Blake Kim

Oct 19, 2023 | a16z.com | Martin Casado |Sonal Chokshi |Blake Kim |Marc Andreessen

Innovation in the data center has been constrained by the traditional model of suppliers providing fixed-function chips that limit how much the biggest data center operators can differentiate. But programmable chips have emerged that allow these companies to not only increase performance, but innovate throughout the pipeline, from operating system to networking interface to user application.