DeepSeek Brings Disruption to AI-Optimized Parallel File Systems, Releases Powerful New Open-Source 3FS
DeepSeek has made its Fire-Flyer Fire System (3FS) parallel file system fully open-source this week, as part of its Open Source Week event. The disruptive AI company from China brags that 3FS can hit 7.3 TB/s aggregate read throughput in its own server data clusters, where DeepSeek has been using 3FS to organize its servers since at least 2019.3FS is a Linux-based parallel file system designed for use in AI-HPC operations, where many data storage servers are being constantly accessed by GPU nodes for training LLMs.
- The introduction of 3FS as an open-source solution could catalyze a fundamental shift in the way AI-HPC users approach data storage and management, potentially leading to breakthroughs in model training efficiency and accuracy.
- How will the widespread adoption of 3FS impact the competitive landscape of AI-HPC hardware and software providers, particularly those reliant on proprietary or closed-source solutions?