Last Updated: 15 January 2025
CoreWeave has partnered with IBM to build a new AI supercomputer powered by NVIDIA GB200 Grace Blackwell Superchips. This advanced system will also include NVIDIA Quantum-2 InfiniBand networking for faster data processing. IBM plans to use this supercomputer to improve its Granite models, which are AI tools designed for businesses. These models are known for being fast, safe, and affordable while still offering great performance.
“This collaboration is a testament to CoreWeave’s ability to deliver some of the world’s most advanced AI cloud solutions and will combine our strengths in engineering and product development. We look forward to deepening our relationship with IBM to drive transformative innovation together.”
Michael Intrator, CoreWeave’s CEO and co-founder
CoreWeave’s platform is designed to handle complex tasks, ensuring high speed, reliability, and strong security. This platform is trusted by many companies and research labs that need powerful systems to run AI tools. It helps businesses manage large workloads with ease, making AI development simpler and more efficient.
IBM’s Storage Scale System will play a big role in this supercomputer project. It uses flash technology to provide fast and reliable storage for AI and data analysis. Through this partnership, CoreWeave customers can now use IBM’s storage system as part of their AI development, which makes working with large data sets easier and faster.
“CoreWeave’s cutting-edge platform can augment IBM’s organic capabilities to help build advanced, performant, and cost-efficient models for powering enterprise AI applications and agents.”
Sriram Raghavan, IBM’s VP of AI Research
The project will also focus on using open technologies like Kubernetes to create a flexible AI system that works across cloud environments. By combining CoreWeave and IBM’s strengths, this partnership aims to support businesses with the tools they need for their AI projects.
