What happened
Cognizant launched AI Factory, a multi-tenant, enterprise-grade cloud offering powered by Dell Technologies and NVIDIA AI infrastructure and software. This platform unifies AI lifecycle management, from ideation to operations, across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. A key feature is Cognizant's proprietary Fractional GPU technology, interoperable with NVIDIA Multi-Instance GPU (MIG), which creates secure, isolated GPU "slices" for concurrent AI workloads. Internal benchmarking indicates the platform could achieve 50-60% lower total cost of ownership and up to 30% faster AI processing.
Why it matters
Procurement teams face reduced infrastructure costs and faster AI deployment. Cognizant's fractional GPU technology, built on NVIDIA MIG, allows secure, isolated GPU slices, enabling multiple business units to share resources. This mechanism aims to cut total cost of ownership by 50-60% and accelerate AI processing by 30%, compressing time-to-value from months to weeks. Security architects gain enhanced governance and data integrity for multi-tenant AI workloads, with the platform designed to support compliance with emerging standards such as ISO/IEC 42001:2023 for AI management systems.
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