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Using the Power of Micro Grids to Feed AI’s Insatiable Appetite
As AI training pushes data centers to unprecedented power densities, researchers reveal an affordable solution that lets computing thrive on fluctuating renewable energy.
8 Ways AI Will Rewrite Data Center Infrastructure in 2026
In Part 1 of Voice of Innovation Matty Bakkeren’s 2026 predictions series, he explores how AI, power, cooling, and supply chains are reshaping data center infrastructure for a utility-scale future.
The AI Divide in 2026: Economic Wildfire and an Information Elite
As up to 10 million jobs disappear and quality content moves behind paywalls, the question isn’t if AI will reshape society. It’s whether 2026 is the year we’ll control the burn or watch it spread.
Castrol Offers a Fluid Fix for AI’s Overheating Data Centers
New liquid cooling solutions have created a critical new system for data centers, and the company's “magic dust” additive packages are proving essential to keep AI running.
From Intel To Machani Robotics: Niv Sundaram On Human-First AI
Intel veteran and Machani Robotics CSO/CTO Niv Sundaram, one of TechArena’s newest voices of innovation, talks emotionally intelligent AI, companion humanoids, and why real innovation starts and ends with human wellbeing.
From Operators to Innovators: Inside Midas Immersion Cooling
With AI racks exceeding 100kW, immersion cooling isn’t optional anymore. Midas’s operator-driven design delivers hot-swappable maintenance and thermal recovery economics.
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.
Giving Hardware a Second Life with Sims Lifecycle Services
At OCP Dublin, Sims Lifecycle’s Sean Magann shares how memory reuse, automation, and CXL are transforming the circular economy for data centers—turning decommissioned tech into next-gen infrastructure.
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.
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Podcasts
How Hedgehog Brings Hyperscaler Networking to Enterprise AI
Hedgehog CEO Marc Austin joins Data Insights to break down open-source, automated networking for AI clusters—cutting cost, avoiding lock-in, and keeping GPUs fed from training to inference.
Nebius at SC25: Building the Neocloud for Enterprise AI
From SC25 in St. Louis, Nebius shares how its neocloud, Token Factory PaaS, and supercomputer-class infrastructure are reshaping AI workloads, enterprise adoption, and efficiency at hyperscale.
Inside Runpod’s GPU Cloud for Long-Running AI Agents
Runpod head of engineering Brennen Smith joins a Data Insights episode to unpack GPU-dense clouds, hidden storage bottlenecks, and a “universal orchestrator” for long-running AI agents at scale.
Walmart and Cornelis Expose the Costs of Network Inefficiency
Billions of customer interactions during peak seasons expose critical network bottlenecks, which is why critical infrastructure decisions must happen before you write a single line of code.
Giga Computing on Rack-Scale AI: From Training to Inference
Recorded at #OCPSummit25, Allyson Klein and Jeniece Wnorowski sit down with Giga Computing’s Chen Lee to unpack GIGAPOD and GPM, DLC/immersion cooling, regional assembly, and the pivot to inference.
Data Insights at OCP: DataraAI on Edge Robotics
Durgesh Srivastava unpacks a data-loop approach that powers reliable edge inference, captures anomalies, and encodes technician know-how so robots weld, inspect, and recover like seasoned operators.
How Hedgehog Brings Hyperscaler Networking to Enterprise AI
Hedgehog CEO Marc Austin joins Data Insights to break down open-source, automated networking for AI clusters—cutting cost, avoiding lock-in, and keeping GPUs fed from training to inference.
Nebius at SC25: Building the Neocloud for Enterprise AI
From SC25 in St. Louis, Nebius shares how its neocloud, Token Factory PaaS, and supercomputer-class infrastructure are reshaping AI workloads, enterprise adoption, and efficiency at hyperscale.
Inside Runpod’s GPU Cloud for Long-Running AI Agents
Runpod head of engineering Brennen Smith joins a Data Insights episode to unpack GPU-dense clouds, hidden storage bottlenecks, and a “universal orchestrator” for long-running AI agents at scale.
Walmart and Cornelis Expose the Costs of Network Inefficiency
Billions of customer interactions during peak seasons expose critical network bottlenecks, which is why critical infrastructure decisions must happen before you write a single line of code.
Giga Computing on Rack-Scale AI: From Training to Inference
Recorded at #OCPSummit25, Allyson Klein and Jeniece Wnorowski sit down with Giga Computing’s Chen Lee to unpack GIGAPOD and GPM, DLC/immersion cooling, regional assembly, and the pivot to inference.
Data Insights at OCP: DataraAI on Edge Robotics
Durgesh Srivastava unpacks a data-loop approach that powers reliable edge inference, captures anomalies, and encodes technician know-how so robots weld, inspect, and recover like seasoned operators.
