Corey Noles interviews Scott Guthrie

The Neuron explores Microsoft's innovative Fairwater architecture featuring single flat networks, dense GPU clusters, and a dedicated AI WAN backbone spanning 120,000+ new fiber miles. Scott Guthrie, Executive Vice President of Microsoft's Cloud + AI Group, walks us through critical design trade-offs around latency, density, cooling, and power - including how Microsoft manages racks drawing ~140kW with closed-loop liquid cooling systems.