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Watch STRATUM in action: four platform films, one featured Rack Scale demonstration, and 28 hands-on walkthroughs covering installation, workers, VM operations, storage, GPUs, networks and recovery.

33 VIDEOS. ONE INFRASTRUCTURE PLATFORM.

Explore everything from first installation to Rack Scale, AI factories, STRATUMOPS, post-quantum security and infrastructure delivery as software.

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The platform, explained.

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Simple Explanation

Start here: the simplest explanation of STRATUM and the idea behind Datacenters That Think™.

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STRATUM — Datacenters That Think

Datacenter as an Application, infrastructure operations and the platform behind Datacenters That Think™.

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Next-gen datacenter: STRATUM

A closer look at a different approach to datacenter infrastructure, deployment and operations.

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Datacenter as an Application

Package the datacenter as a versioned application with compute, networking, storage, security and operations together.

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STEP BY STEP / 28 WALKTHROUGHS

Deploy STRATUM and operate the datacenter.

Real STRATUM walkthroughs, from controller installation to distributed networking, storage, GPUs, and guest operating systems. Follow them in order or jump to the task you need. Explore rack-scale infrastructure →

WALKTHROUGH 01 / 28INSTALLATION
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Install STRATUM Controller

Follow the STRATUM controller installation from the initial setup through the first deployment.

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WALKTHROUGH 02 / 28INSTALLATION
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First-Time Administration UI Setup

First-time setup of the STRATUM administration user interfaces after controller installation.

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WALKTHROUGH 03 / 28WORKERS
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Install a Worker Node

Walk through installing and connecting a worker node to STRATUM.

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WALKTHROUGH 04 / 28STORAGE
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Install a Storage Worker

Install a Storage Worker and make storage available for STRATUM workloads.

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WALKTHROUGH 05 / 28MISSION PLANNER
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Create a Virtual Datacenter Floor

Start from an empty virtual datacenter and create a new floor ready for equipment and connectivity.

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WALKTHROUGH 06 / 28ARSENAL & VMS
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Datacenter Basics: Arsenal Forge and VMs

See Arsenal Forge, template creation, VM creation, image handling, deployment, and day-to-day VM operation in one walkthrough.

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WALKTHROUGH 07 / 28RESILIENCE
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Controller-Less Execution Proof

The controller is shut down entirely and later restarted. Running workloads remain operational throughout this demonstration.

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WALKTHROUGH 08 / 28GPU
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Set Up an AI Accelerator GPU on a Worker

A hands-on worker GPU setup walkthrough for STRATUM Accelerator Fabric.

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WALKTHROUGH 09 / 28ARSENAL & VMS
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Move VM Execution to Another Host

See how STRATUM changes the worker responsible for VM execution.

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WALKTHROUGH 10 / 28NETWORKING
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Rewire a Live Network Topology

Create a STRATUM Switch on another worker, disconnect a VM from its original switch and connect it to the new one while the environment is running.

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WALKTHROUGH 11 / 28STORAGE
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Install Storage Alongside an Existing Worker

Install a Storage Worker alongside an existing STRATUM worker on the same host.

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WALKTHROUGH 12 / 28RESILIENCE
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Disconnected Datacenters Still Run

Disconnect a worker, leave its workloads executing, and bring it back online. The demonstration models edge enclaves, ships, satellite-linked sites and other intermittently connected environments.

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WALKTHROUGH 13 / 28STORAGE
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Move VM Storage Server Location

Drag a VM to a Storage Worker, bake the updated image and deploy a new VM to confirm the selected storage server location.

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WALKTHROUGH 14 / 28GPU
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Remote GPU Access: llama.cpp Inference

Install the Linux guest tools and demonstrate STRATUM synthetic PCI-to-GPU access across the network, loading a model and running llama.cpp inference without a local physical GPU.

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WALKTHROUGH 15 / 28NETWORKING
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Integrated Network Packet Capture

Use the integrated switch capture interface while inspecting connected VM ports and network details inside Mission Planner.

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WALKTHROUGH 16 / 28ARSENAL & VMS
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Export and Import Arsenal Bundles

Package an Arsenal template as a bundle, bring it back into STRATUM, and boot a VM deployed from the imported version.

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WALKTHROUGH 17 / 28GUEST OS
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Install Windows Server 2025 and Guest Tools

Step through a Windows Server 2025 installation, including loading the required viostor storage driver from the STRATUM guest tools CD during installation.

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WALKTHROUGH 18 / 28SECURITY
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Security by Design. Verified by Evidence.

A guided look at STRATUM security evidence, Iron Bank image foundations, vulnerability assessments, source analysis and STIG results.

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WALKTHROUGH 19 / 28UPGRADES
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Infrastructure Upgrades Made Simple

Watch infrastructure upgrades follow a familiar container update workflow, using versioned software delivery instead of traditional infrastructure replacement.

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WALKTHROUGH 20 / 28VIRTUALIZATION
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A Datacenter Running Inside a Datacenter

VMware ESXi and vSphere run within a STRATUM virtual datacenter floor, demonstrating nested infrastructure and virtual machine workloads.

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WALKTHROUGH 21 / 28CLONING
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Clone Entire Datacenter Environments

Build a test-bay datacenter, export the environment, import a clone, and start the cloned infrastructure.

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WALKTHROUGH 22 / 28NOC
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Strategic Command. Tactical Execution.

Tour STRATUM Network Operations Center, situational awareness, operational intelligence, and command across distributed infrastructure.

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WALKTHROUGH 23 / 28PQC & COMPLIANCE
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Post-Quantum Security. Measurable Compliance.

Review post-quantum cryptography auditing, security posture, and compliance evidence in STRATUM.

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WALKTHROUGH 24 / 28RACK SCALE
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Rack Scale: From Empty Canvas to AI Factory

Watch a 1,500-server, 12,000-GPU infrastructure-scale demonstration, from an empty canvas to AI-factory orchestration and mass VM deployment.

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WALKTHROUGH 25 / 28VM LIFECYCLE
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Complete Control of Virtual Infrastructure

Suspend and resume VMs, create snapshots, consolidate storage, and move workloads to another host in the STRATUM Continuum.

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WALKTHROUGH 26 / 28STRATUMOPS
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Global Command. Total Infrastructure Awareness.

Introducing STRATUMOPS: a command and situational-awareness layer for datacenters, clouds, edge, and distributed operations.

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WALKTHROUGH 27 / 28DISK ENCRYPTION
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Encryption for the Post-Quantum Era

Explore virtual disk encryption and decryption with advanced cryptographic controls and STRATUM infrastructure lifecycle management.

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WALKTHROUGH 28 / 28DEVSECOPS
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Continuous Delivery of Infrastructure: Datacenter as an Application™

Watch JFrog Artifactory and Xray manage STRATUM OCI image delivery, scanning, SBOMs, container upgrades, and datacenter DevSecOps.

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