Backblaze to Present at AI Infra Summit 2026: Architecting the AI Data Plane

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Postmedia has not reviewed the content. by Business Wire Backblaze to Present at AI Infra Summit 2026: Architecting the AI Data PlaneAuthor of the article:SAN FRANCISCO — Backblaze, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLZE), the high-performance capacity storage layer for AI, will exhibit and present as a sponsor at AI Infra Summit 2026, Sept. 15–17 at the Santa Clara Convention Center. AI infrastructure teams are facing an existential challenge as their datasets outgrow what premium flash can affordably hold. 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If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of Top Stories will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try againExpert Speaking Session: Architecting the AI Data Plane: Pack, Place, PrefetchBackblaze Solutions Engineer Kamren Mahaney will present on Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 1:00 p.m. PT in Expo Theater 1.Mahaney’s session will cover three techniques:Packing many small acquisition files into training-friendly shards to reduce request overheadPlacing durable data and active working sets across object storage and flashPrefetching to keep data moving ahead of GPU consumptionAttendees will leave with a practical framework for designing storage and data-movement architectures that keep compute fed while allowing data to scale efficiently.“Most teams hit the same wall. They start by putting everything on flash because that’s what keeps GPUs busy, and then the dataset grows and the math stops working,” said Mahaney. “But tiering only helps if the data moves well. Most pipelines are pulling millions of small files individually, and that costs you throughput on every epoch. By packing them into training-friendly shards, placing the working set close to compute, and prefetching ahead of consumption, you change what your pipeline can do without changing what you spend.”The event comes one week after Backblaze’s announcement of a collaboration with WEKA, the AI data and memory infrastructure company, giving customers a validated way to keep performance-sensitive workloads on WEKA NeuralMesh while retaining large datasets, checkpoints, and outputs in Backblaze B2. Certification of B2 Cloud Storage for NeuralMesh is underway.Attendees can visit Booth 1256 or book a meeting with the Backblaze team at the show.Backblaze (NASDAQ: BLZE) is the high-performance capacity storage layer for AI. Built over two decades, the company has turned hardware, software, and operational innovation into a platform that delivers the performance and economics the AI era demands — without lock-in. Today, more than 500,000 customers trust Backblaze to move and store the data powering their businesses, reaching hundreds of millions of end users across 175 countries. For more information, visit www.backblaze.com.View source version on businesswire.com: This advertisement has not loaded yet.Notice for the Postmedia NetworkThis website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. Read more about cookies here. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.