IDC and AMD Digital Roundtable

14 May 2026

IDC and AMD Digital Roundtable

AI-Era Compute Economics: Precision, Sovereignty and Scale

14 May 2026

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The economics of enterprise compute have fundamentally changed. New competitive dynamics in server processors and AI accelerators, the rise of hybrid-private architectures, and the growing urgency of sovereign infrastructure are reshaping how organizations evaluate, procure, and deploy datacenter technology.

 

For the first time in over a decade, infrastructure leaders have genuine choice in x86 server compute and AI acceleration. This changes the math on everything: power and cooling, storage throughput, software platform complexity, workload consolidation, and long-term total cost of ownership. Organizations that understand these new economics and treat infrastructure as an integrated architectural decision, rather than a component-by-component purchase, will be the ones that extract lasting value from their investments.

 

At the same time, sovereignty has moved from a policy conversation to an infrastructure design problem. Data residency alone is no longer sufficient. Organizations and national programs across the region are rethinking how compute architecture, software platforms, and operational control models need to be designed from the ground up to deliver genuine sovereign capability.

 

This event brings together infrastructure leaders, technology practitioners, and industry experts to explore what these shifts mean in practice. Hosted by AMD and IDC, the program combines independent research perspectives, hands-on technology deep dives, and structured peer dialogue, all designed to help attendees make more informed compute and infrastructure decisions in a landscape where the rules are being rewritten.

Why attend?

Join AMD and IDC to gain actionable insights into the new economics of compute, the role of AI acceleration in enterprise infrastructure, and the architectural decisions that will shape datacenter strategy for years to come. This session is designed for infrastructure and technology leaders seeking research-grounded perspectives and peer dialogue on the decisions that matter most. You’ll hear about:

  • Compute architecture as a system decision
  • AI workload reality
  • Peer benchmarking from IDC’s latest META surveys
  • Sovereignty as infrastructure architecture
  • Hands-on technology depth

Agenda

IDC and AMD Digital Roundtable

One Day Event

11:00 am

Welcome Address

11:05 am

IDC Keynote:Rewriting the Economics of Compute: Navigating Choice, Sovereignty, and the New Datacenter Advantage

Shahin Hashim

Shahin Hashim

Associate Research Director (META), IDC

11:20 am

AI Acceleration Strategy: Inference vs Training Economics

Zaid Ghattas

Zaid Ghattas

General Manager – METAP, AMD

11:35 am

Open Discussion: Hybrid-Private Infrastructure and the Compute Choices You Control

Shahin Hashim

Shahin Hashim

Associate Research Director (META), IDC

Zaid Ghattas

Zaid Ghattas

General Manager – METAP, AMD

11:55 am

Summary & Takeaways

Speakers

Shahin Hashim

Shahin Hashim

Associate Research Director (META)

IDC

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Zaid Ghattas

Zaid Ghattas

General Manager – METAP

AMD

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