Data Center
Highlights
MicroCloud + AMD EPYC™ 4004 = High-Density Win for CSPs
Supermicro’s new MicroCloud platform, powered by AMD EPYC™ 4004 CPUs, delivers higher core density, network flexibility, and TCO advantages for cloud service providers at scale.
ASBIS Tackles Regional IT Challenges with Smart Solutions
From Western Europe to the Middle East, ASBIS is solving infrastructure challenges with scalable solutions, regional expertise, and strategic partnerships like Solidigm.
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.
Contextual AI and WEKA Partner for Enterprise Class AI Activation
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.
Data Center Industry Veteran Lynn Comp Shares 3 Patterns Observed Over 30 Years in Tech
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.
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.
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Podcasts
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.
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.
Accelerating European Data Center Buildout with OCP’s Raul Alvarez
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.
Delivering a Sustainable Data Platform for the AI Era with Weka, Data Insights Series Sponsored by Solidigm
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.
SONIC Network Innovation for the AI Era with PLVision’s Taras Chornyi
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.
Riding the AI Data Pipeline with VAST Data, a Data Insights Series podcast with Solidigm
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.
Fostering the Cutting Edge of Data Center Innovation with OCP’s Lesya Dymyd
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.
Startup Innovation Key to Address Sustainable Infrastructure with Qarnot CEO Paul Benoit
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.
