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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.
Arm Joins OCP Board, Contributes Chiplet Architecture Spec
Appointment to Open Compute Project Foundation board of directors, contribution of Foundation Chiplet System Architecture (FCSA) spec underscore Arm’s ascendency in hyperscale, AI data centers.
Quantum Momentum: Nearing a Tipping Point or Just Growing Hype?
Quantum breakthroughs from Microsoft, Quantinuum, and Google signal accelerating progress—but are we nearing a tipping point or still deep in the hype cycle?
OVHcloud Innovates Cloud Infrastructure with AI, Sustainable Tech
OVHcloud’s infrastructure strategy includes value chain integration, water-cooled data centers and servers with high-performance storage capabilities, setting it apart in the cloud industry.
Solidigm Spotlights AI Storage and Liquid Cooling at OCP
From breakthrough 122TB SSDs to the industry’s first liquid-cooled storage, Solidigm’s Avi Shetty unpacks how storage is powering AI workloads from hyperscale to neo-cloud.
Giga Computing Scales OCP Innovation with Giga PODs
From GPU and storage servers to turnkey rack-scale solutions, Giga Computing showcases its expanding OCP portfolio and the evolution of Giga PODs for high-density, high-efficiency data centers.
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.
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Podcasts
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.
Immersion, Not Hype: Midas on Liquid Cooling at OCP
Midas Immersion Cooling CEO Scott Sickmiller joins a Data Insights episode at OCP 2025 to demystify single-phase immersion, natural vs. forced convection, and what it takes to do liquid cooling at AI scale.
Castrol on Liquid Cooling: Additives, Filters, Failure Modes
From hyperscale direct-to-chip to micron-level realities: Darren Burgess (Castrol) explains dielectric fluids, additive packs, particle risks, and how OCP standards keep large deployments on track.
PEAK:AIO on Smarter Storage for AI—Data Insights @ OCP
From OCP San Jose, PEAK:AIO’s Roger Cummings explains how workload-aware file systems, richer memory tiers, and capturing intelligence at the edge reduce cost and complexity.
CelLink PowerPlane: Flat Power for AI Server Racks
Innovative power delivery unlocks a shift in data-center design. CelLink PowerPlane routes thousands of amps in a flat, flexible circuit—cutting cabling and accelerating AI factory builds.
Hybrid Quantum + HPC: CESQ’s Lesya Dymyd at OCP 2025
Recorded live at OCP in San Jose, Allyson Klein talks with CESQ’s Lesya Dymyd about hybrid quantum-classical computing, the new Maison du Quantique, and how real-world use cases may emerge over the next 5–7 years.
Ventiva Brings Innovative Solid-State Cooling to the AI Data Center
CEO Carl Schlachte joins TechArena at OCP Summit to share how Ventiva’s solid-state cooling—proven in dense laptops—scales to servers, cutting noise, complexity and power while speeding deployment.
