Data Center
Highlights
CoolIT: 5 Fast Facts on Compute Efficiency
In this 5 Fast Facts on Compute Efficiency Q&A, CoolIT’s Ben Sutton unpacks how direct liquid cooling (DLC) drives PUE toward ~1.02, unlocks higher rack density, and where it beats immersion on cost and deployment.
Mark Grodzinsky on Building Ecosystems That Last
From Wi-Fi to AI, Mark Grodzinsky shares how chance turns, mentors, and market inflection points shaped his career – and why true innovation is about impact, not hype.
Compass & Schneider Launch Prefab Pod for AI Data Centers
The new EcoStruxure™ Pod accelerates data center readiness, reducing complexity, cost, and risk while boosting sustainability and AI workload support.
Microsoft’s Tannu Jiwnani on Responsible Innovation & Cybersecurity
From anti–money-laundering analytics to leading identity protection, Tannu Jiwnani shares how curiosity, resilience, and inclusive leadership shape responsible innovation and why diversity is security’s superpower.
Announcing TechArena’s 2025–2026 Voices of Innovation Fellows
Experts from across the compute industry provide their bold views and real-world expertise on AI era computing is driving business and societal opportunity.
5 Fast Facts: Vigilent’s AI for Cooling Plant Optimization
Leading up to Yotta 2025, we discussed compute efficiency with Cliff Federspiel of Vigilent, which is pioneering the use of IoT and AI to deliver dynamic cooling management in mission-critical environments.
OCP EMEA Summit Highlights: The Race to 1MW IT Loads per Rack
Open Compute EMEA Summit featured announcements of major rack and power architecture innovations that address AI-driven data center challenges with advanced cooling and engineering solutions.
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.
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?
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Podcasts
Sprinting Towards an AI Future with Microsoft’s Nidhi Chappell
TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Microsoft’s Vice President of Azure AI and HPC Infrastructure, Nidhi Chappell, in advance of Microsoft Build 2024. Nidhi shares how her organization is accelerating deployments of critical technology to fuel the insatiable demand for AI around the world and how Microsoft’s AI tools including co-pilot, Open AI and more have been met with overwhelming engagement from developers. She also talks about Microsoft’s silicon plans and strategic collaborations with NVIDIA and AMD.
Driving Sustainable Data Center Infrastructure for the Next Wave of Greenfield Buildout with Jon Summers
TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Research Institute of Sweden’s Jon Summers about the latest research his team has conducted on efficient infrastructure and data center buildout in the wake of massive data center growth for the AI era.
Disruptive Chiplet Innovation Delivers the Next Wave of Data Center Performance with Palo Alto Electron’s Jawad Nasrullah
TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Palo Alto Electron CEO Jawad Nasrullah about his vision for an open chiplet economy, the semiconductor manufacturing hurdles standing in the way of broad chiplet market delivery, and how he plans to play a role in shaping this next evolution of the semiconductor landscape.
Accelerating European Data Center Buildout with OCP’s Raul Alvarez
TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with OCP’s Raul Alvarez on his new charter accelerating growth of the data center market in Europe as well as his ongoing work in immersion cooling technologies from OCP Lisbon 2024.
Delivering a Sustainable Data Platform for the AI Era with Weka, Data Insights Series Sponsored by Solidigm
TechArena host Allyson Klein and Solidigm’s Jeniece Wnorowski chat with Weka’s Joel Kaufman, as he tours the Weka data platform and how the company’s innovation provides sustainable data management that scales for the AI era.
SONIC Network Innovation for the AI Era with PLVision’s Taras Chornyi
TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with PLVision Director of Open Networking Solutions and Strategy, Taras Chornyi, about the progress of SONIC and open network infrastructure for the AI Era.
Inside Confidential Computing with Hushmesh & Invary
Allyson Klein hosts Manu Fontaine (Hushmesh) and Jason Rogers (Invary) to unpack TEEs, attestation, and how confidential computing is moving from pilots to real deployments across data center and edge.
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.
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.
Flexibility at the Edge: Pragmatic Semiconductor’s Bold Approach
In this podcast, Pragmatic Semi CEO David Moore shares how flexible, sustainable ICs are unlocking new edge AI and IoT applications—powered by a low-carbon, high-volume fab model.
Protecting Against Quantum Cybersecurity Threats with Winbond
In this In the Arena episode, Winbond’s Jun Kawaguchi discusses their industry-leading strategies for tackling next-gen cybersecurity threats, ensuring robust protection for the future.
PCI-SIG’s Al Yanes on PCIe 7.0, HPC, and the Future of Interconnects
In this podcast, PCI-SIG President Al Yanes explores PCI-SIG's journey to PCIe 7.0, advancements in copper and optical specs, and their pivotal role in HPC and AI.
