This startup offers a cloud-based key-value store service accelerated by FPGAs, providing a cost-effective alternative to CPU-based solutions. Their software and algorithms leverage existing data center FPGA infrastructure to improve performance without requiring custom hardware.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Modern web-scale applications require efficient key-value stores, but traditional CPU-based solutions consume significant compute power, leading to increased operational costs and environmental impact. Existing data storage infrastructure struggles to keep pace with the demands of these applications, particularly in the face of growing AI workloads.
Solution
QiStor provides a hardware-accelerated key-value store service that leverages FPGAs to significantly reduce compute power consumption for web-scale applications. Their technology utilizes existing data center FPGA infrastructure, eliminating the need for custom hardware or ASICs. By offloading key-value data access operations to FPGAs, QiStor enables high-performance solutions that are more economical and sustainable. The platform is offered as a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), simplifying deployment and reducing costs for customers.
Target Audience
QiStor targets businesses of all sizes that rely on key-value stores for web-scale applications, including those in social media, mobile, web, AI, and gaming, as well as data centers seeking to reduce compute power consumption.
Features
- FPGA-based hardware acceleration for key-value data store access
- Algorithms optimized for FPGAs provisioned in existing cloud platforms
- Reduced compute power consumption by up to 10x compared to CPU-based solutions
- Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) delivery model for ease of deployment
- Seamless scalability to meet the demands of web-scale applications
- Optimized for modern applications in social media, mobile, web, AI, and gaming