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2026 Trends and Outlooks: AI and high-density computing
This session took place on January 21, 2026
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2026 Trends and Outlooks: AI and high-density computing
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As AI reshapes every layer of digital infrastructure, the demand for advanced compute has become not only the defining challenge, but also the defining opportunity of the data center sector. The convergence of advanced chips, accelerated networking, and high-density architectures is opening up extraordinary possibilities, while introducing complex new constraints in power, cooling, and scalability, which must be navigated. Join this episode to learn:
- Where will the adoption of AI be most concentrated?
- The emerging bottlenecks for high performance computing and AI
- How new challengers can meaningfully compete in a rapidly consolidating market
- How the past predicts the future: Lessons learned from crypto and the .com boom
- Speakers
- Martin Olsen , Vertiv
- Kat Sullivan , DatacenterDynamics and SDxCentral
- Jim McGregor , TIRIAS Research
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- Vertiv