📢 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡: $SHAZ SharonAI Partners With VAST Data to Bring Confidential AI Infrastructure Across Asia-Pacific 👉 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: ➤ 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗔𝗜 partners with 𝗩𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 on confidential AI infrastructure. ➤ 𝗩𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗘𝗻𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘃𝗲 joins Sharon AI's 𝗔𝗜 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 platform. ➤ Deployment targets customers across 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮 and the 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮-𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 region. ➤ Customers can run AI models on 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿-𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱, onshore infrastructure. ➤ Platform supports fully 𝗮𝗶𝗿-𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 environments for sensitive AI workloads. ➤ Data and model weights remain protected within customer-controlled infrastructure. ➤ 𝗡𝗩𝗜𝗗𝗜𝗔 𝗚𝗣𝗨𝘀 operate using Confidential Compute mode. ➤ Memory and interconnect traffic remain 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗱 throughout processing. ➤ Customers retain independent control over 𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗿𝘆𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗸𝗲𝘆𝘀 through BYO KMS. ➤ Target customers include 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀, 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀, and regulated organizations. 👉 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀: ➤ Addresses 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘁𝘆 barriers limiting AI adoption in regulated industries. ➤ Enables sensitive organizations to deploy AI without exposing data externally. ➤ Expands SharonAI's offering for 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲, onshore enterprise AI infrastructure. ➤ Could broaden AI model adoption among security-sensitive Asia-Pacific organizations. 👉 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, Co-Founder and Chief Executive of Sharon AI: "host those models onshore, inside attested environments where the model owner's weights and the customer's data are both protected from everyone, including us." 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗻, Vice President for Asia-Pacific and Japan at VAST Data: No direct quotation from Chavan was provided in the supplied text. He said the collaboration may expand what is possible for regional customers seeking AI access while retaining control of their intellectual property.