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In The Arena by TechArena
by Allyson Klein
In The Arena by TechArena is your source for authentic conversations with the leading innovators in technology. The show is hosted by long time industry insider Allyson Klein
Episodes
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Schneider Electric’s Jim Simonelli on Breaking AI’s Power Wall
At Yotta 2026 in Las Vegas, Allyson Klein sat down with Jim Simonelli, SVP and CTO of data center business at Schneider Electric, Simonelli explains why IT moving on six-month cycles and power access running on six- to 10-year cycles makes the data center a systems problem. He covers why rack...
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Ken Sun of AMI on Firmware, Fragmentation & AI Infrastructure
In this episode of The Control Plane, host Allyson Klein is joined by Ken Sun, Corporate Vice President at AMI, a Lattice company, for a wide-ranging conversation about firmware's growing strategic importance across the AI infrastructure stack. Ken brings a perspective shaped by years across...
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Scott Robohn of Solutional on NetDevOps for AI Networks
Scott Robohn, CEO of Solutional, co-founder of the Network Automation Forum, and consulting CTO at Carahsoft, joins Hedgehog founder and CEO Marc Austin to talk about why AI infrastructure raises the stakes on network automation. They cover NetDevOps, the talent gap in network engineering,...
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Phononic's Thermal Fabric: Precision Cooling for AI
Heat has become the real ceiling on AI performance. In this episode of In the Arena, Allyson Klein talks with Matt Langman, SVP and GM of Infrastructure at Phononic, about why hotspots are multiplying across the rack and what to do about them.
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OCP's Zane Ball on the Open AI Era and Chip-to-Grid Vision
In this episode of The Control Plane sponsored by AMI, recorded at the OCP EMEA Summit in Barcelona, host Allyson Klein sits down with Zane Ball, Chief Technical Officer of the Open Compute Project Foundation, and Colin Brix, Vice President of Marketing at AMI, for a wide-ranging conversation on...
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Q-CTRL on Quantum Computing’s Path to Production
Quantum computing is moving out of the lab and into real production environments. In this episode of Data Insights, recorded live at Xcelerated Compute in New York, Allyson Klein and Jeniece Wnorowski sit down with Alex Shih, VP of Product at Q-CTRL, to unpack what that transition actually looks...
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HPE's Trish Damkroger on the Convergence of HPC and AI
TechArena's Allyson Klein sits down with Trish Damkroger, SVP and GM of HPC and AI Business at HPE, for a look at the machines behind modern science and AI. They cover the convergence of HPC and AI, the engineering behind the Cray GX 5000 platform, 100% liquid-cooled racks reaching 400 kilowatts,...
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Google's Bill Magro on AI, HPC, & the Future of Scientific Computing
In this episode of In the Arena, Allyson Klein sits down with Bill Magro, Global Director and Chief Technologist of High Performance Computing at Google, for a wide-ranging look at where scientific and technical computing is headed. Bill explains how Google Cloud approached HPC by meeting…
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Broadcom's Hasan Siraj on Why the Network Is AI's Computer
Networking has quietly become a decisive variable in AI infrastructure performance. In this episode of The AI Hedge, host Marc Austin talks with Hasan Siraj, VP of Products at Broadcom, about why the network functions as the computer for modern AI clusters.
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Inside a High-Stakes Infrastructure Overhaul
In this episode of In the Arena, host Allyson Klein sits down with Rakesh Awasthi, a principal software engineer, to explore what it actually takes to modernize legacy data infrastructure at global scale and how AI has fundamentally changed the nature of that work in a preview of his talk at the…
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Arm’s Dong Wei on the End of Monolithic Silicon Design
In this episode of The Control Plane sponsored by AMI, recorded live at the OCP EMEA Summit in Barcelona, host Allyson Klein is joined by Dong Wei (Fellow and Lead Standards Architect, Arm) and Colin Brix (AMI) for a deep dive into the chiplet economy, the future of firmware, and why open…
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Doug Finke on Quantum Computing’s Commercial Future
Quantum computing is moving from research labs into the real world. In this episode of Data Insights, Allyson Klein and Jeniece Wnorowski sit down with Doug Finke, chief content officer at Global Quantum Intelligence, to unpack where the industry stands today and what comes next.
