'Performance Matters; Control Matters Just As Much' Q&A With Paul Bloch, President, DataDirect Networks
DDN, Monday, February 23rd, 2026
"India's investment in AI compute is the right move - but GPUs alone don't create AI capability. They create AI potential," he told FE (Financial Express).
The real leap is moving from experimentation to execution - where AI becomes a durable capability, not a series of isolated projects. That's where pipelines, governance, and utilisation matter. AI doesn't change the world when it's impressive. It changes the world when it's dependable.
DataDirect Networks (DDN) is the only independent data intelligence technology Nvidia has relied on internally for the past eight years, and it's been central to driving GPU efficiency inside Nvidia's own AI infrastructure. A provider of AI and data solutions, DDN has established a significant and growing presence in India, and some of its customers include Yotta, IIT Bombay, CDAC, Mercedes and more.