
Allyson Klein
Allyson Klein’s insatiable curiosity for what inspires innovation drove her to found her first podcast over a decade ago. She has reached over ten million listeners over one thousand interviews with the industry’s brightest stars.
Allyson created the TechArena to shine a light on leading edge innovation featuring inspirational stories from the industry and under-recognized voices. She leverages over two decades in the tech sector with executive roles at companies including Intel and Micron to her work. She holds an MBA from Portland State University where she is now a professor in the business school and a bachelors in marketing and management of the University of Oregon.
Allyson leads the TechArena from Portland, Oregon working with both tech titans and breakout stars.
Featured content
Optum’s AI Health Care Vision: Privacy-First Innovation
From predicting sepsis before symptoms appear to enabling rural clinics to make specialist-level diagnoses, a privacy-first approach to AI in health care promises to transform lives.
HPE Discover: SSDs Are Rewriting Enterprise Storage
Surveying 250 IT pros, we found 29% already run SSDs beyond performance tiers, 81% would migrate when TCO wins, and storage innovation is a top lever to free power and space across the data center.
Dell’s AI Data Innovation: When Storage Takes Command
PowerScale delivers unmatched performance and scale for AI-driven transformation, while 122TB drives reshape enterprise infrastructure, proving storage is AI’s competitive edge in today’s data era.
Lightwave Logic’s Robert Blum on Polymer Optics for AI
Allyson Klein and Robert Blum of Lightwave Logic unpack how electro-optic polymers, paired with silicon photonics, lower power and boost density on the road to 400G-per-lane optics— with a 2027 volume ramp in sight.
Privacy-First AI in Healthcare: Optum’s Dr. Rohith Vangalla
From federated learning and zero-trust to confidential computing, Dr. Rohith Vangalla shares a practitioner’s playbook for explainable, scalable AI that moves healthcare from reactive to proactive.
TechArena’s ‘In the Arena’ Podcast Wins a Stevie® Award
Our flagship podcast earned a Stevie® in the International Business Awards® annual competition; judges called out the show’s high production quality, editorial clarity, and guest caliber.
Verizon Business’ Nikhil Tyagi on Edge AI Innovation
Nikhil Tyagi of Verizon Business discusses scaling AI at the edge, from small language models and multimodal experiences to infrastructure challenges and adaptive inference.
Google’s Vision for Data Center Storage with OCP L.O.C.K.
New open-source key management system could revolutionize data center sustainability by enabling safe reuse of storage drives while also improving data security for cloud service providers.
Storage Is the Catalyst Revolutionizing Enterprise AI
Learn how Solidigm SSDs are delivering 10x-20x performance gains and 40% cost savings for enterprise AI during Supermicro’s Open Storage Summit this August.
FMS 2025: Honoring Jim Pappas, Driving AI Innovation
FMS 2025 celebrated Jim Pappas’ lifetime of standards leadership while showcasing how AI is reshaping memory and storage with record-breaking innovation across the industry.
Dell on Storage Innovation in the AI-Driven Enterprise
Dell and Solidigm leaders explore how modern storage—flash, SSDs, and flexible architectures—enables AI, accelerates performance, and helps enterprises manage data across edge to cloud.
Insights with sayTEC on Sovereign IT Infrastructure Revolution
A unified security-first platform is eliminating decades of fragmented IT vulnerabilities while delivering military-grade protection at half the cost
Dell Leads the Entertainment Industry’s Storage Revolution
Dell and Solidigm explore how flash storage is transforming creative pipelines—from real-time rendering to AI-enhanced production—enabling faster workflows and better business outcomes.
Hypertec Shrinks the Data Center with Immersion-Born Servers
Hypertec’s immersion-born servers cut cooling power by 50% and shrink 10MW deployments from 100,000 sq ft to around 10,000—showing liquid cooling isn’t experimental anymore; it’s essential.
AI Chip Design Hits Crossroads in Agentic Era
As AI reshapes compute, memory, and networking, chipmakers are racing to rethink design workflows, embrace agentic AI, and overcome the next wave of data, power, and talent constraints.
