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It’s Gettin’ Hot in Here: Industry veteran Jim Fister unpacks the history of the data center

July 30, 2024

In this blog post, industry veteran Jim Fister explores the evolution of data centers from early 2000s servers to modern AI/ML racks. Highlighting engineering and logistical challenges, he emphasizes the need for ongoing innovation and celebrates engineers while anticipating future advancements to meet increasing power demands.

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The State of Open Compute Infrastructure Innovation

June 5, 2024

TechArena spoke to over a dozen industry experts from OVH, Qarnot, PLVision, ZeroPoint Technologies, the Research Institutes of Sweden, London South Bank University, and the Open Compute Project to publish this comprehensive report on the state of open compute infrastructure innovation and how organizations should align data center planning and oversight with sustainability and performance objectives. If you manage an IT organization or oversee data center infrastructure, software, or sustainability initiatives, this report offers practical value for your organization.

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Microsoft and AMD Extend AI Collaboration at Build

May 22, 2024

TechArena’s take on Microsoft Build announcement of the world’s first MI300X instances arriving on Azure AI.

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Supermicro Leverages Its Heritage of Innovation to Fuel AI Era Compute

May 15, 2024

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.

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A Revolution of Open Infrastructure in Lisbon at OCP Regional Summit

April 23, 2024

We kick off this week’s reporting from Open Compute Project’s Regional Summit in Lisbon with some thoughts on historic innovation and how it shapes society.

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Delivering AI Performance at Scale with CoreWeave

April 15, 2024

The TechArena’s reflection on the disruptive innovation that CoreWeave is driving into the AI service arena fueled by Solidigm QLC NAND and VAST Data platform innovation.

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Iceotope Delivers Great Chemistry for Cool Data Centers

August 21, 2024

Iceotope's liquid cooling tech is shaking up data centers as AI drives the need for efficient heat management. Dr. Kelley Mullick explains the shift from air to liquid cooling, highlighting Iceotope's sustainable solutions.

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It’s No Coincidence that Wait-and-See Rhymes with Latency

August 20, 2024

Jim Fister dives deep into the intricacies of system memory, latency, and data management, exploring how modern computing architectures handle data retrieval and processing.

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Advanced Packaging: Driving the AI Era Forward

August 19, 2024

AI is driving an acceleration of compute demands fueled by the proliferation of large language models across industry use cases. This requirement comes as traditional semiconductor technology pushes against the laws of physics with the slowing of Moore’s Law.

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Contextual AI and WEKA Partner for Enterprise Class AI Activation

August 8, 2024

This week, Contextual AI partnered with WEKA to deliver enterprise AI services on Google Cloud using RAG 2.0 from Facebook AI Research. WEKA's platform boosted performance, achieving a 3X increase in key AI use cases, 4X faster model checkpointing, and reduced costs.

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Data Center Industry Veteran Lynn Comp Shares 3 Patterns Observed Over 30 Years in Tech

August 7, 2024

Data center industry veteran Lynn Comp shares insights from her career, discussing the importance of adaptability, emotional IQ, and practical tech. She highlights three patterns: customers prefer reliability over high-performance solutions, network limitations can negate compute power, and economic realities can override technological enthusiasm.

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Dog Days of Summer – Looking forward to OCP Summit

August 5, 2024

The upcoming OCP Summit in October will feature nineteen top-tier sponsors, up from just three in previous years, highlighting OCP’s role in AI infrastructure innovation. TechArena is excited to be a media sponsor, covering sustainable infrastructure, Sonic’s future, memory advancements, and power and cooling solutions with daily podcasts, video interviews, and stories.

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The State of Cloud Automation with Abby Kearns

December 7, 2022

TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with cloud innovator Abby Kearns about the state of cloud automation and how further advancement is required to keep apace of growing cloud complexity.

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Couture Silicon for the Cloud

November 21, 2022

TechArena host Allyson Klein talks with Ampere Chief Product Officer Jeff Wittich on rise of Ampere fueled computing in the cloud and why Ampere's lineup places it in an excellent position for the next wave of cloud growth.

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Universal Storage Disruption - Vast Data Podcast

November 15, 2022

Allyson chats with Vast Data co-founder and CMO Jeff Denworth about Universal Storage and why it aims to disrupt traditional data paradigms.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Bill Gropp on the NCSA and the Future of Supercomputing Innovation

In this podcast, NCSA Director Bill Gropp explores the latest advanced computing trends, from AI innovations to groundbreaking research on supercomputing climate models, and how this tech is transforming science and society.

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Revolutionizing AI Workloads with Advanced Data Center Solutions

Discover how AI is transforming data centers, with innovations in high-speed networking, emulation, and hyperscale infrastructure driving efficiency and performance in the era of AI workloads.

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OCP Summit Recap: Innovation, Collaboration & Future Focus

OCP’s Rob Coyle shares insights on AI, cooling innovations, and open hardware’s role in transforming data centers as the industry accelerates toward scalable, sustainable infrastructure.

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