Kevin Cochrane, Chief Marketing Officer at Vultr, shares insights the new era of AI-native cloud computing. He highlighted the importance of rethinking the infrastructure stack to support enterprises and startups as they scale their AI models globally.

(Sep 27, San Francisco) The AI Infra Summit in San Francisco drew over 700 registrants, spotlighting themes of ecosystem collaboration and infrastructure optionality. Industry-leading speakers and thought leaders convened to engage in critical discussions about the current state of AI infrastructure and outline a vision for its future.

In this presentation, Sylvia Acevedo discusses the concept of "sovereign AI," outlining what it is, why it matters, and the opportunities it presents. She draws from her extensive experience in technology, policy, and leadership roles at NASA, IBM, and as the CEO of the Girl Scouts, to illustrate the transformative potential of AI and policy's role in shaping its impact.

Andy Hock from Cerebra Systems talks about revolutionizing AI compute through wafer-scale engines. He emphasized the growing demand for AI infrastructure, explaining how traditional chips are insufficient for the massive computational needs of today’s AI models, which have increased by 40,000 times over the last five years.

Vik Malyala from Supermicro provided updates on how the company is developing tailored solutions to support the largest next-gen AI infrastructure deployments. He also shared valuable insights into emerging trends and the future direction of the AI infrastructure market.

Carmen Li from Silicon Data shared an in-depth look at global GPU pricing trends and the environmental impact of AI infrastructure. She highlighted the fluctuations in A100 and H100 retail and rental prices across regions like the US, UK, Singapore, and France.

(April 11 2024) Making Picks & Shovels cool again. Key highlights and memorable moments from our inaugural AI INFRA SUMMIT, which took place in Palo Alto, California.

“With AI its no longer about performance, its about how do you get it into a power envelope.” Kumaran Siva dives deep into AMD’s groundbreaking advancements in AI and data center technologies. With a massive buildout of AI capabilities across the enterprise landscape, AMD is playing a key role in shaping the future.

In this fascinating conversation, Sheng Yeo shares insights on how OrionVM is revolutionizing the AI infrastructure landscape. From their humble beginnings in Sydney to becoming a key player in the cloud infrastructure space, learn how OrionVM is helping organizations "cloudify" their GPU and AI operations.