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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.

Tech industry vet Lynn Comp explores the benefits of industry partnerships and why it’s critical to understand one’s own business drivers and their partner’s to achieve success.

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.

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

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 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.

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.

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.

Join host Allyson Klein in this insightful episode of Tech Arena, featuring Eric Dahlen from Intel and Alex Rakow from Schneider Electric. As co-chairs of the Compute Sustainability group within the Open Compute Project, Eric and Alex discuss their roles, the initiative's goals, and the impact of AI on data center sustainability. They delve into the challenges and innovations in power and cooling technologies, embodied carbon, and circularity practices. Get a sneak peek into what to expect at the upcoming OCP Summit and how industry leaders are pushing the boundaries of sustainable technology.

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.

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

TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Microsoft’s Vice President of Azure AI and HPC Infrastructure, Nidhi Chappell, in advance of Microsoft Build 2024. Nidhi shares how her organization is accelerating deployments of critical technology to fuel the insatiable demand for AI around the world and how Microsoft’s AI tools including co-pilot, Open AI and more have been met with overwhelming engagement from developers. She also talks about Microsoft’s silicon plans and strategic collaborations with NVIDIA and AMD.

By fusing Ansys simulation with NVIDIA AI, Synopsys is industrializing the design of software-defined vehicles, helping automakers slash prototype costs and launch new platforms up to a year faster.

AI cuts design time 70%, software architecture separates winners from losers, and subsidy rollbacks mask an unstoppable electric shift. Legacy automakers face the challenges of adapting in 2026.

Veteran technologist and TechArena Voice of Innovation Robert Bielby reflects on a career spanning hardware, product strategy, and marketing — and shares candid insights on innovation, AI, and the future of the automotive industry.

Bradbrook shares principles behind Antillion’s edge platforms—usability, fast iteration, real-world testing—and why the metric that matters most is durable value: tech that still works a decade later.

By blending rugged design with Solidigm’s high-density SSDs, Antillion is redefining what’s possible in disconnected, real-time environments.

Multi-modal generative AI is transforming ADAS with compute-heavy LLMs, driving demand for HBM and memory safety to enable smarter, more human-like, and safer automotive navigation.

Part 1 of a series: Once tech followers, vehicles now lead the charge in advanced memory and storage, reshaping semiconductors with demands for speed, security, and software-defined performance.

Financial incentives and future legislation are pushing EV adoption, but advanced power electronics and battery technologies are crucial to addressing range anxiety and driving broader acceptance.

Dryad Networks pairs its IoT sensor mesh with autonomous Silvaguard drones to confirm wildfires faster and give responders real-time eyes on the ground — before the smoke even rises.

In this blog, Robert Bielby explains how engineers leverage redundancy, decomposition, and fault detection to certify standard components for advanced safety compliance at the system level.

MIPS’ recently announced Atlas portfolio integrates sensing, decision-making, and real-time control systems. These compute subsystems enable intelligent, autonomous machines across edge applications.

TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Avidthink Principal Roy Chua about advancement of the network across 5G, edge, AI integration and more as the two share insights from MWC24.

TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Hideyuki Tsugane, Vice President of Business Development at CTOne, about his organization’s vision of private wireless security and the staus of private 5G deployments as his company readies for a hockey stick of growth.

TechArena’s take on AMD’s progress in cementing a foundation for 5G, the intelligent edge, and AI.

TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Ansys Chief Technologist Christophe Bianchi about his company’s mission to deliver design simulation across industries, how the communications arena represents an opportunity from silicon to systems of systems, and how AI is accelerating capabilities in Ansys solutions.

TechArena’s take on NVIDIA’s network aspirations, the progress of the Aerial platform, and more from #MWC24

TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Ribbon Communications’ Jonathan Homa and David Stokes about the progress of 5G proliferation and the importance of the adoption of the intelligent middle mile in reaping full benefit from 5G services.

TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Samsung’s Head of 6G Advanced Network Research and one of the industry’s top women in 6G, Yue Wang, about her vision for the next generation communications standard, what technical forces are shaping its progress, and how the industry stands to capitalize on its fruition.

TechArena host Allyson Klein delves deep into dynamic spectrum allocation and new government policy that opens up innovation in how spectrum is accessed for all with DGS CEO Fernando Murias.

TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with NVIDIA VP Rajesh Gadiyar about how his company is riding the AI wave into the heart of the network and edge with innovative platforms like the company’s powerful Ariel VRAN stack.

AMD Extends Network Performance and Efficiency Leadership at MWC24

The TechArena kicks off Mobile World Congress 2024 coverage with a perspective on 5G and its limited success thus far in the market.

TechArena’s take on today’s announcement from Juniper Networks on their claimed first AI Native network automation solution.

Equinix’s Glenn Dekhayser and Solidigm’s Scott Shadley discuss how power, cooling, and cost considerations are causing enterprises to embrace co-location among their AI infrastructure strategies.

Despite regulatory confusion slowing innovation, AI-driven ESG tools are gaining traction as corporations race to meet evolving compliance demands and data transparency expectations.

As shifting regulations disrupt environmental, social and governance efforts, AI and advanced data analytics emerge as key drivers of progress, offering opportunities for scalable, impactful ESG strategies.

In this blog post, Cognizant's Vernon Turner explains Sustainable IT, stressing app efficiency to cut emissions. As AI expands, IT energy demands may double, making sustainable practices crucial.

Sustainability, data sovereignty, and competitive pricing drive OVHcloud's mission to challenge industry giants and shape the future of cloud computing.

Flex’s president of communications, enterprise & cloud discusses AI-driven data centers, Flex's role in scalable power and cooling solutions, rapid deployments, and innovation in liquid cooling.

In our chat with Justin Murrill, we learned how AMD integrates cutting-edge design to reduce carbon impact and how their innovative processors are driving data center efficiency and sustainability.

During this episode of Data Insights sponsored by Solidigm, Grégory Lebourg – Global Environmental Director at OVHcloud – discusses how companies can meet their environmental goals effectively.

As TechArena prepares to launch its 2024 Data Center Efficiency Report, Allyson Klein talks with Dave Sierra about how innovative SSDs are driving data center efficiency.

Leading up to the release of TechArena’s 2024 Data Center Efficiency Report, Martin shares how the right data foundation enhances GPU efficiency, driving sustainable, high-performance AI workloads.

TechArena's Allyson Klein and Jeniece Wnorowski from Solidigm sit down with Kelley Mullick, Vice President Technology Advancement and Alliances, from Iceotope to discuss the latest in data center cooling technology. They dive into the role of liquid cooling in supporting AI workloads, the sustainability benefits of advanced cooling solutions, and the future of edge computing.

TechArena host Allyson Klein chats with Deborah Andrews, Professor of Design for Sustainability and Circularity, at London South Bank University, about her research into delivering true circularity in data center production and operation and how the future is shaping to get closer to this vision.