QNAP Systems, Inc., a leading computing, networking, and storage solutions innovator, has released the new edge AI accelerators QAI-M100 and QAI-U100 for QNAP NAS. With plug-and-play installation and flexible configuration, these accelerators provide small-and-medium-sized businesses and individual users with an affordable solution to enhance AI applications such as facial recognition and object recognition on NAS.

"With the rapid growth of edge AI, the demand for real-time data processing and analysis at the edge has increased," said Andy Chung, Product Manager of QNAP, adding "The combination of QNAP NAS and the QAI edge AI accelerators not only provides a high-performance storage platform but also significantly boosts the computing efficiency of AI applications, improving overall cost-effectiveness."