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Dr. Pradeep Sindhu, visionary Founder of Juniper Networks, inventor of the Data Processing Unit (DPU), and current leader in data processing innovations at Microsoft, joins Meta’s Francois Richard for a wide-ranging conversation on the future of computing and AI.
Together they discuss:
- How today’s AI boom mirrors the early internet and the risks of hype
- Why specialized hardware like the DPU is critical for modern workloads
- Startup advice and leadership lessons from building iconic companies
- Where innovation is most needed to support AI at massive scale
Don’t miss insights from one of the most influential voices in networking, hardware, and AI infrastructure.
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Dr. Pradeep Sindhu is an industry visionary currently focused on data processing innovations at Microsoft. Sindhu, who Co-Founded Fungible Inc. and served as its CEO and CTO, is credited with inventing the Data Processing Unit (DPU) that revolutionized storage system efficiency. He is also the Founder of Juniper Networks, where he led the development of all major products that shaped the future of networking infrastructure. Dr. Sindhu’s contributions have redefined networking hardware and software, driving advances impacting cloud computing and AI infrastructure.
Francois Richard is Engineering Director responsible for the Reliability Infra at Meta. Reliability Infra is focused on improving Meta’s reliability across the entire lifecycle of incidents by ensuring that Meta can swiftly and confidently recover from any type of outage caused by both known and unknown failures. Francois started at Facebook in 2017. His career spans nearly two decades of working in speech recognition, search, e-mail systems and distributed systems at Nuance, Yahoo and Meta. He holds degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Ecole Polytechnique of Montreal.
Learn more about @Scale here: atscaleconference.com
Register for @Scale: Product on October 22, 2025: atscaleconference.com/events/scale-product
Dr. Pradeep Sindhu, visionary Founder of Juniper Networks, inventor of the Data Processing Unit (DPU), and current leader in data processing innovations at Microsoft, joins Meta’s Francois Richard for a wide-ranging conversation on the future of computing and AI.
Together they discuss:
- How today’s AI boom mirrors the early internet and the risks of hype
- Why specialized hardware like the DPU is critical for modern workloads
- Startup advice and leadership lessons from building iconic companies
- Where innovation is most needed to support AI at massive scale
Don’t miss insights from one of the most influential voices in networking, hardware, and AI infrastructure.
Listening also available on:
Apple Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scale-conferences/id1818211959
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/32jUu6b5QxkUEg4Lt8wXPa?si=OlCn2gxnRpangaoKIEAmAQ&nd=1&dlsi=fbe9209e7945403f
Dr. Pradeep Sindhu is an industry visionary currently focused on data processing innovations at Microsoft. Sindhu, who Co-Founded Fungible Inc. and served as its CEO and CTO, is credited with inventing the Data Processing Unit (DPU) that revolutionized storage system efficiency. He is also the Founder of Juniper Networks, where he led the development of all major products that shaped the future of networking infrastructure. Dr. Sindhu’s contributions have redefined networking hardware and software, driving advances impacting cloud computing and AI infrastructure.
Francois Richard is Engineering Director responsible for the Reliability Infra at Meta. Reliability Infra is focused on improving Meta’s reliability across the entire lifecycle of incidents by ensuring that Meta can swiftly and confidently recover from any type of outage caused by both known and unknown failures. Francois started at Facebook in 2017. His career spans nearly two decades of working in speech recognition, search, e-mail systems and distributed systems at Nuance, Yahoo and Meta. He holds degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Ecole Polytechnique of Montreal.
