What AI Will Mean for the Data Center Industry
The Data Center Frontier Show
What might AI - artificial intelligence - mean for the data center industry? On this week’s Data Center Frontier Show, host Rich Miller chats with DCF Senior Editor David Chernicoff, who has been digging into all things AI, including its potential impact on cloud platforms, chip makers, hardware startups, server vendors, and colocation providers. They take a deep dive into the implications of AI for the data center industry. If you are at all interested in AI and data centers, this is the podcast for you. Here’s a timeline of topics David and Rich discuss on the podcast: 1:15...
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The State of the Data Center 2023 with Bill Kleyman
The Data Center Frontier Show
DCF Show host Rich Miller chats with Bill Kleyman, a long-time contributor to Data Center Frontier and one of the keynote speakers at the upcoming Data Center World 2023, where he will share insights from the AFCOM State of the Data Center 2023 industry survey. Bill and Rich dive deep into all the hot topics - including the rise of AI, rising rack density, the cloud capacity crunch and supply chain and nuclear-powered data centers. It's a fun and interesting discussion. Here’s a timeline of topics Bill and Rich discuss on the podcast: 1:45 – State of the Data Center: Key...
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How Investment Powers the Growth of the Cloud
The Data Center Frontier Show
The cloud computing boom has beennfueled by an infux of capital. One of the most prominent growth stories is NTT Global Data Centers, which has become the world's third-largest data center operator and is building across the United States. On this week’s Data Center Frontier Show, we chat with Steve Lim, the Senior VP of Marketing for NTT Global Data Centers, who has had a front row seat for the company's enormous growth, and shares his take on some of the trends and markets playing a role in NTT's data center journey (as well as his own). Here’s a timeline of topics Steve and Rich...
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What The Chip Revolution Means for Data Centers
The Data Center Frontier Show
Across Silicon Valley, there are innovations underway that will change the way data centers are cooled. Greg Stover works with technology disruptors to help understand new processor designs and their implications for the design of racks and data halls. DCF Show host Rich Miller talks with Stover, the Global Director of Hi-Tech Development for Vertiv, about trends in processors and how they may accelerate the adoption of liquid cooling. Greg also discusses the evolution of Vertiv, which he describes as "a $5 billion startup," and what the company sees ahead for the data center and...
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A Deep Dive into Immersion Cooling with JD Enright
The Data Center Frontier Show
Immersion cooling, in which servers are submerged in liquid coolant, has a high "cool factor" but low adoption. On this week’s show, talk with JD Enright about all things immersion cooling. In our wide-ranging discussion, we explore how hyperscale operators and the crypto sector are approaching the use of immersion, the potential for its use in edge computing, and how TMGcore is serving the market, including its robotic system for swapping out submerged servers. As President and CEO of , Enright is working to enable more companies to take advantage of the benefits of immersion cooling,...
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The Growing Urgency of Data Center Action on Climate Change
The Data Center Frontier Show
As a large energy user, the data center industry has a key role to play in the global response to climate change. Pankaj Sharma of Schneider Electric is on the front lines of this effort, working with data center operators and suppliers on a holistic approach to making digital infrastructure more sustainable. Sharma joins DCF Editor Rich Miller for a wide-ranging discussion about the growing sense of urgency for climate action, the Schneider sustainability framework for data centers, and how the metaverse may impact how we power and cool our critical infrastructure. Here’s a...
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Why Data Center Site Selection Matters So Much in 2022
The Data Center Frontier Show
On this week's Data Center Frontier Show, we talk site selection with Ernest Popescu, the Vice President for Global Site Development for Iron Mountain Data Centers. All around the globe, data center operators are facing challenges in finding enough land, power and water to support the rapid growth of cloud computing. As campuses become MegaCampuses, finding suitable real estate is becoming difficult. That's why site selection has become one of the most important skillsets in the data center business. Popescu has lengthy experience in hyperscale site development and capacity planning for Amazon...
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EdgeConneX: The View From the Edge
The Data Center Frontier Show
EdgeConneX has built one of unique growth stories in digital infrastructure. An early leader in edge computing, EdgeConneX later began building huge data centers for hyperscale operators. It's a result of following the customers, says Phillip Marangella, the Chief Marketing Officer of EdgeConneX. On today's show, Marangella speaks with host Rich Miller about how edge computing has evolved and where it is headed, how EdgeConneX is seeking to build a diverse workforce, and how the company's 2020 acquisition by EQT Infrastructure has accelerated growth. Here's a timeline of topics Philllip and I...
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Sabey's Tim Mirick: Why We Like the Austin Data Center Market
The Data Center Frontier Show
Sabey Data Centers has deployed more than 4 million square feet of mission-critical space across the United States, including a new data center in Austin, Texas. Sabey Chief Revenue Officer Tim Mirick joins us to talk about Sabey's history in data center development, and its big 2022 expansions in Austin and Central Washington. Tim shares insights into how Sabey thinks about expansion and growth markets, the rising profile of digital infrastrucutre, and the new technologies driving data center growth. Here's a timeline of topics Rich and Tim discuss on the podcast: 1:00 - Sabey's...
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Talking Data Center Sustainability With Sean Farney
The Data Center Frontier Show
In our Earth Day edition, DCF Editor Rich Miller talks with Sean Farney about the data center industry's progress on confronting climate change, and how sustainability has become a "board-level imperative" for all companies. Sean has been involved in some of the most innovative projects in digital infrastructure, including one of the first web-scale data centers deploying servers in containers, and an edge computing startup focused on converting retail stores into data centers. In a wide-ranging conversation, Sean and Rich discuss the future of backup power and the essential role...
info_outlineCloud computing can be a catalyst for action on climate change. Customers are demanding it, and the planet needs it. Rich Miller outlines how the cloud's massive energy footprint positions the data center industry to drive a global shift to renewably-powered business.
Here are links to the additional resources Rich mentions:
Report: Green Data Centers & The Sustainability Imperative
https://datacenterfrontier.com/white-paper/green-data-centers-iron-mountain/
Report: The RIse of the Sustainable Data Center
https://datacenterfrontier.com/white-paper/rise-sustainable-data-center/
Webinar: Greening the Data Center
https://event.on24.com/eventRegistration/EventLobbyServlet?target=reg20.jsp&referrer=&eventid=2966296&sessionid=1&key=03286873B0FA5C265BAB5A7E7D6C5219®Tag=&V2=false&sourcepage=register
Here are two article series on the topic:
The Sustainability Imperative
https://datacenterfrontier.com/green-data-center-imperative/
Tackling Data Center Water Usage
https://datacenterfrontier.com/data-center-water-usage/
This is the second in a series of broadcasts on the Eight Trends That Will Shape the Data Center in 2021.
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