PathAI Chooses Digital Realty's PlatformDIGITAL® to Deploy AI Workloads

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Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR) announced that PathAI, an AI technology provider for pathology research, has selected its PlatformDIGITAL^® to deploy AI workloads. PathAI sought Digital Realty's data hub solution to address issues related to data gravity, seeking cost efficiency and flexibility. The partnership allows PathAI to enhance performance, with workloads running three to four times faster compared to a purely cloud-based approach. Digital Realty's infrastructure offers rapid deployment and renewable energy options, illustrating their strong positioning in the Northern Virginia data center market.

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• PathAI selected Digital Realty for its scalable, flexible design options and high-density AI-ready infrastructure.
• PathAI's workloads now run three to four times faster due to the hybrid cloud capabilities offered by Digital Realty.
• Digital Realty provides renewable energy solutions, enhancing its sustainability appeal.
• The partnership highlights Digital Realty's strong market position in the Northern Virginia data center region.

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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), a leading global provider of carrier- and cloud-neutral data center, colocation and interconnection solutions, announced today that PathAI, a global provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered technology for use in pathology research, has selected Digital Realty's data hub solution on PlatformDIGITAL^® to deploy its AI workloads.  

PathAI's platform uses machine learning and deep learning AI-based techniques to assist pathologists' research as part of the teams who develop new medicines for the treatment of diseases like cancer.  As PathAI has grown, its workloads have expanded, and data gravity has become an issue.  PathAI searched for an industry-leading partner that could help reduce challenges associated with data gravity, such as complexity and cost, while providing greater flexibility as well as a more efficient solution for secure data movement and processing.  PathAI selected Digital Realty due to the company's scalable and flexible design options, unparalleled footprint in the data-dense Northern Virginia¹ metropolitan area, availability of renewable energy solutions, and ability to rapidly deploy high-density, AI-ready infrastructure.  

"Despite our background as a cloud-native company, we realized that we could really benefit from a hybrid cloud infrastructure," said Don O'Neill, Vice President of Engineering at PathAI.  "We initially deployed with Digital Realty given their cost benefits and flexible options, but the biggest and most surprising advantage we've seen is the increase in performance and capacity.  Since deploying on PlatformDIGITAL, our complicated workloads are running three to four times faster in a hybrid data center environment than purely in the cloud – a critical differentiator that significantly improved the productivity of our machine learning engineers." 

Digital Realty Chief Technology Officer Chris Sharp added, "Enterprises are looking for the optimal hybrid IT architecture to deploy AI workloads both on-premise and in the cloud.  Our established relationships with key IT providers along with our depth of partnerships in the data center supply chain enable customers like PathAI to swiftly take advantage of hybrid cloud models.  Enterprises can quickly deploy workloads at our AI-ready centers of data exchange and harness data gravity to spur AI innovation." 

Supporting Resources:

• Learn more about Digital Realty's PlatformDIGITAL^® Data Hub solution
• More information on Data Center solutions in Northern Virginia
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions from Digital Realty
• Media alert: MarketplaceLIVE 2020 to focus on 'Defying Gravity'

About Digital Realty
Digital Realty supports the world's leading enterprises and service providers by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions.  PlatformDIGITAL^®, the company's global data center platform, provides customers a trusted foundation and proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture PDx™ solution methodology for scaling digital business and efficiently managing data gravity challenges.  Digital Realty's global data center footprint gives customers access to the connected communities that matter to them with 280 facilities in 47 metros across 22 countries on six continents.  To learn more about Digital Realty, please visit digitalrealty.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter. 

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Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements which are based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially, including statements related to PathAI and PlatformDIGITAL^®.  For a list and description of such risks and uncertainties, see the reports and other filings by the company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.  The company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. 

¹  Washington, D.C. ranked highest in the U.S. and third globally in terms of the metro-to-metro data gravity attraction between the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and the financial hub of New York.  Source:  Data Gravity Index 2020

 

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FAQ

What did PathAI choose Digital Realty's PlatformDIGITAL for?

PathAI selected Digital Realty's PlatformDIGITAL to deploy its AI workloads, seeking to reduce data gravity challenges.

How much faster are PathAI's workloads running since partnering with Digital Realty?

PathAI's workloads are running three to four times faster compared to their previous cloud-based approach.

What are the benefits of Digital Realty's data hub solution for PathAI?

The data hub solution offers scalable design options, cost efficiency, and enhanced flexibility for AI workload deployment.

Where is Digital Realty's data center located?

Digital Realty's facilities are notably established in the Northern Virginia metropolitan area.