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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.
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.
Inside Entertainment’s Storage Revolution with Dell Technologies
From feeding data-hungry GPUs to enabling real-time on-set visual effects, flash storage has evolved from luxury to necessity in modern content creation pipelines.
HPE Discover: SSDs Are Rewriting Enterprise Storage
Surveying 250 IT pros, we found 29% already run SSDs beyond performance tiers, 81% would migrate when TCO wins, and storage innovation is a top lever to free power and space across the data center.
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Podcasts
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.
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.
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.
