San Jose, CA - March 16, 2026 - DDN, the world's leading AI data platform provider, today announced the launch of DDN Horizon, a market-leading, comprehensive orchestration platform that operationalizes AI-as-a-Service across the full AI lifecycle.

As AI infrastructure scales from pilot projects to national and commercial AI factories, the challenge is operational complexity and performance. NVIDIA Cloud Providers (NCPs), sovereign AI initiatives, and enterprises are investing heavily in GPU infrastructure. But without a unified AI control plane, they face fragmentation, underutilization, manual provisioning, and limited ability to monetize services.

"The next phase of AI isn't about buying more GPUs-it's about operationalizing them. Trillions in AI infrastructure investment must translate into real economic output, and that requires a unified control plane," said Alex Bouzari, CEO and Co-Founder at DDN. "DDN Horizon transforms fragmented GPU clusters into secure, multi-tenant, revenue-ready AI platforms. Whether for sovereign AI, cloud providers, or enterprises, orchestration is the multiplier that turns infrastructure into an economic engine."

DDN Horizon transforms large-scale GPU and data infrastructure into a secure, multi-tenant, revenue-ready AI platform. It enables providers to move beyond basic GPU rental and deliver full AI-as-a-Service offerings through:

• Self-service provisioning of compute, storage, and AI workspaces
• Policy-driven governance and tenant isolation
• Lifecycle management from training through inference
• Integrated usage tracking, chargeback, and billing

By simplifying provisioning at scale, DDN AI Horizon allows emerging NCPs to compete directly with hyperscalers while maintaining local control and differentiated service models - enabling revenue-ready AI clouds to launch in weeks, not quarters.

For Sovereign AI Initiatives

DDN Horizon provides the operational foundation to build nationally controlled AI clouds that are secure, compliant, and ecosystem-ready.

Governments and national operators can:

• Deliver locally hosted AI platforms for regulated industries
• Ensure data, models, and work products remain within national borders
• Accelerate AI adoption across banking, telecom, public sector, research, and startup ecosystems

The result: sovereign AI infrastructure with economic impact at national scale.

For Enterprises

DDN Horizon enables a unified private AI cloud model that replaces fragmented infrastructure with:

• Centralized governance and policy enforcement
• Tenant isolation and observability
• Transparent chargeback and cost allocation

Internal platform teams retain control, while developers and data scientists gain frictionless, self-service access to GPUs, storage, and AI pipelines.

The outcome:

• Higher GPU utilization
• Faster deployment cycles
• Measurable ROI from AI investments

Platform Architecture

Built on DDN's data intelligence foundation, DDN Horizon orchestrates:

• Compute (GPUs and CPUs)
• High-performance data services
• Networking
• End-to-end AI pipelines

It delivers a true Platform-as-a-Service experience for modern AI infrastructure consumers - providing secure, as-a-service access to infrastructure resources while eliminating operational complexity.

With DDN Horizon, organizations can offer AI practitioners a complete as-a-service model - from GPUs and storage to inference services and AI workspaces - with self-service provisioning across environments.

The result is simplified operations at scale, improved capacity planning, transparent cost allocation, and new revenue generation from AI services - allowing customers to focus on breakthroughs rather than infrastructure management.

DDN Horizon will be showcased at NVIDIA GTC 2026. To schedule a private demo or meet with DDN executives, visit booth #1621.

About DDN

DDN is the world's leading provider of AI data storage and data management platforms, powering over 20 years of innovation across HPC, enterprise, and the largest AI deployments on Earth. With its EXA, Infinia, and intelligent data management platforms, DDN delivers unmatched performance, scale, and business value for customers building next-generation AI factories, hyperscale clouds, and Sovereign AI initiatives. DDN is the trusted partner for thousands of the world's most data-intensive organizations, including the leading national labs, research institutions, enterprises, hyperscalers, financial firms, and autonomous vehicle innovators. For more information, visit https://www.ddn.com.

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