Data Center
Highlights
Innovation with Empathy: A Q&A with Vivek Venkatesan
Vanguard lead data engineer and IEEE senior member Vivek Venkatesan shares how a pivotal Botswana project shaped his path, how trust turns innovation into impact , and much more.
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.
Innovation with Empathy: A Q&A with Vivek Venkatesan
Vanguard lead data engineer and IEEE senior member Vivek Venkatesan shares how a pivotal Botswana project shaped his path, how trust turns innovation into impact , and much more.
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.
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Podcasts
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.
Charting a Long Range Strategy with Oracle’s Bev Crair
TechArena' host Allyson Klein chats with Oracle executive Bev Crair on how she’s tackling long term strategic planning for OCI to get ahead of where the market and customers travel and how this approach informs Oracle business.
Greenfield Data Center Explosion in the AI Era with HED’s Sara Martin
TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with HED associate principal Sara Martin about the trends in greenfield data center buildout and what drives determination of greenfield site prioritization.
Connectivity for the AI Era with Alphawave Semi’s Tony Chan Carusone
TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Alphawave Semi’s CTO Tony Chan Carusone regarding the unique opportunity for connectivity innovation to fuel the era of AI and why Alphawave is perfectly poised for IP, chiplet and custom solution delivery.
Exploring the Birth of the Universe with the NASA Webb Telescope
TechArena host Allyson Klein sits down with NASA’s Matt Greenhouse to discuss the Webb telescope project, a mission he has been working on for decades, and how it will shape our understanding of the birth of the universe, exoplanets, and potentially life beyond Earth.
Scalable, Open-Source Authorization with Cerbos
TechArena host Allyson Klein talks with Cerbos co-founder and CEO Emre Baran of the importance of authorization solutions and why he founded Cerbos to deliver scalable code that developers can seamlessly integrate into cloud native applications.
Innovating OpenBMC Enabled Shared Firmware Across the Network with HPE’s Jean-Marie Verdun
TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with HPE’s Jean-Marie Verdun about his organization’s groundbreaking work to redefine firmware management using OpenBMC technology and how this breakthrough addresses data center customer demands.
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.
