Learn High-Performance AI and Data Infrastructure

Hands-on training to deploy and operate MinIO AIStor, the industry-leading S3-compatible object store built for AI and analytics at scale. Learn how to design, manage, and scale object storage across modern data and AI workloads.

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New to MinIO? Start with a guided Quick Start to deploy AIStor and work with real data in a hands-on environment.
  • Deploy AIStor using Docker Configure baseline security and access
  • Create buckets and manage objects using the S3 API
  • Run a working object storage environment locally

Learning Paths

Explore the courses and certification exam offered through MinIO Training.
Deploy and Operate AIStor
For Administrators

Deploy and manage high-performance object storage using AIStor across Kubernetes and bare metal environments. Build scalable, production-ready infrastructure.
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Build a Modern Data Lakehouse
For Data Engineers

Design lakehouse architectures using AIStor and Apache Iceberg. Support analytics and AI workloads with unified, scalable data platforms.
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Power AI/ML Workloads
For AI/ML Engineers

Use AIStor to support high-throughput training and inference pipelines. Learn how object storage enables AI at scale.
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Build with S3-Compatible Storage
For Developers

Integrate applications with MinIO using the S3 API. Build scalable, data-driven applications across environments.
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Why MinIO Academy

MinIO Academy focuses on how AIStor is used in real-world environments. Learn how to deploy and operate object storage as the foundation for modern data platforms, including lakehouse architectures and AI pipelines.
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Validate Your AIStor Expertise

Earn a MinIO digital badge to demonstrate your ability to deploy and operate AIStor in real-world environments. Share your credential to show expertise in object storage, data infrastructure, and AI workloads.

Join Our Monthly Webinar

Hands-on training webinars covering real-world operations with MinIO AIStor—from capacity expansion and natural language management to seamless data lake migration with Apache Iceberg.
April 22, 2026
10:00 AM PST / 1:00 PM EST
MinIO AIStor Certification Webinar: Why Get Certified & How to Prepare for the Exam
Presenter: Phil Sweany, MinIO Curriculum Engineer
MinIO certification validates your expertise in deploying and managing production-scale object storage—the foundation of modern AI and data lakehouse architectures. Earning your MinIO AIStor Certified Administration Practitioner badge demonstrates you can confidently handle real-world challenges in high-performance storage environments.

In this webinar, you'll learn how to prepare for the certification exam and what to expect on exam day. We'll cover the core knowledge areas, share study strategies, and highlight key scenarios every MinIO administrator should master—including deployment, security, user and bucket management, encryption, lifecycle policies, monitoring, and troubleshooting.

While completion of the MinIO AIStor Enterprise Administration learning path is encouraged, it's not required to attend. The webinar concludes with live Q&A where you can ask questions about the exam, certification process, and real-world MinIO administration.
May 20, 2026
10:00 AM PST / 1:00 PM EST
AI-Augmented AIStor Administration: Versioned Storage Reclamation
Presenter: Ravind Kumar, MinIO Curriculum Engineer
Join this MinIO training webinar to learn how to leverage AI assistance in handling a common administrative operation - reclaiming storage from your versioned AIStor buckets. Discover how AI-assisted analysis can identify reclaimable space and help you move beyond blunt lifecycle rules or hand-written cleanup scripts with precise, prefix-level cleanup strategies.See how the “plan, confirm, act” pattern enables safe, repeatable operations through live demonstrations. Walk away with practical AI-augmented techniques to reduce storage costs, improve efficiency, and stay in control of your versioned data at scale.
March 25, 2026
Data Migration Patterns for the Modern Data Lakehouse
Presenter: Samson Koshy, Senior MinIO Curriculum Engineer
February 25, 2026
Streaming Data with Kafka into AIStor Tables Powered by Iceberg
Presenter: Will Dinyes, Head of Certification
November 13, 2025
Training AI Image Classifiers with PyTorch and MinIO AIStor
Presenter: Will Dinyes, Head of Certification
October 22, 2025
Migrating Your Data to Apache Iceberg on MinIO AIStor – From Legacy Lakes to Modern Lake Tables
Presenter: Samson Koshy, Senior MinIO Curriculum Engineer
September 24, 2025
Using Human Language to Manage MinIO AIstor with MCP
Presenter: Pavel Anni, Senior MinIO Curriculum Engineer
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