DCD Zero Downtime: The Bi-Weekly Data Center Show
DCD Zero Downtime is a podcast by DatacenterDynamics in which the editorial team interviews leading figures from the data center and digital infrastructure community. Each episode examines the future of the industry and the major challenges it faces, from design and construction to operations and sustainability. The show aims to provide insight into the trends shaping the digital infrastructure landscape.
Episodes
Episode 109 - Organizing opposition to data centers in the US with Amanda Gardcia, Southern Environmental Law Center
As data centers continue to spring up across the US, opposition to them has grown in intensity and breadth. We talk to Amanda Garcia, an attorney who leads the Southern Environmental Law Center's data center advocacy, about why local communities are pushing back against data centers, the SELC's role, and what the future of data center regulation looks like.
Episode 108 - Networks of the future with David Rothenstein, Ciena
DCD speaks with David Rothenstein, senior vice president and chief strategy officer at Ciena, about how the company plans to support the demands for AI infrastructure. Rothenstein talks about connectivity up, out, and across data centers, hollow-core fiber, AI, coherent optics, and more in this episode.
Episode 107 - Telehouse talks EMEA with Paul Lewis and Mark Pestridge
In this episode, DCD sits down with Mark Pestridge and Paul Lewis to talk about Telehouse's EMEA strategy following the company's senior leadership reshuffle. We discuss expansion plans, the company's relationship with the National Physical Laboratory in the UK, and how customer demands are changing.
Episode 106 - Rewiring the grid with Marissa Hummon, Utilidata
DCD speaks to Marissa Hummon, CTO of Utilidata, about the company's Karman platform and its potential implications for the data center market.
Bonus episode - What should the data center industry expect from the next UK Prime Minister? With Kao Data CEO Spencer Lamb
With today's announcement that he is resigning, we look at UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's data center legacy. Talking to Kao Data CEO Spencer Lamb, we look at the impact (or lack of) AI Growth Zones, why UK energy prices are so high, if copyright is a challenge, and more. Plus, we learn about prospective national leader Andy Burnham's data center visits, and what the data center indu
Episode 105 - Using AI to build AI, with James Stirrat-Ellis of Build
Data center site selection is a crucial step in the construction process, and picking the right piece of land can be the difference between a project succeeding and failing.For AI data center developers with money burning a hole in their corporate back pockets, separating the promising propositions from duds is a time-consuming business.Build thinks it can help with an AI-powered system that it sa
Episode 104 - Re-introducing SDx, with senior editor Ben Wodecki
Did you know that DCD has a sister publication? In April 2025, DCD acquired networking publication SDx, and with it now having been part of the InfraX family for a year, we thought it was about time we sat down with senior editor Ben Wodecki to give the publication a proper introduction. Tune into the episode to meet Ben and hear about what SDx covers, as well as a bit of a discussion on the key u
Episode 103 - Networking at hyperscale with Pradeep Vincent, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
It can seem like GPUs get all the headlines when it comes to AI workloads, but there are a lot more challenges when it comes to handling massive training jobs. We talk to Pradeep Vincent, Oracle’s Executive Vice President & Chief Technical Architect of OCI, about the importance of power and the oft-overlooked networking in large-scale AI clusters, particularly as we approach multibuilding scal
Bonus episode - The telco build out with Patrick Halley, Wireless Infrastructure Association
DCD catches up with Patrick Halley, president and CEO, Wireless Infrastructure Association, to discuss the requirements of the telecommunications industry’s infrastructure build-out. Halley outlines how AI, fiber, and spectrum are essential for meeting the demands to support these networks, as he examines the opportunities for the mobile carriers, fiber providers, and tower companies.
