Hot Aisle Blog

Jon Stevens

Feb 19, 2025

This video shows how Advizex, a Dell Titanium Solution Provider Partner, enabled Hot Aisle realize its mission to democratize compute. Hot Aisle is a startup GPU-aaS provider that sought to build out and deploy a supercomputer center based on the Dell XE9680 with AMD MI300x GPUs. By democratizing compute, Hot Aisle is facilitating access to AI and supercomputing capability to developers to improve AI overall. In partnering with Hot Aisle, Advizex brought its full suite of capabilities which include: Solutions architecture, delivery and implementation services, personnel and staff augmentation and supply chain integration.

Jon Stevens

Feb 13, 2025

In this conversation, Jon Stevens, CEO of Hot Aisle, shares his journey from early computing interests to leading a company focused on democratising access to supercomputing. He discusses his experiences in Bitcoin and Ethereum mining, the challenges of automation in GPU management, and the transition to building a cloud provider aimed at small to medium businesses. Jon emphasises the importance of partnerships and the future of AI computing in the evolving tech landscape. In this conversation, Jon Stevens discusses the strategic decision to focus on AMD for AI hardware, emphasising the importance of decentralisation and competition in the tech industry. He highlights the risks of relying solely on Nvidia and advocates for a diverse ecosystem in AI development. He also outlines Hot Aisle's growth strategy, which includes providing flexible GPU rental services and building a supportive community for developers. He stresses the significance of partnerships with AMD and Dell and the ongoing improvements in AMD's software capabilities.

Jon Stevens

Dec 5, 2024

This article lays out an exciting vision of AI's transformative power in 2025, touching on agentic AI, enterprise adoption, sovereign AI, and AI's fusion with other technologies. However, it avoids addressing a key issue central to AI's rapid growth and deployment: the dominance of Nvidia in both AI hardware and software ecosystems. Here's why this omission is significant:

Jon Stevens

Nov 21, 2024

Jon Stevens, CEO of Hot Aisle & Saurabh Kapoor, Director Product Management for Dell Technologies joins theCUBE hosts Savannah Peterson and Dave Vellante as we continue our coverage of SC24

Jon Stevens

Nov 20, 2024

Jon Stevens speaking at the Dell Technologies booth during SC24

Jon Stevens

Sep 22, 2024

Hot Aisle offers personalized, high-performance compute with bare metal access, customized pricing, uptime reliability, and expert collaboration on cutting-edge tech.

Jon Stevens

Sep 14, 2024

Groundbreaking myths

Jon Stevens

Sep 13, 2024

Cruising to the finish line