Open Compute Project Courses

Validating Time Synchronization in 5G and 6G RAN Transport Architecture

Explore time synchronization validation methods for 5G/6G RAN transport, focusing on xHaul architecture implementation, clock quality metrics, and practical insights from Cisco-Keysight experiments.

• YouTube
• 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Comparison of GHG Emissions, Blue Water Consumption and Energy Demand in Advanced Liquid Cooling Technologies for Data Centers

Explore how alternative cooling technologies in datacenters can reduce environmental impact through life cycle assessment modeling and comparative analysis of various cooling methods.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Sustainable Strategies for Data Centers in the AI Era

Discover practical approaches to reduce data center carbon footprints through hydrogen power and transparent carbon reporting, as industry leaders share experiences and strategies for sustainable AI infrastructure.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Reimagining Data Centers - Distributed Intelligence, Digital Twins, and Sustainability Innovation

Explore innovative approaches to data center management using digital twins and distributed intelligence for sustainable operations and enhanced energy efficiency in edge computing environments.

• YouTube
• 16 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Combined Performance Metric for Data Center Efficiency in the AI Era

Explore a new data center efficiency metric (CPM) that combines GPU performance and power usage, designed specifically for evaluating AI workload infrastructure optimization.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Accelerating Sustainable GenAI Computing Industry Adoption and Deployment

Explore OPEA's framework for sustainable GenAI computing, focusing on carbon-optimized solutions and ecosystem collaboration to address energy efficiency in large-scale AI deployments.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Sustainable Systems: The Role of Open Firmware in Hardware Lifecycle Extension

Explore how open firmware solutions like coreboot and openBMC extend hardware lifecycles, promote sustainability, and enable circular economy through transparency and adaptability in technology systems.

• YouTube
• 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

100 Rules for Circular Design: A Plan to Keep Global Warming Under 1.5°C

Discover a systematic 100-rule circular design framework for achieving corporate Net Zero goals and maintaining global temperature rise below 1.5°C, with practical implementation strategies.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Incentivizing Circularity - Redefining Carbon Accounting in the ICT Industry

Explore innovative frameworks for carbon emissions reporting in ICT, focusing on circular business models, embodied carbon amortization, and environmental impact quantification methods.

• YouTube
• 17 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Sustainability - The New Security Imperative in Data Storage

Explore how sustainability and CO2 emissions are becoming critical priorities in storage technology, paralleling the evolution of security measures, while examining data sanitization and drive reuse initiatives.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Enhancing HDD Performance with Acoustical Resonators - Optimizing Storage Systems Through Noise Reduction

Discover how acoustical resonators can improve HDD performance by reducing fan-induced vibrations and noise interference in server environments, leading to enhanced IOPS and system reliability.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

High Performance Data Center Storage Using DPUs - Optimizing Power and Performance

Discover how DPU-based JBOF architecture optimizes data center storage performance, power efficiency, and scalability for AI training and high-performance workloads.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Technology Breakthroughs in Mass Capacity Storage - HDD Technologies and Optimization

Discover key breakthroughs in HDD technologies, including CMR, SMR, and HAMR media recording, while learning to optimize storage solutions for data centers and cloud computing environments.

• YouTube
• 20 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Enabling Large Block Sizes to Facilitate Adoption of Large Capacity QLC SSDs

Dive into the technical evolution of SSD block sizes, exploring indirection units, filesystem compatibility, and storage solutions for high-capacity drives with emphasis on Linux systems and database optimization.

• YouTube
• 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Storage Infrastructure and Architecture Design for AI Workloads

Explore how AI workloads are reshaping storage infrastructure requirements, from data acquisition to training, and discover emerging patterns influencing future storage architectures.

• YouTube
• 18 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video