Exploring AI and an Edge Computing Reality Check with OnLogic
OnLogic's Hunter Golden reveals how enterprises can deploy effective AI at the edge with right-sized hardware, lower costs, and even better performance than cloud alternatives.
Immersion Cooling: Revolutionizing AI & Edge Computing
Allyson Klein and Jeniece Wnorowski welcome Mohan Potheri of Hypertec to explore how immersion cooling slashes energy use, shrinks data-center footprints, and powers sustainable, high-density AI, HPC, and edge solutions on this Data Insights episode.
Agentic AI in Engineering: From Vision to Workforce Transformation
At the crossroads of Synopsys and Microsoft innovation , agentic AI is no longer a future vision – it’s a catalyst for technical acceleration and a redefinition of engineering roles.
Ansys + Rohde & Schwarz: Hardware Meets Virtual Cities
Through digital twin modeling and hardware testing, this Ansys and Rohde & Schwarz collaboration empowers developers to optimize RF systems in lab environments with real-world fidelity.
Stanford’s Daniel Wu on Trust, Agents & the Future of AI
From agentic and embodied AI to trust and human capacity, Stanford’s Daniel Wu shares how infrastructure and intentionality will shape the next era of AI transformation.
From GPU to Model: Together AI Powers the AI Pipeline
From open-source models to enterprise partnerships, Together AI drives multidimensional growth — accelerating adoption, engagement, and impact across the entire AI development lifecycle.
Platform9 and Commvault Partner on Private Cloud Protection
New integration delivers enterprise-grade backup, disaster recovery, and cyber resilience for virtualized and container-based workloads across Platform9’s Private Cloud Director.
Examining AI’s Role in FinTech Innovation
AI Expert Anusha Nerella shares how financial institutions are laying the groundwork for responsible AI adoption, balancing innovation with compliance at scale.
Stanford’s Daniel Wu on the Future of AI Infrastructure
Stanford’s Daniel Wu unpacks AI democratization — exploring agentic & embodied AI, multi-modal models, and trustworthy systems. Learn more at Daniel’s AI Infra Summit 2025 live presentation.
SayTEC Powers Scalable, Secure, Sovereign IT Infrastructure
SayTEC redefines IT with a zero trust, hyper-converged platform delivering sovereign cloud, seamless scalability, and military-grade security for critical industries.
Transforming FinTech with Agentic AI
Anusha Nerella, financial industry leader and Forbes Tech Council member leader, explores AI-driven FinTech infrastructure—scalability, governance and agentic computing. Interested in finding out more about the AI Infra Summit and seeing Anusha Nerella live? Find out more here.
Intel's AI Marketing Move: Sign of the Times or CEO Sideshow?
Intel's decision to outsource marketing to Accenture and generative AI sparks debate: is this a visionary leap into the future of work or a symptom of a deeper retreat from innovation leadership?
Antillion Brings Data Center Performance to the Tactical Edge
By blending rugged design with Solidigm’s high-density SSDs, Antillion is redefining what’s possible in disconnected, real-time environments.
Hypertec and Solidigm Dive Into Liquid-Cooled AI Compute
From GTC to Data Center World, Hypertec and Solidigm are showcasing immersion-born infrastructure that’s purpose-built for high-density, sustainable AI and HPC workloads.
AMD Challenges Goliath with MI355, Doubles Down on Open Innovation
At Advancing AI, AMD unveils MI355 with 35× gen-over-gen gains and doubles down on open innovation – from ROCm 7 to Helios infrastructure – to challenge NVIDIA’s AI leadership.
Qualcomm to Acquire Alphawave Semi for $2.4B in Data Center Push
The deal marks a strategic move to bolster Qualcomm’s AI and custom silicon capabilities amid challenging competition and the potential start of a wave of AI silicon acquisitions.
AMD Doubles Down on Inference Efficiency with New Acquisitions
As the battle for AI market share continues, AMD’s recent acquisitions signal a strategic move toward optimizing both software and hardware for inference workloads and real-world AI deployment.
