Hardware Podcasts

Launching the Cloud Computer

Oxide and Friends · 31 Oct 2023 · 1h 34m · Episode 30

What this episode covers

Oxide CEO Steve Tuck and co-founder Adam Leventhal, joined by Steve Klabnik, discuss the general availability of the Oxide Cloud Computer and a $44m funding round. They detail the launch strategy, including the 'Long Squad' PR firm's role in coining the 'cloud computer' category name and managing media embargoes. The conversation covers customer feedback on pricing transparency, the technical decision to use AMD EPYC processors, and the strategic choice to avoid NVIDIA GPUs due to lack of transparency. They also address the open-source nature of their Helios operating system and the hardware root of trust provided by the Infineon SLM 569 chip.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Oxide, Long Squad, Dell, VMware, Infineon, NVIDIA, AMD, ARM, Ampere, Cerebras
Products
Helios
Chips
SLM 569
Also
Steve Tuck, Steve Klabnik, Adam Leventhal, Bryan Cantrill, Hacker News, NIST, OpenStack, AlmaLinux, RISC-V

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