On April 18th, 2024, the DataCanvas intelligent computing operating system new product launch event was grandly held in Beijing, and the new product DATACANVAS AIDS OS intelligent computing operating system (hereinafter referred to as AIDC OS) was officially announced. AIDC OS is based on excellent AI technology and foundation AI software, with the innovative purpose of redefining and breaking through tradition, and the value starting point of industry leadership and standard setting. It has become a new practical milestone for DataCanvas in the "algorithm+computing power" integrated AI service strategy journey!

The theme of this press conference is "DATACANVAS AIDC OS @ FUTURE", focusing on the "nerve center" of the intelligent computing center - the intelligent computing operating system. It deeply explores a series of core topics of the intelligent computing industry, including intelligent computing power, intelligent computing networks, intelligent computing center solutions, and high-quality development of the intelligent computing center. Experts, domestic and foreign entrepreneurs, and scholars from the three fields of politics, industry, and academia, presented international forward-looking insights at this conference, aiming to accelerate global development and promote innovation in the intelligent computing industry.

Refactoring computing, AIDC OS defines a new computing infrastructure

At the press conference, DataCanvas Chairman Fang Lei deeply analyzed the new directions and opportunities of the computing world under the influence of large- models, revealed the importance and complexity of the current underlying computing transformation, and looked forward to the mutual influence and innovation space of software and hardware co-evolution. He pointed out that the era of software defined computing power is approaching, and AIDC OS intelligent computing operating system will play a crucial role in this transformation.

“The underlying computing revolution brought about by the large-model has officially arrived, and the DATACANVAS AIDC OS intelligent computing operating system will serve as the core driver, leading the industrial restructuring under this transformation.”

——DataCanvas Chairman Fang Lei

Currently, a new round of underlying computing revolution is being triggered by the rise of large-model. The underlying computing has always been the result of software and hardware collaboration, and the close collaboration between them is particularly important, each facing new opportunities and challenges.

Looking back at the evolution of the computing world, a common objective law is evident: hardware always evolves to meet the ultimate computing needs, while software seamlessly connects hardware and applications in the form of an operating system. In this transformation, with the continuous development of hardware technology and the intensification of homogenization trends, the innovation space of software has become increasingly broad, and its role in the transformation has become increasingly important.

In this context, AIFS artificial intelligence foundation software has given birth to huge development opportunities. DATACANVAS AIDC OS intelligent computing operating system, based on AIFS artificial intelligence foundation software, is leading the innovation of computing infrastructure with its unique functions and positioning.

Unlike traditional hardware based resource management drivers, AIDC OS is driven by AI usage capabilities. It not only focuses on the effective management and utilization of hardware resources, but also focuses on how to better meet the core computing power needs of end users: through intelligent scheduling and optimized configuration, AIDC OS provides available, user-friendly, and economical computing power to users.

Therefore, AIDC OS is not only a bridge between software and hardware, but also a key force in defining computing infrastructure in the new computing world. Its emergence will promote a leap in computing power and provide solid support for the widespread implementation of AI technology and large model applications.

Five core values, AIDC OS helps the intelligent computing industry take off

Shang Mingdong, Co-founder and CTO of DataCanvas, officially unveiled the DATACANVAS AIDC OS Intelligent Computing Operating System. He introduced that the AIDC OS Intelligent Computing Operating System holds a central position in the intelligent computing center industry ecosystem, establishing an efficient link between the underlying hardware chips and the upper-layer large-models.

AIDC OS can effectively coordinate large-scale GPU computing power, ensuring that hardware resources are efficiently utilized and managed. Simultaneously, it provides a comprehensive large-model toolchain for the upper layer, offering a convenient and efficient development environment for large-model training, inference, and applications, meeting the demands of complex AI tasks.

AIDC OS directly addresses industry pain points such as the difficulty in managing heterogeneous computing resources, insufficient computing power scheduling capabilities, low utilization, inadequate AI acceleration optimization, and high barriers to AI large-model training and fine-tuning. In its early design stages, AIDC OS was built around five core value foundations: Say Goodbye to “Bare Metal”, Design for AI, Global Acceleration Optimization, Schedule Diverse Computing Resources, and 1-degree Computing Unit. These core values served as the foundation for designing its product features.

During the launch event, Mr. Shang Mingdong elaborated on the core values, detailing the key features and performance advantages of AIDC OS.

• Say Goodbye to “Bare Metal”

Construct a multi-tiered mechanism, including HPC cluster, Virtual Kubernetes Cluster, GPU Virtual Machine and AI container instances to precisely match and efficiently fulfill diverse-scale computing needs.

• Design for AI

Dedicated to fundamental AI tasks such as training and fine-tuning large models, Alaya NeW offers an all-in-one service integrating computing, data, algorithms, and scheduling to advance AI industry innovations.

• Global Acceleration Optimization

Utilize hardware and software optimization, achieving 100% improvement in cluster training efficiency, 50% increase in single-card utilization, 4x inference speed and 5x token throughput.

• Schedule diverse computing resources

Provides management and optimization of diverse computing resources globally, significantly enhancing resource utilization across AIDC through continuous monitoring and innovative scheduling algorithms.

• DCU

A DataCanvas Unit (DCU) is a unit of computing capability, billed on a per-second usage. 1DCU=312TFLops * 1hour.The DCU consumption depends on the amount and type of instance running GPU.

Building on these five core values, DATACANVAS AIDC OS will provide computing centers with an efficient computing operating system, more valuable computing services, and more convenient and efficient intelligent computing services. It is poised to play an increasingly crucial role in the intelligent computing ecosystem, particularly within intelligent computing centers. 

Uniting Forces to Forge Green and Prosperous AI Intelligent Computing Landscapes

During the launch event, DataCanvas signed four strategic cooperation agreements with key ecosystem partners both domestically and internationally, including Xinhua Publishing House, Sugon Information Industry Co., Ltd., Huangshan Tourism Development Co., Ltd., and Singapore-based Krakatoa Tech. The cooperation spans various fields such as empowering the intelligent computing economy, building domain-specific large models, providing foundational AI industry services, constructing intelligent computing center ecosystems, and developing AI foundational software ecosystems. These agreements will further consolidate and expand DataCanvas's strengths in domain-specific large models, intelligent computing centers, and other key business areas.

Zhou Xiaoling, Vice President of DataCanvas, moderated a roundtable forum titled "Catalysts for High-Quality Development of Intelligent Computing Centers in the Era of Computing Economy." Participants included Li Shihua, Governor of Huashan District, Ma'anshan City, Anhui Province; Guang Xiaoming, Deputy General Manager of Tianyi Cloud Technology Co., Ltd.; Ari Sondang, General Manager of the Network Department of Indonesian telecom operator Telkomsel; and Lu Yao, Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore. The insightful dialogue contributed valuable perspectives on the future development of the international intelligent computing industry.

As an AI foundational software provider, DataCanvas will continue to leverage its technical advantages in AI foundational software and seize opportunities in the intelligent computing era. The official release of the DATACANVAS AIDC OS intelligent computing operating system marks a comprehensive upgrade in the company's integrated AI services, heralding a new epoch in AI intelligent computing.