OpsRamp Shows Unified IT Operations for Fast Incident Management
The HPE-owned platform combines unified observability, smart alert correlation, and automation to tackle hybrid IT complexity while also working with existing monitoring tools.
Qumulo Showcases Cloud Data Fabric Innovation
At Cloud Field Day 23, Qumulo showcased its cloud data fabric, unifying hybrid environments and solving real-world challenges in media, pharma, public safety, and more with strict data consistency.
HPE Greenlake Paves a Path to a Hybrid SAP ERP Future
A solution from HPE and SAP aims to simplify SAP Cloud ERP adoption with managed private cloud, ecosystem integration, and AI agents for enterprise transformation.
TechArena Great Debate: Google Talks OCP LOCK and Open Standards
Amber Huffman and Jeff Andersen of Google join Allyson Klein to discuss the roadmap for OCP LOCK, post-quantum security, and how open ecosystems accelerate hardware trust and vendor adoption.
Scality Showcases Real-World Resilient Cloud Storage Solutions
At Cloud Field Day 23, Scality highlighted real-world deployments that tackle petabyte-scale challenges with resilience, flexibility, and customer-driven innovation.
TechArena Fireside Chat: OnLogic Talks Edge Compute Density
Hunter Golden of OnLogic joined Allyson Klein for a candid conversation on scaling edge infrastructure, avoiding over-spec'ing, and right-sizing hardware for evolving AI workloads.
Commvault Private Cloud Software Suite Provides Cloud Resiliency
With AI-driven tools and end-to-end protection, Commvault targets security threats while simplifying across SaaS, cloud, and edge environments.
End of an Era: Why Enterprise is Bailing En Masse from VMware
As Broadcom reshapes VMware, enterprise IT teams are voting with their feet – migrating in droves in search of open, modern, cloud-native infrastructure alternatives.
Cornelis CN5000 Launches: Rewiring AI and HPC Networking at Scale
Cornelis debuts CN5000, a 400G scale-out network built to shatter AI and HPC bottlenecks with lossless architecture, linear scalability, and vendor-neutral interoperability.
VDURA Debuts V-ScaleFlow Tech, Cuts AI Storage Costs 60%
Updated data platform combines hyperscale capacity with reduced flash requirements while adding native Kubernetes support and end-to-end encryption for enterprise customers.
Scaling Data Center Infrastructure for AI
Industry experts from Avayla, Perpetual Intelligence and the Liquid Cooling Coalition discuss liquid cooling, thermal design, and policy blind spots as rack power for AI workloads surges past 600kW.
VAST Data Launches AI Operating System
VAST Data unveils a unified AI Operating System built to run agentic workloads at scale – combining data, compute, and orchestration into a single platform for the era of the thinking machine.
Peak:AIO Optimizes AI Infrastructure to Scale Enterprise Adoption
Peak:AIO’s strategies for maximizing node efficiency and intelligent storage solutions offer scalable, cost-effective AI infrastructure, driving innovation from data collection to inference.
Synopsys Accelerates AI Innovation With Microsoft, NVIDIA
Chip design just got smarter. Synopsys partnered with Microsoft and NVIDIA to reimagine semiconductor workflows, pushing the boundaries of AI infrastructure and next-gen compute.
TechArena Report: 2025 Storage Demands Call for a Change
As AI drives explosive data growth, next-gen SSDs deliver the speed, density, and efficiency to outpace HDDs—reshaping storage strategy for tomorrow’s data-centric data centers.
Databricks to Acquire Neon and Boost AI Agent Capabilities
Databricks is acquiring Neon to bring serverless Postgres to AI agents — accelerating the future of agentic applications with open, high-speed, pay-as-you-go data infrastructure.
Insights on AI and Data Management from Intercontinental Exchange
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) leverages AI and optimized storage solutions to handle massive data sets, enhance real-time analysis and prevent fraud across its financial networks.
