Build Better AI Networks for Half the Cost | In Conversation with Hedgehog CEO, Marc Austin

Learn More: www.epsglobal.com/about-eps-global/podcasts/episode-57What if you could build a high-performance AI network with better performance than proprietary solutions... for half the cost? The secret lies in "networking like a hyperscaler," and it's more accessible than you think.In this insightful conversation, Alan Fagan of EPS Global sits down with Marc Austin, CEO & Co-Founder of Hedgehog, to demystify the world of open AI networking. They dive deep into how companies are leveraging open-source software and disaggregated hardware (from partners like Celestica) to build powerful, cost-effective GPU clusters that challenge the dominance of traditional, closed-ecosystem vendors.Discover the proven strategies that hyperscalers use and learn how you can apply them to your own AI infrastructure, whether you're training massive models or deploying inference at the edge.Chapters:(00:00) Introduction: The Power of Open Networking(00:54) What is Hedgehog & Its Role in the AI Ecosystem?(01:27) Meeting the Massive Demands of AI on Networks(02:35) How to Operate Your AI Infrastructure Like the Cloud(03:02) Open vs. Proprietary: The Price & Performance Comparison(04:07) Why Open Networking is Proven, Not Experimental(04:50) How EPS Global, Hedgehog & Celestica Make Adoption Easy(06:33) Case Study: FarmGPU's 800-Gig Back-End Fabric(08:17) The Future is Fast: The New 1.6 Terabit Switch(10:10) The Partnership Experience with EPS Global(11:26) Case Study: Zipline's AI-Powered Drone Delivery Network(13:32) The Next Big Disruption in AI Networking: Inference at the EdgeSubscribe for more content from EPS Global. Give a like, share with others, and comment your thoughts below! 🎯📌💻LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/epsglobal1/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTxgeDg0p4c📞For more information, please visit our website https:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠//www.epsglobal.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#AINetworking #OpenNetworking #DataCenter #ArtificialIntelligence #CloudComputing #Hedgehog #EPSGlobal #Celestica #Hyperscaler #GPU #Disaggregation #NVIDIA #TechTalk