128. Data Center Networking Can't Keep Pace with AI Demands

<p>Learn more about <a href="https://techfieldday.com/event/nfd41/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Networking Field Day here</a>.</p><p>AI is driving data center networking into a high-speed arms race, but severe supply chain logjams and enterprise realities threaten to stall the momentum. </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/yQvvsLxkV20" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">In this episode of the Tech Field Day Podcast</a>, host <a href="Tom Hollingsworth" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Tom Hollingsworth</a> is joined by <a href="https://techfieldday.com/people/scott-robohn/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Scott Robohn</a> and <a href="https://techfieldday.com/people/andy-banta/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Andy Banta</a> to debate whether data center networking can keep up with its massive AI-driven growth targets heading into Networking Field Day 41. </p><p>The panel explores the widening gap between high-end AI data fabrics operating at 400G to 1.6T speeds and standard enterprise access networks, the fragmentation of unified network architectures, supply chain lead times reaching up to 15 months, and whether current vendor growth metrics reflect long-term architectural shift or a market bubble.</p><p>This and more on the Tech Field Day Podcast, part of the Futurum Podcast Network. </p><p>Panelists:</p><p><a href="https://techfieldday.com/people/scott-robohn/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Scott Robohn</a>, Founder of the Network Automation Forum</p><p><a href="https://techfieldday.com/people/andy-banta/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Andy Banta</a>, Consultant and AI Infrastructure Expert</p><p>Hosts:</p><p><a href="https://techfieldday.com/people/tom-hollingsworth/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tom Hollingsworth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>, Event Lead for Tech Field Day</p><p><a href="https://techfieldday.com/people/alastair-cooke/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Alastair Cooke⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>, Event Lead at Tech Field Day</p><p><a href="https://techfieldday.com/people/stephen-foskett/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stephen Foskett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>, President and Organizer of <a href="https://techfieldday.com/event/aifd7/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tech Field Day⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p>Follow the Tech Field Day Podcast <a href="https://x.com/TechFieldDayPod">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on X/Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> or <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/techfielddaypod.bsky.social">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