vendor #Transfer #Cloud #music
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Floyd Christofferson, an expert in content and data management, who has worked in the entertainment and high-performance computing sectors, joins our host, Molly Presley, again on this latest episode of Data Unchained. Floyd has previously been a guest on Data Unchained, in which he discussed the process for making data a global resource that everyone can access. This episode focuses on Floyd’s views about using symbolic links and hybrid clouds to create a decentralized global file system.
Data #global #environment #decentralizeddata #business #silos #vendor #Transfer #Cloud #hybridcloud
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In this episode of Data Unchained, Floyd Christofferson joins our host, Molly Presley, to talk about smart meta data, the difference in technology in global file systems, and the next step of innovation in the storage industry. You don't want to miss out on this extremely informative episode!
Data #global #environment #decentralizeddata #business #silos #vendor #Transfer #Cloud #Storagegravity #Datagravity
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Jeremy Smith and Molly Presley dive into the challenges the entertainment industry faces with moving large amounts of data, their solutions, and what they hope the future will look like for data as a whole. Jeremy is the Chief Technology Officer at Jellyfish Pictures and gives us a unique behind the scenes look at the what is behind the films and shows that we love.
Data #DecentralizedData #Business #JellyfishPictures #HammerSpace #Podcast #film #Media #Entertainment #EntertainmentIndustry #StarWars #RogueOne #DreamworksAnimation #Lucasfilms #Disney
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