Rafay Systems, a leader in cloud-native and AI infrastructure orchestration, has announced the general availability of its Serverless Inference offering. This token-metered API allows organizations to run open-source and privately trained large language models (LLMs) without the overhead of managing GPU infrastructure. Rafay’s platform streamlines the AI application development process, offering multi-tenant, Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) solutions to customers across the growing GenAI market.
1. The Serverless Inference Advantage
- Simplified AI Application Development: Serverless Inference enables rapid deployment of GenAI models as a service. This makes it easier for organizations to integrate advanced AI capabilities into their applications without dealing with the complexities of infrastructure setup or management.
- Free for NCPs and GPU Clouds: Rafay’s offering is available at no additional cost to NCPs and GPU Cloud providers, empowering them to expand their service offerings and cater to the booming AI inference market.
- Growth of the AI Inference Market: The global AI inference market is projected to reach $106 billion by 2025, and $254 billion by 2030, offering a massive opportunity for GPU Cloud Providers and NCPs.
2. Key Features of Rafay’s Serverless Inference
- Developer-Friendly Integration: The platform is OpenAI-compatible, offering secure RESTful APIs with streaming support, meaning developers can integrate GenAI workflows quickly without code migration.
- Intelligent Infrastructure Management: Rafay automatically manages GPU nodes, optimizing resource allocation across multi-tenant and dedicated isolation options, ensuring efficient performance without over-provisioning.
- Comprehensive Billing and Metering: The token-based billing system tracks both input and output usage, providing granular analytics and integration with existing billing platforms for a transparent, consumption-based pricing model.
3. Enterprise-Grade Security and Governance
- Rafay’s platform ensures robust protection with HTTPS-only API endpoints, rotating bearer token authentication, and configurable token quotas per team or application. These features ensure that enterprise-level security and compliance requirements are met.
- Performance and Observability: Rafay offers comprehensive performance monitoring and logging, with support for object storage systems like MinIO and Weka, enabling end-to-end visibility into both infrastructure and model performance.
4. Empowering NCPs and GPU Clouds to Shift to AI-as-a-Service
- Rafay is pioneering the shift from GPU-as-a-Service to AI-as-a-Service. By offering Serverless Inference, NCPs and GPU Cloud providers can offer customers scalable, cost-effective access to GenAI capabilities, streamlining the adoption of AI across industries.
Rafay Systems’ Serverless Inference offering is a game-changer for GPU Cloud Providers and NCPs looking to capitalize on the rapidly growing AI inference market. By providing a seamless, secure, and cost-effective solution for running GenAI models, Rafay enables developers to focus on building applications rather than managing infrastructure. This innovation positions Rafay as a leader in AI infrastructure orchestration, advancing the future of AI-as-a-Service.
