Powered by NVIDIA DGX systems and NetApp cloud-connected all-flash storage, NetApp ONTAP AI helps fully realize the promise of AI and deep learning (DL). To assist customers in jumpstarting their AI initiatives, NetApp and NVIDIA have partnered with Arrow to offer new, simplified, bundled solutions based on their reference architecture: ONTAP AI-integrated solutions. Listen to learn more!

Host bios:


Ryan Rascop
Technical Solutions Engineer, Arrow
Ryan is an accomplished engineer with a combined 12 years at Arrow, focused on multiple storage suppliers. As a dedicated technical resource to a national Arrow channel partner, he helps support growth in their NetApp storage, cloud solutions, and data management business. Ryan is passionate about creating technical and sales enablement programs, such as Arrow Quick Hits, as well as creating content with a focus on simplicity and ease of consumption. Ryan consistently continues to accelerate his knowledge of all things data center, most recently around NVIDIA solutions. Rascop was selected as a President’s Club MVP pick for the NetApp line of business for 2019.

Russ Braden
Lead Solutions Architect, Arrow
Russ is a seasoned data center technologist with over 20 years’ experience, having worked for companies such as Dell, EMC (before merger), and American Power Conversion (by Schneider Electric). He has been part of the Arrow engineering team for 13 years, providing Arrow channel partners with technical enablement and support on technologies like NetApp’s data management, storage, and cloud solutions. More recently, he has supported NVIDIA solutions for AI, HPC analytics, as well as enterprise-level professional graphics, VR/AR, and VDI. Russ has a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Hampton University and a master’s degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Maryland. His current research and learning focus is around all things NVIDIA and other data intelligence solutions from providers within the Arrow supplier line card.

Arrow Quick Hits: NetApp ONTAP AI - integrated solutions

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