Future of File Storage for AI (Chat with Hunter, CEO of Archill)

Ian (Keycard) and Tim Essence VC) engage in an insightful discussion with Hunter Leath, CEO of Archil. The episode delves into the motivations behind Archil, a new data startup focused on revolutionizing data storage for cloud applications. Hunter explains the limitations of existing data storage paradigms like S3 and traditional block storage, advocating for a new approach that leverages SSDs and custom protocols to offer high-performance, infinite storage that can support modern workloads, including AI and CI/CD applications. The conversation also touches on the trust and complexity of implementing such a system, the future vision for file storage, and practical use cases ranging from serverless Jupyter notebooks to large-scale CI/CD operations.00:17 The Gap in Cloud Data Storage01:48 Understanding Unstructured Data02:41 Building Modern Data Systems04:15 Challenges and Innovations in File Storage11:12 Targeting CI/CD and AI Workloads23:00 The Future of File Storage