Episode 102 - The training to inference passageway with Sumti Jairath, SambaNova
With the AI industry fueling a shift away from training and towards inference, and claiming agentic AI as its next frontier, the need for hardware to support workloads that require high-compute and low-latency performance has never been greater.On this episode of Zero Downtime, DCD talks to Sumti Jairath, chief architect at SambaNova, about some of these driving forces, how the semiconductor indus
Episode 101 - Unpacking clean energy procurement with Nayel Brihi, BloombergNEF
DCD speaks to Nayel Brihi, corporate energy analyst at BloombergNEF, about the state of energy procurement over the past year.
Episode 100 - It's good being Mr Wonderful, with Kevin O'Leary
It is the 100th episode of Zero Downtime! Before we get into the episode, a huge thank you to all of our listeners - new and those who have been with us since the beginning. In this episode, we are joined by Kevin O'Leary, AKA Mr Wonderful, best known for being on Dragons' Den/Shark Tank, with a recent debut in the Marty Supreme movie. Lesser known is O'Leary's involvement in the d
Episode 99 - A hyperscale competition with Damien Lucas, Scaleway
In this episode of Zero Downtime, we talk with Damien Lucas, CEO of Scaleway, about the European cloud computing market and whether it is possible to compete with the US hyperscalers.
Bonus episode - Can enhanced geothermal power the AI boom? With Cindy Taff, Sage Geosystems
DCD sits down with the CEO of Sage Geosystems, Cindy Taff, to talk all things enhanced geothermal, and how the technology could power the data centers of tomorrow.
Episode 98 - Insuring uptime with Jonathon Hatzor, Parametrix
That data centers need insurance goes without saying. Any commercial building will typically be insured against standard damages and risks, but data centers are far more complicated than an average warehouse or office. One area that has emerged of late is the idea of “SLA” insurance, or Service Level Agreement insurance. Parametrix is one of the pioneering companies in this realm, and we discuss w
Bonus episode - Dangerous liaisons with Tommy Schuch, Climber Protection Group
Mobile devices require networks to make them function, and these networks are often deployed in places most people wouldn’t dare to visit, such as telecom towers.Some can be found thousands of miles high, but for tower contractors, it’s their everyday job, and across all sorts of weather conditions. Tommy Schuch, a former tower contractor and now documentary maker and founder of Climber Protection
Episode 97 with David Bacino, Symphony Towers Infrastructure
With the deployment of 4G and 5G services still an important focus for US carriers, the need for telecoms infrastructure to house this equipment couldn’t be greater, which presents an opportunity for infrastructure companies such as Palistar Capital-backed Symphony Towers Infrastructure. DCD caught up with David Bacino, CEO, Symphony Towers Infrastructure, to discuss his first few months in the ro
Episode 96 - Reinventing the rack, with Iggy Kogan of Air2O
Anyone who has entered a data center will be familiar with the upright rack design that has become standard in data halls around the world.But while piling up the “pizza boxes” has served the industry well for decades, the advent of liquid cooling systems, developed to meet the thermal needs of advanced chips, means a new approach may be needed.Cooling firm Air2O is thinking outside the (pizza) bo
Episode 95 - The copper collapse and telephone exchanges with Lisa Kinch, Historic England
The UK is calling time on its copper networks, and thousands of telephone exchanges across the UK are set to be closed in the coming years.The end of an era, some of these buildings date back around 100 years or more. If recent history is anything to go by, many will be turned into residential buildings.Lisa Kinch, a historic places adviser for Historic England and associate lecturer at the Manche
Episode 94 - Your next job could be in critical infrastructure (you just don’t know it yet) – with Kao Data
While critical infrastructure has always been the backbone of the digital landscape, the recent data center boom has caused more people than ever before to become aware of the industry and consider the career opportunities it might have to offer.However, like the tech industry writ large, there’s a perception amongst some outside of the critical infrastructure sector that its workforce lacks diver
Bonus episode - Going Nuclear - Can nuclear power the worlds AI ambitions?
DCD speaks to Dr. Tim Gregory, nuclear scientist at Sellafield, the UK's national nuclear laboratory, and author of the best-selling book Going Nuclear, about the history of nuclear power, how it actually works, and whether it can play a key role in powering the growth of AI both in the UK and further afield.
