MinIO, a provider of object-native AI data storage, has launched a dedicated government division to support sovereign artificial intelligence initiatives with on-premise and private cloud solutions.
The company named Cameron Chehreh as president and general manager of MinIO Government and Deep Grewal as vice president of federal. Chehreh and Grewal led government operations at Intel and AMD, respectively.
As federal agencies expand their AI use, storing data with public cloud service providers has become increasingly difficult. Mission environments often involve denied, degraded, intermittent and limited communications. AI models also require massive amounts of data and real-time access, creating demand for software-defined infrastructure that extends to the tactical edge.
“Government IT leaders recognize the need for the flexibility and functionality of the cloud operating model, but are quickly realizing that storing data in sovereign clouds is the path forward,” Chehreh said. “There is a resurgence to on-premises via private cloud environments as well as a federated architecture emerging for tactical environments and this is exactly why MinIO’s software centric architecture enables organizations to leverage their existing cloud investments and simultaneously satisfy the security requirements necessary for sovereign data on premise.”
The company said MinIO’s open-source Community Edition has seen over 2 billion downloads and ranks among the top GitHub projects supporting government missions. The company’s commercial platform, AIStor, offers a secure, software-defined data layer designed for sovereign AI and hybrid mission needs.
AIStor enables government agencies to scale securely from sensors to edge, core on-premise environments and public clouds. Key features include:
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Data ownership: Reduces total cost and avoids vendor lock-in
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Software-defined architecture: Eases compliance with security standards and ATO requirements
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Cloud scalability: Enables sovereign cloud development with fault tolerance and redundancy
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Tactical flexibility: Operates across DDIL conditions with the same platform
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Lightweight deployment: Supports low SWaP (size, weight and power) environments where traditional hardware fails
MinIO also offers a “pay-as-you-scale” model, giving government customers greater cost predictability.
“The opportunity to apply MinIO AIStor to Government is transformational,” said Garima Kapoor, co-founder and co-CEO. “With over 40 combined years of experience in the federal IT space, Cameron and Deep are highly equipped to lead these efforts and help Government customers scale and protect critical data while still fostering growth.”