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Nebius on Why AI Infrastructure Is More Than GPUs
In this episode of Data Insights, Allyson Klein and Jeniece Wnorowski welcome Hitesh Kumar, GPU Cluster Design Architect at Nebius, for a discussion on the realities of designing and deploying AI infrastructure at scale. The conversation explores how AI infrastructure has evolved beyond GPUs into…
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Equinix on the Reality Behind 2026 Data Centers
AI infrastructure is reshaping the global conversation around data centers, power, water usage, and digital growth. In this episode of In the Arena, Allyson Klein sits down with Jordan Singleton, Managing Director at Equinix, to separate fact from fiction surrounding the future of data centers in...
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Foresight’s Atif Ansar: AI Infra Execution & Delivery Risk
In this episode of Data Insights, Allyson Klein and Jeniece Wnorowski sit down with Atif Ansar, Co-Founder of Foresight Works, to explore the execution challenges behind large-scale AI infrastructure projects. The conversation reframes the perceived AI “bubble,” arguing that demand is not the...
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FarmGPU on the Ticking Clock Driving Neocloud Economics
In this episode of The AI Hedge, host Marc Austin, Founder & CEO of Hedgehog, is joined by Jonmichael (JM) Hands, Founder & CEO of FarmGPU, for a deep dive into the emergence of neoclouds—AI-first cloud providers purpose-built for modern training and inference workloads.
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How RackRenew and AMI Are Tackling the AI E-Waste Crisis
The AI infrastructure buildout could generate up to 5 million additional tons of e-waste by 2030. In this episode, sponsored by AMI, host Allyson Klein sits down with Patrick Bliemer, Global Sales Manager at RackRenew, to explore how remanufactured OCP hardware and open-source firmware are…
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Hedging AI Risk with Midokura CTO Dan Mihai Dumitriu
In this episode of The AI Hedge, Hedgehog Founder & CEO Marc Austin sits down with Dan Mihai Dumitriu, Founder & CTO of Midokura, to talk about sovereign AI infrastructure, data privacy, AI inference costs, open weights models, AI networking, SONiC, RoCEv2, Ultra Ethernet, and the future of AI...
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OCP on How Open Compute Is Shaping the Future of AI Clusters
In this episode of The AI Hedge, host Marc Austin (Founder and CEO of Hedgehog) interviews James Kelly, VP of Market Intelligence and Innovation at the Open Compute Project (OCP) to explore how OCP evolved from Meta's open-source server initiative and discuss AI infrastructure trends, including...
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Engineering Capital’s Ashmeet Sidana on the Future of AI
In this episode of The AI Hedge, host Marc Austin (Founder & CEO of Hedgehog) sits down with Ashmeet Sidana, Chief Engineer at Engineering Capital (an investor in Hedgehog) and former VMware executive, to discuss the future of AI infrastructure, networking, and enterprise adoption.
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Data Insights: A.J. Camber on Computer Vision & AI Scale
In this episode of Data Insights, Allyson Klein and Jeniece Wnorowski speak with A.J. Camber about how AI is evolving from specialized tools into more accessible systems that can be used by a broader range of professionals.
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Lattice Semiconductor’s Munir Ahmad Talks OCP, AI Infra, & Power
Recorded live at the 2026 OCP EMEA Summit in Barcelona, Allyson Klein sits down with Munir Ahmad, Chief Architect at Lattice Semiconductor, to explore how programmable FPGA technology is helping data center operators adapt to the next generation of AI infrastructure.