Bonus festive episode - 2025 in review with the DCD editorial team
This episode is a bit different. With the festive period officially peaking, DCD decided to change tack and instead give you a "year in review," where we talk about our favorite stories from 2025. Join Charlotte Trueman, Zachary Skidmore, Georgia Butler, and Paul Lipscombe as they cover their respective beats. We hope you enjoy it - and happy holidays!
Bonus episode - The pathway to compute in space with Sophia Space's Cyrill Glockner
With data centers in space all the rage, we chat with Sophia Space's Cyrill Glockner about the company's step-by-step approach to putting compute in orbit.
Episode 93 - Assessing the UK’s fiber landscape with Lee Myall, Neos Networks
The UK wants more data centers. The government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan, announced in January, is driving operators to look outside of Greater London. We talk to Lee Myall, CEO of Neos Networks – a B2B fiber provider in the UK – about the state of the UK’s connectivity infrastructure, what kind of delays are faced by data center operators in the country, and the impact of AI workloads on fib
Bonus episode - The world of data center funding with Brian Pryor, Houlihan Lokey
At DCD, we frequently cover stories about data centers getting funding, mergers and acquisitions, and investment in general. But we rarely get to talk to the investment bankers about it. In this episode, we discuss the current financial market in the data center industry - the trends Pryor is seeing, and the inevitability of the AI bubble. Tune it to hear what an investment banker focused on the t
Episode 92 - Decarbonizing district heating through data center waste heat with Drew Turner, Danfoss
DCD speaks to Drew Turner, director of global decarbonization solutions at Danfoss, about how data center waste heat can be best utilized across district heating systems in Europe and further afield.
Bonus Episode - How AI changed the regional Edge game with Tesh Durvasula, AtlasEdge
AtlasEdge emerged in 2021 after Liberty Global and Digital Bridge combined their European assets to make an “Edge” data center player on the continent. Initially, the company targeted smaller data centers - previously positing 4-6MW as the largest it would deploy when talking to DCD, but things have changed. The world has changed. Durvasula was hired in May 2024 and has since been leading the comp
Episode 91 - A fast lane for data center grid connection with Amit Narayan, GridCARE
GridCARE is utilizing AI to identify hidden capacity on the grid, enabling significantly faster connection times for data centers. We speak to its CEO - Amit Narayan - to find out how.
Episode 90 - The financial side of data centers, with Julie Brewer, EdgeCore Digital Infrastructure
There is plenty of talk about power and land availability, but another hurdle to data center growth and development is capital. In this episode, we talk to Julie Brewer, EdgeCore’s EVP of finance, about the different ways data center developers and operators can secure funding - be it through equity or debt. In addition, we discuss how Brewer’s experience of secure funding has varied between her r
Bonus episode - Forming a cryptomining venture with Donald Trump's sons while pivoting to AI data centers with Asher Genoot, Hut8
The price of Bitcoin might be higher than ever, but that isn’t stopping companies from pivoting to hosting AI and HPC infrastructure as well as cryptomining rigs.In this episode of DCD>Zero Downtime, Hut 8 CEO Asher Genoot talks about the company’s pivot away from mining cryptocurrencies to become a data center provider for both the crypto and AI sectors, and how to create a base facility desig
Episode 89 - Can we power data centers behind the meter via clean power? With Alex Goodall, Xela Energy
DCD sits down with Alex Goodall, CEO of Xela Energy, to discuss the company’s rebrand from Clean Energy Capital, and how it aims to deliver behind-the-meter renewable power to the UK’s data center market.
Episode 88 - Building a fiber network for AI with Bill Long, Zayo Group
In this episode, DCD catches up with Bill Long, CPO at Zayo Group, to discuss the company’s long-haul fiber build across the US to support the growing demands of AI workloads. Long also discusses Zayo’s acquisition of Crown Castle’s fiber assets and why the Macro Edge provides a worthwhile opportunity.
