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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.

TechArena’s take on a recent Data Insights conversation featuring Supermicro and Solidigm on how Supermicro’s solutions are targeting AI data pipeline requirements and the role SSDs play in delivering high performance, efficiency and density for Supermicro solutions.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

TechArena host Allyson Klein is joined by Solidigm’s Jeniece Wnorowski as they continue to explore rapid data innovation fueling today’s computing. In today’s episode, they chat with VAST Data’s Global VP of Engineering, Subramanian Kartik, as he describes how his team has delivered a breakthrough data platform for the AI Era.

TechArena host Allyson Klein chat’s with OCP’s Lesya Dymyd about her work steering the organization’s future technologies symposium as well as her deep collaboration with European technology providers and operators delivering to the region’s unique market requirements.

TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Qarnot CEO Paul Benoit about how VC backed startups are an essential element of vibrant industry innovation, and how the AI era has placed requirements on innovative approaches to sustainable IT.

TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Credo VP Don Barnetson about how his company is delivering innovative optical solutions that address the AI era’s requirements for scalable data movement in the data center and beyond from OCP Lisbon 2024.

TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Open Compute Project VP of Emerging Markets, Steve Helvie, about the proceedings in Lisbon this week and how OCP is helping to shape the cutting edge of infrastructure innovation.

Financial incentives and future legislation are pushing EV adoption, but advanced power electronics and battery technologies are crucial to addressing range anxiety and driving broader acceptance.

Dryad Networks pairs its IoT sensor mesh with autonomous Silvaguard drones to confirm wildfires faster and give responders real-time eyes on the ground — before the smoke even rises.

In this blog, Robert Bielby explains how engineers leverage redundancy, decomposition, and fault detection to certify standard components for advanced safety compliance at the system level.

MIPS’ recently announced Atlas portfolio integrates sensing, decision-making, and real-time control systems. These compute subsystems enable intelligent, autonomous machines across edge applications.

Dryad Networks is scaling its solar-powered gas sensors to detect wildfires early—most recently deploying 50,000+ sensors in Thailand’s forests to enhance fire prevention and environmental protection.

At Mobile World Congress 2025, Allyson Klein and Arm CMO Ami Badani discuss how power-efficient compute is fueling the next wave of AI innovation, enabling new use cases across industries.

Ensuring vehicle safety requires rigorous design, but failures still happen. This blog dives into FuSa random fault coverage, breaking down ASIL metrics, failure rates, and how safety mechanisms work.

Jim Blakley of Carnegie Mellon University’s Living Edge Lab shares insights on edge computing, AI-driven drones, private 5G, industry partnerships, and real-time innovation.

With ever-increasing demands for data, cars of the future have been dubbed data centers on wheels. But will they become LLMs on wheels? Learn why Automotive Expert Robert Bielby thinks so.

In this blog post, automotive expert Robert Bielby shares the vehicle trends he expects to see moving into 2025 and beyond and presents a helpful framework for anticipating these shifts.

In this blog, Robert Bielby explores the critical role of cybersecurity in keeping modern vehicles safe. He dives into potential points of attack and the industry standards meant to keep bad actors out.

This special In the Arena episode features co-host Robert Bielby and Emobi CEO Lin Sun Fa as they dive into EV security, advanced charging tech, and the future of automotive innovation.

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.

In this episode of In the Arena, Palo Alto Networks’ Dharminder Debisarun explores the challenges of securing smart industries, preventing attacks, and staying ahead in an evolving threat landscape.

MWC is more than flashy demos—it’s where the future of AI, edge, and network automation takes shape. From agentic AI to fraud detection and public safety, these innovations are redefining real-world impact.

Silicon innovation is moving fast to meet AI’s growing demands. At MWC, industry leaders from AMD, Arm, Intel & more tackled edge AI, efficiency, and the urgency of accelerating AI in 5G networks.

AI, 5G, and network automation are reshaping telecom. In this episode, Keate Despain discusses anticipated trends at MWC 2025, from edge computing to the road to 6G, and what’s next for network innovation.

Explore how Accenture and Oracle are revolutionizing the telco industry with their new all-in-one BSS solution, enabling cloud-native innovation, AI integration, and new revenue opportunities for service providers.

In this Tech Arena episode, Allyson Klein interviews Mehdi Daoudi, CEO of Catchpoint, on internet monitoring, observability innovations, and AI's impact on automation. Discover their latest tools enhancing performance.

TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Muriel Medard from MIT about the trends in network innovation, how AI is infusing into telco, and the shaping of 6G.

TechArena’s host Allyson Klein reprises conversation at MWC24 with a talk with GlobalLogic’s SVP of Global Communication Services Business, Sameer Tikoo, about the future of AI in the network and how his firm is building solutions that meet swiftly evolving customer demands.

TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Avidthink Principal Roy Chua about advancement of the network across 5G, edge, AI integration and more as the two share insights from MWC24.

TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Hideyuki Tsugane, Vice President of Business Development at CTOne, about his organization’s vision of private wireless security and the staus of private 5G deployments as his company readies for a hockey stick of growth.

TechArena’s take on AMD’s progress in cementing a foundation for 5G, the intelligent edge, and AI.

TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Deborah Andrews, Professor of Design for Sustainability and Circularity, at London South Bank University, about her research into delivering true circularity in data center production and operation and how the future is shaping to get closer to this vision.

TechArena spoke to over 20 industry experts from AMD, Ampere, Arm, Cloudflare, Etho Capital, Fermyon, HED, Intel, Koomey Research, Lemurian Labs, Meta, Microsoft, the Open Compute Project, Oracle, Schneider Electric, Solidigm, and Tenstorrent to publish this comprehensive report on the state of compute sustainability and how organizations should align data center planning and oversight with corporate social responsibility objectives. If you manage an IT organization or oversee data center infrastructure, software, or building management, this report offers practical value for your organization.

TechArena host Allyson Klein talks to Intel’s Eric Dahlen, Microsoft’s Shruti Sethi and Schneider Electric’s Alex Rakow about the advancement of OCP’s sustainability initiative in 2023 across embodied carbon in silicon, circularity, and getting beyond PUE.

TechArena quick take on Andy Bechtolsheim’s talk at the OCP Global Summit and how liquid cooling innovation is about to accelerate.

TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Meta and OCP lead Dharmesh Jani about his vision for sustainability innovation for the data center and how the OCP sustainability initiative came into being.

TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Intel’s chief sustainability officer Jennifer Huffstetler about her vision for more energy efficient, resource aware computing and how the industry needs to work together towards building a more sustainable future.

TechArena’s take on the Ampere Cloud Sustainability Event.

TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with leading climate researchers Jonathan Koomey and Ian Monroe to discuss their new book and how they're delivering a mandate to leaders to take action now.

TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Ampere CPO Jeff Wittich and HPE VP Peter Groth about their recently announced collaboration for cloud infrastructure optimized for compute sustainability.

TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with NASA research scientist Ryan Stauffer about how NASA's SHADOZ program measured increased stratospheric water vapor caused by the Hunga Tonga volcanic eruption and its impact on Earth’s climate.

Tech Arena’s host Allyson Klein chats with NASA’s Megan Damon about her group’s study of global air pollution and its impact on climate change and human health.