Puget Systems to debut new systems in the ‘Innovation Zone’ and provide advice, guidance for industry professionals on newest hardware trends Impacting Hollywood in 2026.

At HPA Tech Retreat 2026 Puget Systems will demonstrate its new remote workstation solutions, which combine Puget Systems hardware with leading software platforms such as Parsec, NDI, and HP Anyware. Unlike generic remote deployments, these solutions have been extensively tested by Puget Labs under a variety of loads and production environments. This unique depth of validation enables Puget Systems to guide studios in selecting the right remote access approach for their specific infrastructure and creative workloads, ensuring uncompromised performance for decentralized teams.

Additionally at HPA Tech Retreat 2026, Puget Systems will debut its new SMPTE 2110 solutions powered by NVIDIA BlueField-3 and designed for virtual production, broadcast, and in-camera VFX workflows.

SMPTE 2110 is a  suite of standards developed by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers for transporting, synchronizing, and managing uncompressed, high-quality audio, video, and metadata over IP networks, designed to replace traditional SDI coax cables. By separating these elements into independent, routable IP streams, it enables more flexible, scalable, and remote production workflows. SMPTE 2110 enables high-bandwidth, low-latency, standards-based video transport, unlocking new efficiencies for studios exploring the future of real-time production.

Together, these new offerings demonstrate Puget Systems’ commitment to supporting the industry’s most pressing infrastructure challenges — from enabling the remote workforce to advancing next-generation virtual production environments.

Educational presentations and roundtable discussions

Puget Systems also announced that Jon Bach, President of Puget Systems, and Chris Stevenson, Enterprise Business Development Manager for Puget Systems, will lead a number of Breakfast Roundtable discussions throughout the course of the event. Additionally, Chris Stevenson will deliver a presentation in the Innovation Zone for all attendees explaining the benefits of SMPTE 2110 for virtual production studios. The schedule of events is as follows:

Monday, February 16: Adopting SMPTE 2110 for ICVFX; The Hardware Reality Check

SMPTE 2110 promises flexibility and scalability for ICVFX—but only if your hardware can keep up. In this Breakfast Roundtable, Chris Stevenson will demystify what SMPTE 2110 means for your compute infrastructure and where teams often underestimate the hardware impact.

Tuesday, February 17: Memory Shortages and Effects on All Computer Hardware

The memory shortages are very real and will be a large issue for quite some time. During this Breakfast Roundtable, Jon Bach will help to understand the source of those shortages and how that will ripple out in other ways over time.

Tuesday, February 17 at 12:30pm: Innovation Zone Presentation

On the main stage in the Innovation Zone, Chris Stevenson will deliver a presentation for attendees on the topic of SMPTE 2110 Solutions Powered by NVIDIA BlueField. Chris will discuss how this platform, engineered for the next generation of virtual production and in-camera VFX, combines standards-based IP video with real-time performance and simplified deployment to empower studios to create, connect, and collaborate with unprecedented efficiency across modern production workflows.

Wednesday, February 18: AI in Hollywood: The Pendulum is Finally Settling, But Where?

AI slop is everywhere, but real Hollywood workflows are digging into LLMs and Utility AI to streamline workflows. What do you need to think about to prepare your systems infrastructure to take advantage of these new workflows? Jon Bach will address these issues and answer the tough questions during this informative Breakfast Roundtable discussion.

Follow the link for more information, pricing and configurations for Puget Systems newest SMPTE 2110 NVIDIA BlueField-3 powered system.