Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) is collaborating with Meta to make it easier for Dell customers to deploy Meta’s Llama 2 models in their own facilities, using Dell’s IT infrastructure portfolio, client devices, and generative AI (GenAI) professional services.
“We are at the beginning of a new era with generative AI transforming how industries operate, innovate, and compete,” said Jeff Boudreau, AI Director at Dell Technologies. “With Dell and Meta’s technological collaboration, we are making open-source GenAI more accessible to all customers, through detailed implementation guidance combined with the optimal software and hardware infrastructure for deployments of all sizes. Now, customers can easily deploy secure GenAI models on their premises for powerful and innovative approaches and perspectives.”
Innovation in open-source GenAI on-premises
The collaboration streamlines the on-premises Artificial Intelligence environment by combining Dell’s best-selling infrastructure portfolio and Meta’s Llama 2 AI model family. Customers can accelerate their on-premises GenAI efforts in a traditional data centerA data center or data processing center (DPC)… or in edge locations. Dell has integrated Meta’s Llama 2 models into their system sizing tools to help guide customers towards the right solution to power their Llama 2-based AI efforts.
Dell’s Validated Design for Generative AI with Meta’s Llama 2 provides proven and pre-tested Dell infrastructure, software, and services to streamline the implementation and management of on-premises projects. With fully documented deployment and configuration guidance, organizations can launch their GenAI infrastructure more quickly and operate Llama 2 with greater predictability.
With Meta’s Llama 2 and the breadth of Dell’s Generative AI Solutions technology and services portfolio, organizations of all sizes have access to more reliable tools to deliver GenAI solutions from desktops to core data centers, edge locations, and public clouds.