Bonus episode - An energy OS for data centers with Drew Barrett, Zendo Energy
Earlier this year, Zendo Energy emerged from stealth and launched an "Energy OS" to enhance energy procurement for the data center industry.DCD speaks to Drew Barrett, COO at Zendo, about the launch and the broader energy market.
Episode 87 - The rise of hollow core fiber with Jason Eichenholz, Relativity Networks
In this episode, DCD chats with Jason Eichenholz, CEO of Relativity Networks, about hollow core fiber (HCF). Eichenholz details the latest developments of the technology, plus its potential to support the AI data center boom, and whether HCF can have an impact on the telecoms sector.
Episode 86 - Power from below (geothermal energy) with Ben King, Rhodium Group
In this episode, we chat to Ben King, associate director with Rhodium Group's Energy & Climate practice, who provides an in-depth look into the US geothermal sector. We explore the exciting world of enhanced geothermal power and how, if scaled, it could provide enough energy to meet skyrocketing data center demand across the US.
Episode 85 - Making critical infrastructure think with Jad Jebara, Hyperview
AI is changing how data centers operate, and particularly in the case of retrofit facilities, it is more important than ever that operators have all the data they need to ensure uptime. We talk to Jad Jebara, CEO and president of Hyperview - an AI-powered DCIM provider - about some of the pitfalls data center operators are falling into as they handle more demanding workloads, and how a surprising
Bonus episode - Clouds and AI inference, with Cirrascale's CEO David Driggers
What does it take to run a cloud provider in 2025? We chat to David Driggers about Cirrascale, a company older than the neoclouds, but without the deep pockets of the hyperscalers, about how the company is carving its own path in an increasingly crowded market.Plus, we hear about the current AI inference market, and where growth opportunities lie.
Episode 84 - Small modular solutions to big power problems with Harry Keeling, Rolls Royce SMR
In this podcast episode, we speak to Harry Keeling, head of business development - new markets at Rolls Royce. Listen in to hear more about the rise of small modular reactors, Rolls Royce SMR’s business model, and the potential of SMRs in powering the data center sector.
Episode 83 - Data sovereignty and cloud competition in the UK, with Mark Boost, Civo
With global political uncertainty, data sovereignty has become a key conversation for governments, enterprises, and cloud providers alike. In this episode, we talk to Civo’s Mark Boost about the importance of data sovereignty - as well as establishing a definition - and how this links to the ongoing issue of increasing competition in the cloud market beyond the US hyperscalers. We also touch on ho
Episode 82 – Pivoting from crypto to AI colocation with Core Scientific's Matt Brown
In this episode, we talk to Core Scientific COO Matt Brown about the company’s pivot away from housing cryptomining rigs to hosting GPUs for the likes of AI cloud firm CoreWeave.We talk about the wider crypto market and why the move to AI hosting is becoming so common, the rise of the neoclouds and why they’re willing to work with companies that might not be used to working to Tier III-quality upt
Episode 81 - Telecom tower opportunities in Africa and the Middle East with Sainesh Vallabh, Helios Towers
In this episode, we talk to Sainesh Vallabh, group chief commercial officer, Helios Towers, about the company’s strategic focus to drive tenants to its mobile tower infrastructure. Sainesh explains the company’s plans for the year, opportunities to look at new markets, and the challenges that Africa and the Middle East present for Helios.
Episode 80 - Old blighty with Mike Hoy, Pulsant
In this episode, we are staying in the editorial team’s home county - the UK. Pulsant is a regional Edge provider focusing on the UK market, and has recently launched a new Sovereign Cloud offering. We talk with Pulsant’s CTO Mike Hoy about the data center industry in the UK in the context of the Labour government, how enterprise strategies are changing in relation to cloud deployments, and discus
Bonus episode - Introducing SDxCentral, with exec editor Dan Meyer
DCD's EiC Sebastian Moss talks to SDxCentral executive editor Dan Meyer about what it means for the two publications to work together, and what we can learn about the current tech cycle from previous booms and busts.