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Infleqtion and the Rise of Hybrid CPU GPU Quantum Systems
In this episode of Data Insights, hosts Allyson Klein and Solidigm’s Jeniece Wnorowski sit down with Pranav Gokhale, CTO of Infleqtion, to explore where quantum computing is already delivering value and how hybrid CPU, GPU, and QPU systems will shape what comes next.
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Expanso's David Aronchick on Data Gravity and Pipeline Debt
In this episode of In the Arena, David Aronchick, CEO of Expanso, breaks down the architectural philosophy behind Expanso, why data gravity changes everything Kubernetes got right about distributed compute, and what it actually looks like when teams treat raw data like a toxic waste dump (the…
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qBraid on Quantum Computing: From Hype to Developer Reality
Kanav Setia, Co-Founder and CEO of qBraid, joins Allyson Klein and Jeniece Wnorowski on Data Insights to break down why interoperability sits at the center of the quantum software challenge, what it actually takes to give developers seamless access across hardware providers and frameworks, and...
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Submer's Gabriel Lazar on Heat Reuse and AI Sustainability
In this Data Insights episode, recorded live at OCP EMEA Summit in Barcelona, host Allyson Klein and Solidigm co-host Ace Stryker sit down with Gabriel Lazar, Head of Sustainability at Submer, for a thoughtful discussion on what real sustainability looks like inside companies building data center...
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Data Insights: Krishna Subramanian on Data & AI Costs
In this episode of Data Insights, Allyson Klein and Jeniece Wnorowski speak with Krishna Subramanian about the growing impact of unstructured data on enterprise infrastructure and AI strategy.
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Scaleway's Albane Bruyas on Europe's Sovereign AI Cloud Era
Allyson Klein and Solidigm's Ace Stryker sit down with Albane Bruyas, CCO & COO of Scaleway, for a thoughtful conversation on what it takes to build a sovereign European cloud designed for the AI era.
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Data Insights: Enterprise AI with Adity Dokania
In this episode of Data Insights, Allyson Klein and Jeniece Wnorowski sit down with Adity Dokania to explore how enterprise AI is evolving from experimentation into production. The conversation focuses on the operational challenges that emerge at scale, including data trust, governance,...
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IONOS on AI, Cloud, and Data Strategy for the Enterprise
In this Data Insights episode, co-hosts Allyson Klein and Jeniece Wnorowski sit down with Isayah Young-Burke from IONOS to explore how AI is evolving from experimentation to enterprise-scale deployment.
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Inside MiTAC’s Turnkey AI Infrastructure for Data Centers
In this Data Insights episode, co-hosts Allyson Klein and Jeniece Wnorowski chat with guest Raymond Huang of MiTAC to explore how AI infrastructure is rapidly evolving to meet the demands of modern workloads.
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AMI CEO Sanjoy Maity on AI’s Five-Headed Hydra
AMI CEO Sanjoy Maity breaks down what he calls the “five-headed Hydra” of AI data center management. Sanjoy explains why the explosion of custom accelerators from dozens of vendors has created a fragmentation crisis across firmware, security, power, thermal management, and fleet operations.
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Predictive Memory: How MEXT Turns Cheap Flash Into DRAM
In this episode of In the Arena, Allyson Klein sits down with Gary Smerdon, CEO and founder of MEXT (Memory Extension), to unpack a brewing crisis in data center memory and the AI-powered software that could fix it.
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AI in Biomedical Engineering: Maya Kalyan on Diagnostics
This episode of Data Insights features Allyson Klein and Jeniece Wnorowski in conversation with Maya Kalyan, Staff Algorithms & AI Engineer. The discussion examines how AI is being operationalized in biomedical engineering—specifically in diagnostics, where improvements in accuracy, speed, cost,...
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Dell Builds the Bridge Between Classical and Quantum Tech
In this episode of Data Insights from Xcelerated Compute 2026, hosts Allyson Klein and Solidigm’s Jeniece Wnorowski are joined by Burns Healy, Quantum Infrastructure Lead at Dell, to explore how classical computing infrastructure is evolving to support the rise of quantum computing.
