On September 22, during the 2026 Apsara Conference, Alibaba Cloud proudly introduced its latest innovation—a new-generation, high-performance storage solution known as CPFS (Cloud Parallel File Storage). This cutting-edge system is meticulously crafted to cater to the demands of next-generation AI training clusters. With an impressive throughput capability reaching up to hundreds of terabytes per second (TB/s), tens of millions of IOPS (Input/Output Operations Per Second), and an expanded single file system capacity of up to 100 petabytes (PiB)—five times larger than its predecessor—CPFS sets a new benchmark in storage performance.

It significantly accelerates the training process for models comprising millions of cards, while also providing robust support for large-scale model and multimodal data processing tasks. In real-world applications, CPFS has demonstrated remarkable efficiency gains, including an average reduction of 50% in model startup times, a 30% boost in peak computing power utilization, a substantial 69% decrease in AI storage costs, and a remarkable doubling of business carrying capacity.