Independent consultancy Network Storage Advisors has completed an evaluation of enterprise-grade AI storage platforms from ten vendors, examining their adaptability for AI file workloads operating on AMD, Intel and Nvidia GPU hardware stacks.
Headed by President Jay Kramer, a long-standing industry figure closely linked to the FMS event, the firm enlists analyst and consultant Omar Barraza for research support. To avoid confusion with the well-known NSA agency, the company will not use any shortened acronym. Its latest publication, 2026 Strategic Landscape for Enterprise AI Storage Systems, places heavy research emphasis on Nvidia’s BasePOD and SuperPOD infrastructure ecosystems.
Jay Kramer commented: “The industry has reached a critical inflection point, pushing enterprises to evaluate and redesign data center infrastructure for AI workloads. We have consolidated core strategic intelligence for enterprise AI storage in a single report, empowering stakeholders and decision-makers to compare solutions and structure data center investments.”
The report features ten mainstream enterprise AI storage systems from leading suppliers:
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NetApp – AFF A90
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NetApp – AFX A1K
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DDN – AI400X3
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VAST Data – Ceres
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Everpure – FlashBlade//S500
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HPE – GreenLake for File Storage (Powered by VAST Data)
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Hitachi Vantara – Hitachi Content Software for File (HCSF) 31116 (Powered by WEKA)
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Dell – PowerScale F710
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IBM – Storage Scale System 6000
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WEKA – WEKApod Nitro
It contains visualized dashboards detailing each system’s performance throughput, usable capacity, power consumption and physical space footprint. The document also includes power and space budget analysis covering various Nvidia-qualified DGX BasePOD and SuperPOD deployment models.
According to Kramer’s research findings, storage vendors adopt three core development strategies: portfolio expansion, storage optimization and workload-specific refinement. All solutions are further divided into three tiers: Configured, Optimized, and Specialized.
Configured: Dell PowerScale F710, Everpure FlashBlade//S500, NetApp AFF A90
Optimized: Hitachi HCSF 31116, HPE GreenLake for File Storage, IBM Storage Scale System 6000
Specialized: DDN AI400X3, NetApp AFX A1K, VAST Data Ceres, WEKA WEKApod
Every listed product received an official distinction award, without any public hierarchical ranking of overall vendor competency. Kramer stressed the research delivers distinct value for both storage manufacturers and enterprise data center operators.
For storage vendors, the report aggregates up-to-date hardware configurations and competitive insights to help brands benchmark against industry peers.
For enterprise IT teams, it delivers actionable strategic insights into vendor innovation and commercial value, supporting customized solution evaluation and procurement decisions.
Priced at $5,000, the 73-page research paper is now available for purchase via Network Storage Advisors’ official website.
The consultancy also plans to release four additional reports within its 2026 Strategic Landscape series, covering enterprise cyberstorage, hybrid multicloud storage, unified storage, and enterprise & cloud memory infrastructure.
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