The Open Compute Project (OCP) Networking project continues to drive the open networking movement within the industry, and many wonder where the project is heading. From March 9–10, the Open Compute Project (OCP) U.S. Summit 2016 will take place at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California, and theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, will be on hand to provide insights into the future of openness in technology and hardware design.

The event will feature an exhibit hall, engineering workshop featuring all nine OCP projects, and a hardware hackathon. OCP U.S. Summit 2016 featured keynoters include:

• Jason Taylor, current president and chairman of the Open Compute Project and VP of Infrastructure at Facebook
• Mark Russinovich, CTO of Azure at Microsoft
• Jay Parikh, VP of engineering at Facebook
• Jason Waxman, VP and GM for the Cloud Platforms Group at Intel
• And more

Don’t miss theCUBE live from OCP U.S. Summit 2016 to hear from technology leaders working together to break open the black box of proprietary IT infrastructure to allow for a greater selection, improved customization, and more cost savings. Live interviews on theCUBE from OCP U.S. Summit 2016 are set to include:

• James Liao, CEO and cofounder of Pica8, Inc.
• Cole Crawford, CEO of Vapor IO, Inc. and the founding executive director of the Open Compute Project Foundation
• JR Rivers, CEO and cofounder of Cumulus Networks, Inc.
• Mike Schutz, GM of Cloud Platform Marketing at Microsoft
• And more!

Don’t miss out on these and other interviews live on theCUBE on March 9–10.

Where to watch

Watch theCUBE live during OCP U.S. Summit 2016 on SiliconANGLE TV.

Also, make sure to check in during the event with theCUBE hosts Stu Miniman and Jeff Frick via Twitter.

What to expect

During the event, theCUBE hosts will discuss OCP’s impact in the market, as well as the organization’s Telecom Infra Project, designed to bring new innovation and efficiency to telecom network infrastructure. Also up for discussion is OCP’s Telco Project, which focuses on data center technologies for telecom companies.

Find out about these topics and much more on theCUBE.

Watch live

On March 9–10, join theCUBE live by viewing our real-time video stream below:

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