Partnership Elevates ZS’s MAX.AI Platform with Cerebras’ Wafer-Scale Hardware for Fast Fine-Tuning and Inference
ZS, a global leader in management consulting and technology with a focus on AI-powered innovation, announced a strategic platform partnership with Cerebras Systems, the trailblazer in generative AI acceleration. This collaboration brings together Cerebras’ cutting-edge CS-3 systems and ZS’s proprietary MAX.AI platform, creating a powerful foundation for training, fine-tuning, and deploying large language models (LLMs) and agentic AI at enterprise scale.
By integrating Cerebras’ high-performance AI hardware directly into the MAX.AI infrastructure, ZS is enabling training speeds up to 70 times faster than conventional GPU-based environments. This leap in performance significantly reduces time-to-value, helping businesses drive innovation and achieve results faster than ever.
“Our partnership with Cerebras Systems represents a leap forward in AI innovation. We’re combining our deep consulting and technology expertise with Cerebras’ extraordinary hardware to solve problems faster and more effectively than ever before. This isn’t just about accelerating AI; it’s about enabling clients to reach outcomes that were once impossible,” says Gopi Vikranth, Partner, ZS.
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“We’re thrilled to team up with ZS to empower enterprise customers in their AI journeys. By tapping into the raw power of our CS-3 system within ZS’s MAX.AI platform, clients can scale models effortlessly, and fine-tune and train them faster and with greater accuracy. This collaboration truly redefines how organizations capitalize on AI for business impact,” says Alan Chhabra, EVP of Worldwide Partnerships, Cerebras Systems.
Accelerating Business Outcomes with Domain-Focused Agentic AI
ZS’s MAX.AI platform comes equipped with prebuilt agentic AI templates optimized for a wide range of enterprise use cases. These include domains such as:
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Customer service and technical support
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AI-driven product recommendations
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Visual search and image-based shopping assistants
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Product description and catalog content enrichment
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Regulatory compliance automation
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Menu optimization for consumer services
Each template is powered by LLMs that are fine-tuned with specific domain context and evaluated using extensive, task-specific metrics—ensuring high performance and cost-efficient deployment.
A Differentiated Approach to AI Integration
What sets this collaboration apart is its end-to-end, enterprise-grade AI solution. Unlike traditional GPU-based systems, ZS and Cerebras deliver a uniquely scalable and customizable platform tailored for business applications. The integration emphasizes:
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Ultra-fast training speeds
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Seamless scalability
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Domain expertise baked into model design
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Agentic AI capabilities
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Turnkey integration for faster go-live
Together, ZS’s consulting depth and Cerebras Systems’ hardware innovation provide organizations with the ability to deploy robust, high-performing AI models with less complexity and lower costs.
ZS continues to invest in AI solutions that align with real-world business challenges. Its proprietary MAX.AI platform is built to drive value across industries, while staying adaptable to evolving data environments and emerging technologies. As with all AI systems, outcomes depend on implementation quality, input data, and continuous advancements in the AI landscape.