Data Center
Highlights
CloudFest 2025: Honing the Human Edge
At the intersection of cutting-edge tech and human empathy, CloudFest 2025 explored how AI, sustainability, and service-centric design are reshaping the future of data centers and digital infrastructure.
Why Small Chiplets are a BIG Deal
Chiplets are transforming processor design, enabling greater performance, efficiency, and scalability. Matty Bakkeren’s latest blog explores how chiplets are reshaping the future of computing.
Fortinet: Active Security for a Rapidly Evolving Threat Landscape
With cybercrime costs soaring to $10.5T by 2030, IT leaders need smarter security. Fortinet’s AI-powered solutions enhance threat detection, automate response, and protect cloud environments at scale.
Catchpoint’s Powerful Approach to Internet Monitoring and Security
In our continuing Cloud Field Day coverage, explore Catchpoint’s approach to proactive internet monitoring and how its IPM platform enhances user experience, brand protection, and revenue growth.
Infoblox Heralds a New Era for DDI
In this Cloud Field Day blog, Allyson Klein covers Infoblox’s unified DDI platform, tackling multi-cloud complexity, security risks, and IP conflicts for seamless management and enterprise protection.
Top Trends I'm Tracking at Cloud Field Day 22
As a delegate at Cloud Field Day 22, our own Allyson Klein kicks off her coverage of the event by discussing the top trends she’s following this week in Silicon Valley. Stay tuned!
Dog Days of Summer – Looking forward to OCP Summit
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.
It’s Gettin’ Hot in Here: Industry veteran Jim Fister unpacks the history of the data center
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.
The State of Open Compute Infrastructure Innovation
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.
Microsoft and AMD Extend AI Collaboration at Build
TechArena’s take on Microsoft Build announcement of the world’s first MI300X instances arriving on Azure AI.
Supermicro Leverages Its Heritage of Innovation to Fuel AI Era Compute
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.
A Revolution of Open Infrastructure in Lisbon at OCP Regional Summit
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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Podcasts
The State of Cloud Automation with Abby Kearns
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.
Couture Silicon for the Cloud
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.
Universal Storage Disruption - Vast Data Podcast
Allyson chats with Vast Data co-founder and CMO Jeff Denworth about Universal Storage and why it aims to disrupt traditional data paradigms.
How Flex Manages Power, Heat and Scale in the AI Era: Part 2
Join us as Rob Campbell from Flex discusses the challenges and innovations in data centers, focusing on power, heat, and scale, while shaping the future of AI and sustainable solutions.
How Flex Manages Power, Heat and Scale in the AI Era: Part 1
Rob Campbell of Flex discusses how Flex is driving data center transformation with cutting-edge solutions like liquid cooling, AI-ready infrastructure, and vertical integration for global hyperscalers.
CircleB: Optimizing Data Centers for AI Workloads
Tune in as Jason Maselino of Circle B discusses the role of Open Compute Project in revolutionizing data centers with energy-efficient solutions, modular designs, and AI-ready infrastructure.
Scaling Innovation: How MIPS Balances Performance with Flexibility in a Data-Driven World
MIPS CTO Durgesh Srivastava shares insights on AI, data centers, automotive edge, and how MIPS is leveraging RISC-V to drive efficient, flexible computing solutions.
Powering AI with ZincFive’s Sustainable Battery Solutions
Tod Higinbotham, COO of ZincFive, discusses the role of nickel-zinc batteries in supporting AI workloads, improving data center efficiency, and advancing sustainability in power infrastructure.
Revolutionizing RAID: Graid's Supreme Solution for Modern Data Challenges
Allyson Klein and Jeniece Wnorowski chat with Kelley Osburn of Graid about SupremeRAID™ and its role in tackling high-performance storage challenges in data-driven environments.