Dell’s Project Lightning: A Game-Changer for AI-Optimized Storage
Dell’s parallel file system promises unmatched speed and efficiency, offering a significant leap forward in storage technology that addresses the extreme performance needs of AI workloads.
OVHcloud Innovates Cloud Infrastructure with AI, Sustainable Tech
OVHcloud’s infrastructure strategy includes value chain integration, water-cooled data centers and servers with high-performance storage capabilities, setting it apart in the cloud industry.
Insights with Intel on Navigating Agentic AI Transformation
Agentic AI is set to disrupt how enterprises manage their workflows, data and IT infrastructure. Lynn Comp, Head of Intel’s AI Center of Excellence, outlines how to prepare for the transformation.
M2M and Solidigm Lead Industry Trends in AI and Cloud Computing
Solidigm and M2M Direct discuss the latest AI-driven trends in cloud computing and how the importance of flexibility, scalability and security in modern cloud environments is reshaping the industry.
Oracle Unlocks Telecom’s Future With AI-Driven Network Automation
Oracle is working with telecom operators to demonstrate the transformative potential of AI-driven network automation, paving the way for faster, more reliable digital connectivity in the 5G era.
Solidigm Spotlights AI Storage and Liquid Cooling at OCP
From breakthrough 122TB SSDs to the industry’s first liquid-cooled storage, Solidigm’s Avi Shetty unpacks how storage is powering AI workloads from hyperscale to neo-cloud.
Solidigm & Supermicro Bring AI Storage to New Heights
From 122TB QLC SSDs to rack-scale liquid cooling, Solidigm and Supermicro are redefining high-density, power-efficient AI infrastructure—scaling storage to 3PB in just 2U of rack space.
Supermicro and Solidigm: Revolutionizing Storage for AI Workloads
At NVIDIA’s GTC, Supermicro and Solidigm showcased advanced storage and cooling technologies, addressing the growing demands of AI and data center infrastructure.
Bel Power Scales Up for AI-Hungry Data Center Racks
At OCP Dublin, Bel Power’s Cliff Gore shares how the company is advancing high-efficiency, high-density power shelves—preparing to meet AI’s demand for megawatt-class rack-scale infrastructure.
Zero Point Technologies on NeoCloud and the Future of AI Infra
At OCP Dublin, ZeroPoint’s Nilesh Shah explains how NeoCloud data centers are reshaping AI infrastructure needs—and why memory and storage innovation is mission-critical for LLM performance.
Circle B Delivers End-to-End OCP Innovation in Europe
From full rack-scale builds to ITAD, Circle B is powering AI-ready, sustainable infrastructure across Europe—leveraging OCP designs to do more with less in a power-constrained market.
Liquid Cooling Takes Center Stage at OCP Dublin
In this TechArena interview, Avayla CEO Kelley Mullick explains why AI workloads and edge deployments are driving a liquid cooling boom—and how cold plate, immersion, and nanoparticle cooling all fit in.
Optimizing AI Compute Value with OVHcloud’s Custom Infrastructure
At CloudFest 2025, OVHcloud shared insights on AI’s expanding role in cloud infrastructure, the benefits of custom-built servers, and how their global network is optimizing performance and efficiency.
Will OCP Infiltrate NeoCloud?
With AI-specific infrastructure on the rise, OCP must evolve beyond hyperscale to meet the needs of a new wave of providers. Neo-cloud is growing fast—can the standards keep up?
Silicon at the Edge of Innovation
From NVIDIA’s quiet but massive influence to Fractile’s in-memory vision, MRAM, and next-gen power delivery—OCP Dublin gave us a glimpse into the future of AI-driven data center design.
Intel’s Lynn Comp on Agentic AI: How Enterprises Can Prepare
Agentic AI is reshaping enterprise data, infrastructure, and governance. Intel’s Lynn Comp joins TechArena to explore how organizations can get ahead of the coming wave of change.
Synopsys, Intel Foundry Team Up to Spur Angstrom-Scale Innovation
With EDA flows, broad IP, & EMIB-T support ready for Intel 18A/18A-P, Synopsys helps designers tackle high performance chip design.
