In this episode of Disruption/Interruption, host KJ interviews JB Baker, VP of Marketing and Product Management at ScaleFlux. They dive deep into the challenges and innovations in data storage and memory for AI workloads, discuss the hidden costs of data center inefficiency, and explore how ScaleFlux is disrupting the industry with advanced flash storage solutions. JB also shares insights from his endurance athlete mindset and offers advice for innovators.

Key Takeaways:

1. The Data Bottleneck in AI (2:01)
• The biggest challenge in AI infrastructure is not processing power, but storage and memory that can't keep up with demand.
2. Hidden Costs in Data Centers (7:12)
• Up to 40% of data center power is spent on cooling, not processing, leading to massive inefficiencies and costs.
3. ScaleFlux’s Disruptive Solution (15:38)
• ScaleFlux’s custom SSD controllers enable real-time data compression in hardware, doubling performance and reducing costs for enterprises.
4. Endurance Mindset in Business (23:18)
• JB applies lessons from endurance sports to business, emphasizing persistence and continuous improvement as keys to innovation.

Quote of the Show (3:41):
"Those cores can process so much more data per second and so much more data per watt. But when the entire infrastructure isn't balanced, you're losing out on these efficiencies. And so there it is, creating hidden costs." — JB Baker

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Ways to connect with JB Baker:

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jbbaker

https://scaleflux.com

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