Data Centre Titans: Why the Rack Is Now the Unit of Compute – Vik Malyala, Supermicro
Vik Malyala talks about how rack is emerging as the primary unit of compute, bringing power, cooling, and networking into a single architectural decision.
Vik Malyala talks about how rack is emerging as the primary unit of compute, bringing power, cooling, and networking into a single architectural decision.
For decades, Supermicro’s mission has been to deliver the most complete, optimized, and efficient computing infrastructure to businesses and partners that power modern innovation.
A lot of you do not like AI, and you have good reasons to be wary of it! But Wendell doesn't believe we should be afraid of the future!
Wendell thinks 2026 may be the year AI expectations reset for the average person,
and that reset may happen as the world doubles down on AI infrastructure, because the real long-term bet is not just chatbots or LLMs.
Wendell argued that “AI Factory” is a design pattern, not a metaphor.
In this video, he wants to show what it looks like when that design pattern scales down physically.
We have so much to cover today. In our Supermicro SYS-112D-40C-FN8P review, we are going to take a look at the Intel Xeon 6 SoC (Granite Rapids-D) in action. The system is a short-depth 1U chassis with front I/O and power supplies. Aside from the CPU, one of its biggest features is the inclusion of 8x 25GbE ports and support for a double-width PCIe accelerator.