Episode 79 - Competing clouds with Kevin Cochrane, Vultr
With the cloud market in a constant war for market share, alternative providers to the “big three” have emerged. With 32 regions globally, Vultr has a huge worldwide reach, and claims to be able to offer core cloud services (and GPUs) at a significantly lower cost than the hyperscalers. In this episode, Kevin Cochrane joins us to discuss the cloud computing market, how Vultr is able to offer its s
Episode 78 - Optimizing Linux to cut data center energy use, with Prof. Martin Karsten and Joe Domato, Fastly
Could changing just 30 lines of code in Linux help cut data center energy use?In this episode, we speak to Professor Martin Karsten, professor of computer science at the University of Waterloo, and Joe Domato, distinguished engineer at Fastly, about their work optimizing the Linux kernel, which could have big implications if applied by digital infrastructure operators
Bonus episode - Understanding AWS' chip strategy with Gadi Hutt
In a compute world dominated by Nvidia, hyperscalers are looking to build out their own semiconductor infrastructure capable of training and inference workloads at scale.We chat to AWS product manager Gadi Hutt about his company's approach, based on its 2016 Annapurna Labs acquisition. We talk about Trainium and Inferentia, how the company balances against its GPU fleet, and what it's cook
Episode 77 - Are utilities overstating data center demand growth? Talking to Cathy Kunkel, Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis
In this episode, we talk to Cathy Kunkel, energy consultant at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, about a recent report she authored on the increased buildout of gas power plants and pipelines in the Southeast US, driven by the projected growth of data center load.
Episode 76 - Start(ing) again in Portugal with Omer Wilson, Start Campus
The start campus data center project has big dreams, aiming to build a 1.2GW data center campus in Sines, Portugal. While things have progressed on the campus, its entanglement in the corruption probe that saw the Prime Minister resign and led to the arrest of several of Start’s executives including then CEO Afonso Salema caused some hiccups. With the charges now dropped (and a new CEO in place) a
Episode 75 - Data centers under the hammer with Julian Hennessy, Telehouse Europe
In this episode, we talk to Julian Hennessy, projects director at Telehouse Europe, about the company’s most recent project in the London Docklands area. The Telehouse South facility was entirely retrofitted with a mission to strive for better sustainability. Julian explains the challenges and the benefits of retrofitting in the London data center landscape.
Episode 74 - Spreading awareness of the data center industry with Carrie Goetz
Carrie Goetz is the definition of an industry veteran. With decades of experience, she now works as a “fractional CTO” via her StrategITcom company, but over the years she has done a lot of outreach work to bring in new faces to the sector, not to mention the several books she has written. Tune in to hear about Goetz’ career so far, and her perspective on how we can bring in a new generation of da
Bonus Episode - The need for basic science research, with Vint Cerf
US scientific research institutions are under attack. DOGE-led cuts to National Science Foundation funding, caps on indirect research costs, firings at the National Institutes of Health, layoffs at the Department of Energy, and more will profoundly weaken the US' scientific standing.But what does this mean for the country, for companies, and for the data center sector? We speak to the 'fat
Episode 73 - Understanding Stargate's Masayoshi Son, with Lionel Barber
From visionary bets in Yahoo, Alibaba, and Arm, to disastrous gambles on WeWork and Vision Funds, SoftBank's Masayoshi Son has defied both logic and expectations. Self-styled as a modern Genghis Khan, the once richest man in the world has rolled the dice yet again, plowing money into OpenAI and Stargate. What can we learn from his past? We talk to Lionel Barber, author of Gambling Man: The Wil
Episode 72 - Subsea cable resilience, security, and redundancy with Steve Roberts, Exa Infrastructure
This episode with Steve Roberts from Exa Infrastructure discusses the resilience, security, and redundancy of today’s subsea cables, particularly in the face of adversities such as wars and natural disasters.
