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NetApp Acquires DataPelago, Making Data AI-Ready at the Infrastructure Layer

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NetApp has acquired DataPelago, a California-based AI data infrastructure company, to expand its portfolio with GPU-accelerated data processing at the storage layer.

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Embedding GPU-accelerated intelligence enables enterprises to easily discover, govern, and activate data for AI and analytics at the source SAN JOSE, Calif., July 16, 2026 --( BUSINESS WIRE )--NetApp® (NASDAQ: NTAP), the Intelligent Data Infrastructure company, today announced it has acquired DataPelago, a California-based AI data infrastructure company recognized for its innovative approach to eliminating data processing bottlenecks for AI and analytics workloads. The acquisition marks a foundational expansion of NetApp's portfolio, enabling GPU-accelerated data processing aligned directly with the storage layer. With this acquisition, NetApp establishes itself as the company that makes zero-copy activation of enterprise data for AI real. AI is the defining platform shift of our era, but enterprises are discovering that their greatest bottleneck is preparing, governing, and activating their data fast enough to put AI into production. The key to accomplishing this objective is to enable accelerated computing where the data is created and stored. DataPelago solves this challenge by fundamentally reimagining where accelerated compute happens: at the data layer, not above it. "As AI models and the chips that power them get ever more effective, enterprises need data infrastructure that is just as intelligent and powerful to harness the potential of their data," said George...

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Acquisition

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Jul 16, 2026
Location
San Jose, California, United States

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  • DataPelagoTargetdatapelago.io

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Detected
Jul 16, 2026
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