Market-leading GPU provider, NVIDIA, is driving advances in AI, high-performance computing, robotics and more. This year, Yondr’s VP Client Solutions, David Eames attended NVIDIA’s GPU Technology Conference (GTC) in San Jose, California, to learn more about how NVIDIA’s chipset technology will impact the data center industry and clients.

The conference included a broad range of sessions and networking opportunities, with panels covering quantum computing, humanoid robotics, and AI agents for enterprise. The latest in hardware, software and applications was on show.

Given the growing use cases for GPUs, the conference was attended by professionals in industries ranging from retail and automotive to healthcare and IT. A keynote speech from NVIDIA’s CEO Jensen Huang was the highlight, covering themes of agentic AI, robotics and accelerated computing. Also revealed was the next generation of chips – including the GB300, Rubin and Rubin Ultra.

For Yondr, the conference underscored the importance of being at the forefront of GPU technology to sustain performance and cost-effectiveness. For the vast majority of workloads – not just AI – GPUs are replacing CPUs. The new technologies announced are exponentially more efficient, which can reduce the associated costs of AI performance. Also highlighted was the productisation of GPU, creating a market for GPU as a service.

The roadmap for GPU integration in data centers is still unfolding, and NVIDIA is responding to new challenges and leading the development of solutions. It’s clear that technology is outpacing real estate design at an increasing rate, and the data center industry needs to be looking towards future technologies, instead of iterating on the past.

Closing thoughts from David Eames were that data center trends remain strong, though the infrastructure must evolve to support the next wave of AI demands – especially at the edge, where robotics and localised computing promise massive market opportunities.