As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform the business landscape, deploying and operating successful AI systems depends on the underlying infrastructure. However, there is no one-size-fits-all approach to building AI-ready infrastructure. In this blog post, we break down key takeaways from IDC's latest white paper, which outlines a clear, balanced approach to AI infrastructure for CIOs, enterprise architects, and infrastructure and operations (I&O) teams. Discover how a balanced approach to infrastructure can help you embrace AI-driven innovation with confidence and contribute to sustainable, secure, and cost-effective operations.

Choosing the right infrastructure when deploying AI for business use cases is key. As the complexity of AI workloads increases, enterprises need to make informed decisions about memory footprint and compute capabilities, especially when dealing with multimodal AI that requires multiple models working together.  I recently had the pleasure of talking with Steen Graham of Metrum Ai about solving real-world AI challenges and the future of enterprise AI for the AMD EPYC TechTalk podcast series, available here. You can also find highlights from the interview below.  

• When AMD introduced the 1st generation of the AMD EPYC™ processor, we redefined what was possible. Previous, monolithic approaches to processor design were shuffled off the stage in favor of innovative approaches to meet the ever-increasing demands of modern datacenters.

Each successive generation of AMD EPYC processors has delivered both incremental and step-function levels of improvement in performance, scalability and energy efficiency. With the launch of the highly anticipated 5th generation based on AMD “Zen5” and “Zen5c” processor cores, I can confidently state that the AMD legacy of innovation and leadership is secure.

BeeKeeperAI operates a privacy-preserving, confidential computing platform that protects data and enables secure collaborations. At a time when security threats seem ubiquitous, BeeKeeperAI, with the help of security technologies built into AMD EPYC processors, help safeguard data. I had a great time speaking with Alan Czeszynski, BeeKeeperAI's marketing and product development leader. The full podcast can be accessed here.     

I recently had the pleasure of speaking about the future of AI, large language models (LLM) and retrieval augmented generation (RAG) with my colleague, Meena Arunachalam,  AMD AI Systems Engineering Director and Fellow. We were able to pack a lot into our discussion, so I have highlighted just a handful of Meena’s invaluable insights and recommendations in this blog post.  For more detail, you can listen to the podcast here . 

A pile of money may lay hidden in supply chains across a range of global industries, says Bob Rogers, CEO and Co-Founder of Oii.ai. As a longtime security person, I really enjoyed speaking to Bob recently for the AMD EPYC TechTalk podcast series about Oii.ai's efforts to help clients uncover value in their supply chains via AI-powered automation. Bob's diverse background as a technologist, scientist and entrepreneur make him can't-miss listening. He earned a PhD in Physics from Harvard University, where he built simulations of black holes, a task not unlike what Oii.ai does today! Bob also participated in creating the world's first FDA-cleared AI on an X-ray device. You can listen to our discussion here, or read some of the highlights below.

At this year's Red Hat Summit, we at AMD had our work cut out for us. That's because for the better part of its existence, Red Hat's OpenShift has been largely associated with Intel^® Xeon^® processors. And that's fair enough -- when OpenShift was first released in the early 2010s, Intel had little real competition in the server market. But as anyone in the tech industry knows, a lot can change in 10+ years. And a lot has!  The Summit was our opportunity to showcase just how much as evolved.

Among the favorite subjects here on the AMD EPYC TechTalk podcast series is artificial intelligence. We especially enjoy hearing about how enterprise companies are faring on their AI journeys. I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Robert Daigle, director & global AI business leader at Lenovo. Robert spoke about the state of AI in the enterprise and how his group helps companies find AI solutions for their particular business. Highlights from our talk are posted below.

Rebecca Weekly, vice president of infrastructure at Geico, is part of the leadership team overseeing digital transformation for the country's second-largest car insurer.  Rebecca kindly shared some of her experiences with the AMD EPYC TechTalk podcast series. The full interview can be heard here, it is a great listen. You can also find highlights from the interview below.

AMD EPYC processors along with solutions from VMware® by Broadcom, such as VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and VMware vSphere® Foundation (VVF), which include software such as vSphere®, vCenter®, vSAN® and NSX, provide a solid foundation for constructing private cloud infrastructures. The strategic collaboration between AMD and VMware By Broadcom empowers organizations to effectively deploy and manage virtualized environments that fulfill their performance and scalability needs while optimizing energy efficiency and total cost of ownership.