Vikas Gupta

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Director, Datacenter GPU/AI - AMD Instinct™ Platform Stack Architecture and Solution Engineering at AMD

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

Vikas is the Director of Datacenter GPU/AI Solution Engineering at AMD, leading a team focused on AI datacenter platforms. With expertise in system stack architecture, RAS, and security, he holds a PMP certification. Colleagues describe him as capable, professional, reliable, and a "go-getter".

His passion for technology extends into his personal time. During a holiday break, he undertook a personal project to build and run vLLM, a large language model, on a mobile AMD APU, showcasing his dedication to exploring the boundaries of AI.

Unique fact: He co-authored a publication on "Kprobes Support for MIPS, " a lightweight mechanism for dynamic debugging within the Linux kernel.

Personality Overview

Rigorous & Demanding

Precise But Practical

Thorough Evaluator

They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact.  They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships. They respond well to strong and respectful communication.

Topics They Care About

AI Datacenter Architecture
Leads a team at AMD focused on the system stack for AI datacenter platforms, scaling infrastructure from silicon to cloud for major customers and partners.
System Reliability (RAS)
His role and headline highlight deep expertise in RAS (Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability), which is critical for ensuring robust, at-scale deployments in datacenters.
Fleet-scale Management
Actively hiring architects to define end-to-end manageability and telemetry for AI racks at fleet scale, emphasizing standards like Redfish/DMTF for seamless operations.

Media Appearances

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Work History

5-2024
Director, Datacenter GPU/AI - AMD Instinct™ Platform Stack Architecture and Solution Engineering at AMD
10-2021 - 6-2024
Senior Manager - Platform Engineering , Ryzen APU at AMD
8-2011 - 10-2021
System Engineer at Intel Corporation
11-2009 - 7-2011
Audio DSP Engineer at Zoran
10-2006 - 11-2009
Project Lead at HCL Technologies

Education

2000 - 2004
Bachelor of Engineering - BE from University of Rajasthan
1998 - 1999
High School from Board of Secondary Education Rajasthan

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Insights For Selling To Vikas

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Help them weigh the risks by sharing objective proof points without becoming too analytical
  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • When negotiating terms, help them build an impression that they are the ones calling the shots

DONT's

  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Avoid being too verbose
  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Vikas is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Vikas

  • If they decide not to go ahead, they will say no without hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Vikas move?

  • If convinced, they can reach decisions quite fast.
  • Can Vikas take some risk or not?

  • They do not shy away from taking risks, but can be quite binary about them.

You And Vikas

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