Inside OCP Innovation: A Fireside Chat with Matty Bakkeren
Ahead of OCP Dublin, Matty Bakkeren joins Allyson Klein to break down rack innovations, liquid cooling, sovereignty, and the trends shaping data center infrastructure across Europe.
Synopsys + TSMC Angstrom-Scale AI Design
Certified flows, IP, and 3DIC packaging tools from Synopsys and TSMC accelerate next-gen chip design for A16, N2P, and beyond — powering the future of AI and HPC.
Taurus Group Champions Open Infrastructure for Today’s IT Needs
At CloudFest 2025, Taurus Group and Solidigm showcased innovative, flexible IT infrastructure solutions, emphasizing the importance of open platforms and scalable storage for modern businesses.
Scaleway’s AI Vision: Scalable, Sustainable Cloud Infrastructure
With a dual-track AI strategy and commitment to renewable energy, European cloud provider Scaleway is reshaping hyperscale trends with focused innovation and environmental responsibility.
Google's Antitrust Reckoning: U.S. and India Take Action
As global regulators close in on Google's dominance in search and ad tech, parallels emerge with past enforcement actions against other tech behemoths. Is history repeating itself in Silicon Valley?
GIGABYTE and Solidigm Unveil Advanced AI and HPC Solutions
At GTC, Giga Computing and Solidigm discussed the future of AI infrastructure, highlighting the critical role efficient computing plays in addressing the growing demand for AI-driven workloads.
AI, Storage & the NYSE: Behind the World's Fastest Markets
Solidigm's Roger Corell chats with ICE's Anand Pradhan to explore how AI, storage, and system design fuel 700B+ daily trades — and what AI inference means for the future of storage at scale.
An Army of Agentic EEs Unleashed by Synopsys
At Synopsys’ Executive Forum, the future of semiconductor design came into focus: agentic AI systems that could one day autonomously create trillion-transistor microprocessors.
Torc’s Autonomous Trucking Platform: Powering the Future of Freight
With Flex’s modular compute platform and NVIDIA’s AI leadership, Torc is building a scalable, power-efficient system to bring commercially viable autonomous freight to market by 2027.
MicroCloud + AMD EPYC™ 4004 = High-Density Win for CSPs
Supermicro’s new MicroCloud platform, powered by AMD EPYC™ 4004 CPUs, delivers higher core density, network flexibility, and TCO advantages for cloud service providers at scale.
ASBIS Tackles Regional IT Challenges with Smart Solutions
From Western Europe to the Middle East, ASBIS is solving infrastructure challenges with scalable solutions, regional expertise, and strategic partnerships like Solidigm.
Supermicro Powers AI Innovation at CloudFest 2025
At CloudFest 2025, Supermicro and Solidigm highlighted their cutting-edge hardware and storage solutions, driving advancements in AI, cloud infrastructure, and modern data demands.
Powering Agentic AI at Scale
From eight-way GPU racks to liquid cooling breakthroughs, Giga Computing and Solidigm explore what it takes to support AI, HPC, and cloud workloads in a power-constrained world.
Arm Weighs in on AI’s Evolution
At GTC 2025, Arm’s Chloe Ma explains how AI is shifting from compute to full-system optimization—and why storage, inference, and the edge are becoming central to tomorrow’s intelligent infrastructure.
How Scaleway Is Scaling AI Sustainably in Europe
Scaleway’s Yann-Guirec Manac'h shares how the company is simplifying complex AI pipelines, maximizing SSD performance, and driving sustainable innovation in European cloud infrastructure.
How Ocient Tackles Big Data Challenges
From runaway cloud costs to complex pipelines, Ocient is reshaping data performance with Solidigm SSDs, compute-adjacent storage, and in-database machine learning.
Scaling Smarter: Peak AIO Tackles AI Bottlenecks at GTC
Peak AIO’s Roger Cummings joins Solidigm’s Scott Shadley at NVIDIA GTC to talk AI infrastructure shifts, single-node innovation, and making data placement as intelligent as the AI it powers.
