HCLTech and NetApp Partner to Offer Hybrid Cloud Storage-as-a-Service for Enterprise AI

HCLTech and NetApp have expanded their partnership to introduce a new hybrid cloud storage-as-a-service solution, designed to support large organizations in scaling their AI and generative AI applications. This offering integrates HCLTech's U4X digital infrastructure framework with NetApp's Keystone storage service, providing a consumption-based model that allows businesses to adjust storage capacity based on actual usage, potentially reducing upfront hardware investments. The solution aims to facilitate the transition from early-stage AI testing to full-scale operations by managing traditional data workloads and AI initiatives on a unified platform.