- Aethir and Filecoin have announced a partnership that should significantly empower both of them
- This gives Filecoin access to the power of 43,000 GPUs, including over 3,000 NVIDIA H100s
- Aethir is to integrate with Lighthouse and get perpetual storage, encryption, and custom gateways
- All of this is aimed at an open, secure, and distributed network for AI data
- It should strengthen the Filecoin network, and positively impact the entire Web3
Aethir, one of the leaders in decentralized GPU cloud computing, announced a partnership with Filecoin, a key initiative in the decentralized storage and exchange network for Web2 and Web3 solutions.
Their partnership promises significantly increased computing capabilities with the addition of 43,000 GPUs, including more than 3,000 NVIDIA H100s.
In this way, decentralized data storage can be leveraged for Web3 solutions, and also provide secure, transparent, and accountable data storage and usage for artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Aethir and Filecoin Partnership Details
We see a strong alliance aimed at improving the very infrastructure for the key technologies of our age, namely AI and Web3.
This alliance is to meet the growing demand for the computing power needed to develop these technologies and build the infrastructure that makes them open, accessible, and sustainable.
Mark Rydon, CSO and Co-founder at Aethir said:
“As the demand for decentralized infrastructure grows, Aethir’s collaboration with Filecoin Foundation represents a significant step towards creating a more robust and efficient DePIN ecosystem. Our GPU leasing model provides Filecoin storage providers with scalable compute solutions, directly addressing the ongoing GPU scarcity challenges faced by the AI, machine learning, and Web3 sectors.”
Mark Rydon also clarified that Aethir offers a two-pronged approach: enterprise cloud GPUs and the Aethir Edge appliance, making top-tier computing power available to enterprises and individuals.
Since Filecoin, despite being overshadowed by many, remains a major player in the development of a decentralized storage network for many applications, that worth keeping an eye on it, and many may feel it’s only right that the additional computing power goes to them.
Marta Belcher, Filecoin Foundation’s President stated:
“Decentralized infrastructure can help ensure that the power of AI is in the hands of everyone, not just a few corporations.”
Other technical advantages of this partnership include the fact that GPU leasing is offered in two options – Aethir enterprise cloud GPU services and the Aethir Edge device, making top-tier computing power accessible to businesses and individuals.
This makes the leasing terms for Filecoin extremely favorable, and the enhanced performance of the network should be experienced not only by entire businesses but also by Filecoin’s individual developers and end-users.
In addition to leasing, Aethir has integrated with Lighthouse, a Filecoin-based platform, and will receive perpetual storage, encryption, and custom gateways. This enables Aethir to further upload AI and node-focused data, making storage of critical data transparent, resilient, and secure.
Conclusion
We can say that this is very positive news and a clearly constructive partnership aimed at improving decentralized infrastructure at its very core.
It is the fundamentality of these upcoming improvements that allow this partnership to benefit not only individual companies, but an entire sector and even multiple sectors at once, each of which is critical today.
Let’s keep a close eye on the real-world performance of this integration, and hopefully, it will justify itself, as well as increase Filecoin’s relevance in Web3.