Join us to discuss who should be investing, how the cable landscape is set to change in the coming years, and all things subsea.
Episode 71 - AI in Australia with Ben Crowe, Vertiv
Australia is seeing its data center market grow rapidly.
In this episode, we talk to Vertiv’s Ben Crowe about the trends they are seeing across the country, the impact that AI is having on the data center sector, and the role that the government can play in supporting the industry.
DCD Bali Bonus: Damon Lim, datacenterHawk
Rounding out our Bali event bonus content, we chat to Damon Lim, regional director for Asia Pacific at datacenterHawk
DCD Bali Bonus: Sumit Mukhija, STT GDC India
At our Bali event, we spoke to Sumit Mukhija, at the time the CEO of ST Telemedia Global Data Centres India
DCD Bali Bonus: Darren Webb, Evolution Data Centers
At our Bali event, we spoke to Darren Webb, co-founder and CEO of SE Asian market-focused Evolution Data Centers
DCD Bali Bonus: James Murphy, DC Byte
At our Bali 2024 event, we sit down with James Murphy, managing director, APAC, at DC Byte
DCD Bali Bonus: Paul Dwyer, LOGOS Group
At our Bali event, we chat to Paul Dwyer, Head of Data Centres at LOGOS Group
Episode 70 - Using CFD to the max with Gordon Johnson, Subzero Engineering
Computational Fluid Dynamics has a very important role to play in data centers, but how does it work?
In this episode, we break down CFD with Subzero Engineering’s Gordon Johnson - the factors that need to be considered, its role in the data center, and the science behind it.
Episode 69 - Diamonds are for semiconductors with Diamond Quanta CEO and founder Adam Khan
While silicon is still the semiconductor king, alternative chip materials are increasingly being sought in order to find their successor and address some of the biggest challenges facing the chips of today.
In today’s episode of Zero Downtime, CEO and founder of Diamond Quanta, Adam Khan, discusses the benefits of diamond semiconductor technology, its applications, and the work Diamond Quanta is
Episode 68 - How cryogenic CMOS could solve the AI energy challenge, with Synopsys' Jamil Kawa and William Ruby
Earlier this year, Synopsys' R&D team developed a new model that allows design teams to create and test circuits at cryogenic temperatures.
In this episode, Jamil Kawa and William Ruby from Synopsys talk about the cryogenic CMOS (complementary metal-oxide-semiconductors) research project and how it could support the development of low-power chips to help solve the worsening AI energy crisis.
Episode 67 - Adapting to change, with Mark Kidd, Iron Mountain
Iron Mountain was originally founded by a mushroom farmer in the 1950s. However, in the pivot of the century, the company launched a paper records storage service using the very mine that once housed mushroomsAs the world around them digitized, Iron Mountain had to adapt to change and eventually became the data center company we know today. However, they have still kept some of its underground min
Episode 66 - Making a mark on India, with Surajit Chatterjee, CapitaLand Investment
India’s data center industry is rapidly growing, and companies are taking notice.
Singapore-based CapitaLand Investment is currently developing major data centers throughout the country in Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Bangalore. While these developments are running smoothly, building large data center campuses in any location is never simple.
We talk with managing director Surajit Chatterjee
Episode 65 - Connecting the land, the sea, and AI, with Gil Santaliz, CEO of NJFX
When Gil Santaliz first founded NJFX, he saw an opportunity to create an environment where data centers and cable landing stations could co-exist on the same campus.
But even he could not predict how the emergence of AI and Edge technology has changed and developed conventional cable landing stations for the better. We talk to NJFX about the history of NJFX, the importance of colocation cable lan
Episode 64 - Iceotope's David Craig on retirement and life after data centers
Iceotope's David Craig returns to DCD Zero Downtime as he prepares to hand in his badge and gun. We talk what's next for Craig, and how he has seen the industry change and mature during his lengthy run.