Unpacking the Power of Alluxio: A Game-Changer in AI Infrastructure
At GTC 2025, Solidigm’s Scott Shadley discussed the evolving landscape of AI infrastructure with Alluxio Founding Engineer and VP of Technology, Bin Fan.
Beyond Automation: Cloudflare’s Vision for Developer Empowerment
At GTC 2025, Cloudflare laid out a roadmap for tools that support developers with real-time insights, scalability, and the freedom to integrate across platforms.
VAST Partners with Deloitte to Scale AI for the Enterprise
At GTC 2025, a discussion between Deloitte and VAST showed how their partnership is scaling enterprise AI with secure, auditable infrastructure—bringing business value for next-gen, agentic AI adoption.
Verge.io Reimagines IT Infrastructure for AI Demands
Verge.io’s George Crump shares how a unified infrastructure approach is driving efficiency, performance, and AI-readiness — without the legacy bloat.
Nebius and VAST Data Combine Breakthrough Tech for AI Innovation
At GTC 2025, Nebius and VAST shared how their collaboration delivers high-performance, scalable AI infrastructure for enterprise workloads—making cloud AI more usable and accessible.
AI Ops & Autonomous Networks: The Future of Telecom
In this Data Insights episode, Andrew De La Torre discusses how Oracle is leveraging AIOps to enable automation and optimize operations, transforming the future of telecom.
Edge AI Silicon Heats Up as MemryX Closes $44M Series B
MemryX, a provider of edge AI acceleration hardware, recently closed its latest round of funding, serving as a potential bellwether for the next growth edge in AI compute.
Unpacking The AI Data Factory – A Storage Perspective
From VAST Data to Weka, Graid to Solidigm — storage disruptors shined bright at NVIDIA GTC 2025. Here’s how storage innovators are redefining AI infrastructure and why it matters to the future of AI.
Deloitte and VAST on the Next Stage of Enterprise AI
Deloitte and VAST Data share how secure data pipelines and system-level integration are supporting the shift to scalable, agentic AI across enterprise environments.
Building a Full-Stack AI Cloud with Nebius and VAST
This video explores how Nebius and VAST Data are partnering to power enterprise AI with full-stack cloud infrastructure—spanning compute, storage, and data services for training and inference at scale.
With Augmented Memory Grid, Weka Challenges Old Guard Thinking
Weka’s new memory grid raises new questions about AI data architecture—exploring how shifts in interface speeds and memory tiers may reshape performance, scale, and deployment strategies.
Ampere Receives A $6.5 Billion Exit
Ampere joins SoftBank in a $6.5B deal, fueling speculation about AI’s next wave. Is this a talent acquisition, a play for Arm’s AI future, or a move to challenge NVIDIA’s dominance?
AI, Edge, and Power: Key Takeaways from MWC Panel Discussion
At MWC 2025, our own Allyson Klein had the honor of chatting with industry leaders from Ansys, Ampere, and Rebellions to explore AI’s enterprise adoption, hardware innovation, and power efficiency.
The Next Frontier of AI: Key Insights from AMD’s Salil Raje
At MWC, AMD SVP and GM Salil Raje shared how AI at the edge is revolutionizing industries, from healthcare to automotive, with real-time processing, federated learning, and adaptive silicon innovations.
Synopsys Accelerates Chip Design with NVIDIA Grace Blackwell, AI
At GTC, Synopsys announced a new suite of electronic design automation tools that harness NVIDIA’s Grace Blackwell architecture to accelerate the next generation of silicon development.
VAST & NVIDIA on the Insight Engine-DGX Collaboration
At GTC 2025, VAST’s John Mao and NVIDIA’s Tony Paikeday discuss their recent announcement and how AI infrastructure is evolving to meet enterprise demand, from fine-tuning to large-scale inferencing.
How PEAK:AIO is Powering the Future of AI and GPU Compute
As AI’s demand for faster data processing grows, PEAK:AIO delivers high-performance storage that eliminates bottlenecks—transforming industries from healthcare to conservation.