Enterprise storage becomes AI memory as privately run models close in on the frontier

NetApp and Iterate.ai have partnered to offer the AIPod Mini, a turnkey appliance combining NetApp storage with Iterate.ai's Generate platform, enabling enterprises to run private AI models locally on their own data and hardware. This approach leverages open-weight models nearing frontier performance to keep data and AI processing in-house, enhancing privacy and control for businesses moving AI from pilots to production.