AMD Pensando — Silicon that Supercharges the Modern Data Center

By Will Townsend, Patrick Moorhead - August 16, 2024

In this episode of the Moor Insights & Strategy Insider Podcast, Will Townsend, VP & Principal Analyst and Head of their Networking and Security Practices engages in an insightful discussion with Soni Jiandani of AMD on the transformative role of Data Processing Units (DPUs) in modern datacenters.

As enterprises grapple with the demands of AI-driven workloads, traditional datacenter infrastructure faces unprecedented challenges. This conversation explores how AMD Pensando is setting itself apart in a competitive market, providing robust solutions that address scalability, power efficiency, security, and the need for continuous operations.

Their conversation covered:

Understanding DPUs: What they are and how they unlock value in modern datacenters.
AMD Pensando Differentiation: Architectural innovations, power efficiency, advanced networking functions, security features, and full backward compatibility.
AMD & HPE Aruba Networking Collaboration: Insights into the development and impact of the Aruba CX10000 Series switch, with a real-world example of its ROI and operational efficiency gains.

For more insights on how AMD Pensando is supercharging the modern datacenter, download the recently commissioned research paper by Moor Insights & Strategy here.

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Will Townsend

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Will Townsend manages the networking and security practices for Moor Insights & Strategy focused on carrier infrastructure providers, carrier services, enterprise networking and security. He brings over 30 years of technology industry experience in a variety of product, marketing, channel, business development and sales roles to his advisory position.

Patrick Moorhead

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Patrick founded the firm based on his real-world world technology experiences with the understanding of what he wasn’t getting from analysts and consultants. Ten years later, Patrick is ranked #1 among technology industry analysts in terms of “power” (ARInsights) in “press citations” (Apollo Research). Moorhead is a contributor at Forbes and frequently appears on CNBC. He is a broad-based analyst covering a wide variety of topics including the cloud, enterprise SaaS, collaboration, client computing, and semiconductors. He has 30 years of experience including 15 years of executive experience at high tech companies (NCR, AT&T, Compaq, now HP, and AMD) leading strategy, product management, product marketing, and corporate marketing, including three industry board appointments.