
Ctera Fusion Direct stops AI storage bottlenecks
Ctera's patent 12,007,952 removes file-to-object conversion, letting AI clusters consume SMB writes instantly over S3 without duplication.

Ctera's patent 12,007,952 removes file-to-object conversion, letting AI clusters consume SMB writes instantly over S3 without duplication.

MinIO's March 3, 2026 launch enables direct Databricks queries on on-prem data, removing complex ETL pipelines entirely.