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Pure Storage Offers Prompt-Based Control, Smooth Infra Management
Presenting at Cloud Field Day 24, Pure pitched fleet-level automation across mixed environments as the antidote to storage silos, promising one control plane for legacy systems and modern workloads.
Arm vs. RISC-V: Same DNA, Different Flight Paths
A 2025 field guide for architects: why Arm’s software gravity and hyperscaler adoption make it the low-friction path today, where RISC-V is gaining ground, and the curveballs that could reshape both.
Srija Reddy Allam: Innovation Is Progress Over Perfection
The cloud security architect who came from networking explains her framework for separating tech hype from genuine innovation, and why stepping away is key to solving hard problems.
How Equinix & Solidigm See Evolving Workloads Reshaping IT
Industry leaders reveal why data-centric, change-ready data center architectures will determine who thrives in the age of unpredictable AI advancements.
From Box to Building—How Open Compute Is Rewiring the AI Factory
Helios puts “rack as product” in market, Intel’s rack-scale vision shows up on the floor, and vendors from Giga Computing to Rack Renew turn open specs into buyable racks, pods—and faster time-to-online.
OCP 2025: Open is the Only Way We Scale the AI Data Center
Open collaboration just leveled up: OCP pushes shared specs from rack to data center—power, cooling, networking, and ops—so AI capacity can scale faster, with less friction and more choice.
Avayla and OCP Redefine Cooling Standards for the AI Age
At the OCP Global Summit, Avayla CEO Kelley Mullick reveals how rapid standardization and hybrid cooling strategies are reshaping infrastructure for the AI era.
Open-Source AI and the Road to Broad Deployment
Open models move fast—but production doesn’t forgive surprises. Lynn Comp maps how to pair open-source AI with a solid CPU foundation and orchestration to scale from pilot to platform.
A Guide to On-Premises and First-Party Cloud-Native Storage
What modern storage really means, how on-prem arrays compare to first-party cloud services, and a clear checklist to pick the right fit for cost, control, scalability, and resilience.
Cooling for the Gigawatt Era: JetCool’s Roadmap for AI Data Centers
As part of Flex, JetCool is scaling its microconvective cooling technology to help hyperscalers deploy next-gen systems faster, streamlining cooling deployments from server to rack in the AI era.
From Laptops to Data Center Racks: Ventiva’s Thermal Play at OCP
Ventiva discusses how hard-won laptop cooling know-how can unlock inside-the-box gains for AI servers and racks—stabilizing hotspots, preserving acoustics, and boosting performance.
GTC DC: NVIDIA’s Big Bets on AI Factories, DOE, and 6G
At GTC DC, NVIDIA outlined DOE-scale AI systems, debuted NVQLink to couple GPUs and quantum, partnered with Nokia on AI-RAN to 6G, mapped Uber robotaxis for 2027, and highlighted Synopsys’ GPU gains.
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Podcasts
Advancing Sustainable Infrastructure to Fuel Hungry Workloads with CircleB's Matty Bakkeren
TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with CircleB’s Matty Bakkeren about how his organization is leveraging OCP specifications to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions to data center customers, how AI is re-shaping operator requirements, and how he sees the market shaping in 2024.
Data Insights Series Sponsored by Solidigm: Achieving AI Scale with CoreWeave
TechArena hosts Allyson Klein and Jeniece Wronowski chat with CoreWeave’s Jacob Yundt about how his organization is delivering a scalable data pipeline to AI customers utilizing breakthrough VAST Data solutions featuring Solidigm QLC SSDs.
Exploring Data in the AI Era with Solidigm - New Data Insights Series
The TechArena kicks off a Data Insights Series in collaboration with Solidigm, and TechArena host welcomes co-host Jeniece Wronowski and Solidigm data center marketing director Ace Stryker to the program to talk about data in the AI era, the series objectives, and how SSD innovation sits at the foundation of a new data pipeline.
Charting Architectural Innovation in the Chiplet Era with OCP's Cliff Grossner
TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with OCP’s Cliff Grossner regarding the chiplet era, how architectural evolution has evolved to a chiplet economy, and how the OCP is helping create an open marketplace for innovation.
Building Composable Data Systems with Voltron Data CEO Josh Patterson
TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Voltron Data CEO Josh Patterson about delivery of Theseus, a composable data system framework that unleashes develops with new interoperability and flexibility for AI era data challenges.
Ampere Advances in the Data Center with Jeff Wittich
TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Ampere Chief Product Officer Jeff Wittich about his company’s progress in winning data center deployments, advances in performance and sustainability, and pushing the limits on core density.
Security in the AI Era with Fortinet’s Srija Allam and Julian Petersohn
TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Fortinet security experts Srija Allam and Julian Petersohn about the expansive Fortinet solution portfolio and how the company is leaning into AI to help deliver the protection customers require.
Delivery of the CXL Vision with the CXL Consortium's Kurtis Bowman and Kurt Lender
TechArena host Allyson Klein sits down with the marketing co-chairs of the CXL Consortium at SC’23 to discuss the introduction of the new 3.1 spec, the emergence of true CXL 2.0 solutions, and what comes next from this disruptive standard that will re-define data center infrastructure.
Efficient and Secure Data Center Computing with AMD's Robert Hormuth and Prabhu Jayanna
TechArena host Allyson Klein sat down with AMD’s Robert Hormuth and Prabhu Jayanna at the Open Compute Summit to discuss the advancements AMD EPYC processors have delivered in performance, performance efficiency and security capability including AMD’s Infinity Guard technology.
The Quest for Broad Data Center Advancement with Arm’s Eddie Ramirez
TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Arm’s Eddie Ramirez at the Open Compute Summit about the architecture’s progress in data center, growing a thriving ecosystem, and the sustainability advantages of Arm’s design making it even more attractive to data center operators.
Storage Innovation in the AI Era with Solidigm’s Roger Corell and Tahmid Rahman
TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Solidigm’s Roger Corell and Tahmid Rahman at the OCP Summit about their company’s heritage in the storage arena and how their SSD portfolio delivers the performance and efficiency required for the AI era.
The Future of Computing Infrastructure for the AI Era with Cloudflare’s Rebecca Weekly
TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Cloudflare VP Rebecca Weekly at the OCP Summit on far ranging topics including the demands of AI on infrastructure, how Summit announcements will shape the industry, and the importance of modular and circular infrastructure oversight.
