DCD broadcast: AI week 2024

Giordano Albertazzi
Vertiv

Dan Loosemore
CEO, DCD

Develop grid resilience by achieving power independence

AI workloads demand megawatts upon megawatts of reliable power, with the appetite for compute only set to grow. In many regions, it is clear that the grid will simply not be able to meet this demand robustly. Therefore, operators must take power into their own hands to secure their supply. Is developing microgrids becoming a non-negotiable for data centers looking to scale in line with AI? In this episode, we explore:

• The critical role of decentralized power in an AI age
• How unparallelled resilience is achieved through utilizing power protection technologies
• Going beyond island mode: Leveraging microgrids to give back to the utility
• Load balancing in the AI era: Does UPS technology need to protect the grid from the data center?
• Drawing on practical examples to highlight the tangible benefits of energy independence

Schedule:

Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Time: 11:00 AM-12:00 ET

Kyle Keeper
SVP, Power Management, Vertiv

Arturo Di Filippi
Offering Director, Large Power, Vertiv

Marinella Massacesi
Business Development Manager EMEA - Energy Storage, Vertiv

Stephen Worn
CTO and Managing Director, NAM, DatacenterDynamics

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How to increase facility and rack densities

Meeting the demands of AI necessitates densification across many layers of the data center—from chips to power, cooling to networks, and other essential equipment. Managing these elements in increasingly confined spaces presents numerous challenges, coupled with the need to maintain performance and drive efficiency. As the underlying infrastructure requires modernization to keep pace with AI workloads, what elements should we prioritize? The episode addresses:

• The critical role of intelligent power technologies in provisioning for AI and managing loads
• Options for thermal management in high density environments
• How technologies are being scaled to facilitate business growth

Schedule:

Date: Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Time: 1:00 PM-2:00 PM ET

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Speakers:

John Menoche
Sr. Solutions Architect, Integrated Solutions, Vertiv

Aaron Badowski
Product Manager, Infrastructure Solutions, Vertiv

Dan Swinhoe
Senior Editor, Datacenter Dynamics, DCD

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Cooling the cutting edge of AI technologies

Effective thermal management and power efficiency are critical to ensuring the performance and longevity of cutting edge AI chips. In this session, we delve into the technical challenges, as well as the way around, for managing these demands. During this episode, we address:

• The role of chip level cooling in effective heat management
• How do different thermal management solutions stack up?
• What comes next in cooling and power management technologies?
• How strategic partnerships with chip manufacturers allow cooling solutions that maximise both efficiency and performance

Schedule:

Date: Thursday, August 1, 2024

Time: 9:00 AM-10:00 AM ET

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Speakers:

Greg Stover
Global Director, Hi-Tech Development, Vertiv

 

Husam Alissa
Director - Systems Technology, Microsoft

Stephen Worn
CTO and Managing Director, NAM, DatacenterDynamics

Bahareh Eslami
Senior Mechanical Engineer, Nvidia

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The future of AI and HPC

So far the build out of AI has relied heavily on the know-how and lessons learned from HPC technologies. However, we have reached an inflection point where AI can no longer use this as a de facto standard and must forge its own path. During this episode we explore the diverging futures of AI and HPC, and consider whether these technologies may organically converge again further down the line.

• Setting the record straight: How do we delineate AI from HPC?
• The need for industry standards and benchmarking
• What is the future of energy-efficient hardware?
• Market trends and geopolitical tensions shaping the advanced computing landscape

Schedule:

Date: Friday, August 2, 2024

Time: 9:00 AM-10:00 AM ET

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Speakers:

Stephen Liang
Chief Technology Officer, Vertiv

Martin Olsen
SVP, Strategy and Planning, Vertiv

David McCall
Vice President of Innovation, QTS Data Centers

Alex Dickins
Channel Management Team Lead, DatacenterDynamics, DCD