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From Nobel Physics to Modern Quantum with John Martinis & Nilesh Shah
In this episode of Data Insights, co-hosts Allyson Klein and Jeniece Wnorowski sit down with Nobel Prize winner John Martinis and ZeroPoint’s Nilesh Shah to unpack where quantum computing stands today and where it is headed next.
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From Xcelerated Compute: Cambium Capital on Practical Quantum
VC David Moehring of Cambium Capital discusses AI infrastructure investment, quantum computing's future, and the path to practical quantum applications.
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Microblink’s Radu Tudoran on AI-Driven Identity Fraud
Microblink VP Radu Tudoran explores how AI-driven deepfakes are reshaping identity fraud, why enterprises must rethink security, and how AI fights back.
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Where AI Inference Hits the Memory Wall
ZeroPoint’s Nilesh Shah explores why data movement, compression, and memory bandwidth now shape AI inference performance, and where heterogeneous systems and quantum may fit next.
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Innovaccer’s Tapan Shah on Scaling Healthcare AI Safely
AI architect Tapan Shah joins the Data Insights podcast to discuss scaling AI in healthcare, governance, AI agents, and how technology can improve patient outcomes and reduce provider burnout.
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Betterworks: Turning AI Hype Into Enterprise SaaS at Scale
Maher Hanafi of Betterworks joins TechArena Data Insights to discuss AI in enterprise SaaS, why many AI proof-of-concepts fail, and how engineering leaders can successfully move AI into production.
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Solving the Internet’s Single Point of Failure: CDN Resilience
Cloud expert Venkata Gopi Kolla joins Allyson Klein to discuss the CDN "single point of failure" and a new IETF protocol for sub-second edge recovery and AI correctness. A must-listen for infrastructure leads.
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Scaling Multilingual GenAI with Ishween Kaur
Ishween Kaur, Generative AI Lead at Salesforce, shares practical lessons on building multilingual AI systems, closing language gaps, and scaling with trust and real-world feedback.
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Quantum Computing Comes of Age: How Fermilab Is Shaping the Future
Fermilab’s Silvia Zorzetti explains how quantum computing and sensing are evolving, where they outperform classical systems, and what’s next for the field.
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How Hedgehog Brings Hyperscaler Networking to Enterprise AI
Hedgehog CEO Marc Austin joins Data Insights to break down open-source, automated networking for AI clusters—cutting cost, avoiding lock-in, and keeping GPUs fed from training to inference.
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How Rose-Hulman Modernized Its Data Center for Student Success
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology shares how Azure Local, AVD, and GPU-powered infrastructure are transforming IT operations and enabling device-agnostic access to high-performance engineering software.
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Nebius at SC25: Building the Neocloud for Enterprise AI
From SC25 in St. Louis, Nebius shares how its neocloud, Token Factory PaaS, and supercomputer-class infrastructure are reshaping AI workloads, enterprise adoption, and efficiency at hyperscale.
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Inside Runpod’s GPU Cloud for Long-Running AI Agents
Runpod head of engineering Brennen Smith joins a Data Insights episode to unpack GPU-dense clouds, hidden storage bottlenecks, and a “universal orchestrator” for long-running AI agents at scale.
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Wanjiku Kamau on Her Book: Out of the Loop, Into the Algorithm
Allyson Klein talks with author and Google/Intel alum Wanjiku Kamau on moving past AI skepticism, learning fast, and using new tools with intention—so readers start where they are and explore AI with hope.
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Giga Computing on Rack-Scale AI: From Training to Inference
Recorded at #OCPSummit25, Allyson Klein and Jeniece Wnorowski sit down with Giga Computing’s Chen Lee to unpack GIGAPOD and GPM, DLC/immersion cooling, regional assembly, and the pivot to inference.
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