Dell Technologies (NYSE: DELL) and Red Hat, Inc., the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, are bringing Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI), a foundation model platform built on an AI-optimized operating system that enables users to more seamlessly develop, test and deploy artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (gen AI) models, to Dell PowerEdge servers. This joint effort establishes RHEL AI as a preferred platform on the Dell PowerEdge R760xa server.
This collaboration helps organizations more readily implement successful artificial intelligence
and machine learning (AI/ML) strategies to scale their IT systems and power enterprise
applications across their businesses. Dell and Red Hat are providing a more consistent AI
experience on optimized, AI-enabled hardware solutions, all delivered on the trusted platform of
RHEL AI on Dell PowerEdge. This initiative aims to simplify the AI experience for users by
continuously testing and validating hardware solutions, including NVIDIA accelerated
computing, with RHEL AI.
RHEL AI brings together open source-licensed Granite large language models (LLMs) from
IBM Research, InstructLab model alignment tools based on the LAB (Large-scale Alignment for
chatBots) methodology and a community-driven approach to model development through the
InstructLab project. The solution is packaged as an optimized, bootable Red Hat Enterprise
Linux (RHEL) image for individual server deployments across the hybrid cloud and is included
as part of Red Hat OpenShift AI, Red Hat’s hybrid cloud machine learning operations (MLOps)
platform, for running models and InstructLab at scale across distributed cluster environments.
RHEL AI on Dell PowerEdge servers will be available in Q3 2024. Test drive the solution in Dell
Customer Solution Centers located globally.
Joe Fernandes, vice president and general manager, Generative AI Foundation Model
Platforms, Red Hat “AI by nature requires extensive resources spanning enabled servers, compute power and GPUs. As organizations evaluate and implement gen AI use cases, it is imperative that they build on a platform that is able to scale with their business while also providing the agility to experiment and develop AI-driven innovations. By collaborating with Dell Technologies to
validate and empower RHEL AI on Dell PowerEdge servers, we are enabling customers with
greater confidence and flexibility to harness the power of gen AI workloads across hybrid cloud
environments and propel their business into the future.”
Arun Narayanan, senior vice president, Dell Technologies
“Validating RHEL AI for AI workloads on Dell PowerEdge servers provides customers with
greater confidence that the servers, GPUs and foundational platforms are tested and validated
on an ongoing basis. This simplifies the gen AI user experience and accelerates the process to
build and deploy critical AI workloads on a trusted software stack.”
Anil Sethi, Vice President, Infrastructure Solutions Group, Dell Technologies India
“Dell Technologies’ collaboration with Red Hat on AI is an exciting update for businesses across
the globe, focused on creating their mark through digital transformation. RHEL AI will be
facilitating seamless enterprise development, testing, and deployment of AI and GenerativeAI
models empowering businesses with cutting-edge technology. Integrating RHEL AI with our
advanced PowerEdge servers provides a robust, validated platform that simplifies AI adoption
and accelerates digital transformation. As AI-driven strategies gain momentum, this initiative will
help businesses harness AI’s full potential and drive growth in a dynamic digital landscape. This
collaboration presents an opportunity for Indian enterprises to explore future-ready offerings
with Dell Technologies which can support their journey towards the future of work, with the tools
needed to innovate and scale.”
Bob Pette, vice president, Enterprise Platforms, NVIDIA
“In today’s fast-paced market, it is critical for organizations to be equipped with validated and
trusted AI-enabled solutions to kick-start their gen AI use cases. Red Hat and Dell will extend
gen AI capabilities for customers with an optimized experience for NVIDIA accelerated
computing, including NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs, with Dell PowerEdge servers and RHEL
AI.”