Episode 63 - Growing the workforce with Nabeel Mahmood, Nomad Futurist
We are all acutely aware that the data center industry has an aging, and thus thinning, workforce. But what can we do about it? In this episode, we talk to Nabeel Mahmood, managing director of Nomad Futurist - a non-profit dedicated to increasing awareness about the world of digital infrastructure - about how we can bring more people into the industry, especially those positioned at a disadvantag
Episode 62 - Using data center heat to grow algae with Linda Lescuyer, Data4
Data center operators are getting serious about waste heat and, more specifically, what to do with it.While the solution for many is to pump it back into nearby district heating systems, other companies are getting more creative and using warmth from servers to heat aquafarms and greenhouses.
European operator Data4 has joined a project which aims to demonstrate that waste heat from its data cente
Episode 61 - Data centers down under with David Hirst, Macquarie Data Centres
Data center markets vary wildly by location, and in this episode we head "down under" to the wonderful land of Australia.
With the AI boom in full across the globe, Australia is no different and experiencing increased demand.
We talk to David Hirst, who heads up Australia's Macquarie Data Centers, about the trends he is seeing in the country, how Macquarie is approaching AI, and th
Episode 60 - Verizon on preparing its network for natural disasters, with Mark Paff and Cory Davis
During a natural disaster, networks often go down. This can massively impact rescue missions in some cases. The importance of network operators and the role they play in responding to unpredictable moments is something that should be highlighted.
We spoke to Verizon to see how it prepares its response to hurricanes and tornados, and find out the level of training required to support its efforts.
Episode 59 - Entering the cloud market as a new player, with Cory Hawkvelt, CTO of NexGen Cloud
With the cloud market already over-saturated, it is hard to imagine how a new company can make its mark. NexGen Cloud is seeking to do just that, with plans to build a sustainable cloud specializing in HPC and GPU infrastructure called "super cloud."
We talk about how NexGen is going to achieve this, the steps taken thus far and why the company thinks it is a solid competitor for some of
Episode 58 - Smarter energy and the future of Ireland’s power grid with Michael Phelan, GridBeyond
Sourcing adequate amounts of power to run new facilities is a problem that keeps even the most seasoned data center operators awake at night.
Many are looking at new technologies such as battery storage to help meet their power demands, but ensuring these assets operate efficiently can be a challenge.
Dublin-based GridBeyond thinks it can help by providing grid-connected battery technologies and
Episode 57 - Precision cooling and political optimism, with David Craig, Iceotope
With AI dramatically driving up density, data center cooling is getting much more interesting.
Iceotope is one of the companies exploring the most efficient and sustainable way to cool down data centers - and their solution is precision cooling. On the face of it, precision cooling resembles immersion cooling - viscous liquid? Check. Bathtub-like container? Check.
But as CEO David Craig explains
Episode 56 - Mushroom recycling with Joanne Rodriguez, Mycocycle
Mushrooms can be used to build more than just toad-stools. In this episode, Joanne Rodriguez, CEO at Mycocycle, talks about using mycelium to break down data center construction waste and make new construction materials. Listen in to this fung-guide to the future of waste management.
Episode 55 - The half-life of nuclear data centers with Chris Lohse, Idaho National Laboratory
Nuclear power may have its detractors, but amid a growing capacity crunch data center operators are becoming increasingly interested in whether atoms can provide the electrons needed to power tomorrow's high-density facilities.
In this episode, Chris Lohse of the Idaho National Laboratory, talks about the recent innovations around nuclear power, the highs and lows of recent years, and what th
Episode 54 - Industry-wide sustainability with John Booth, Carbon3IT
Sustainability needs to be applied at all levels of the data center industry, and we are not doing enough, says John Booth of Carbon3IT.
In this episode of Zero Downtime, we sit down with sustainability consultant John Booth to talk about how he got where he is in his career, and the fundamental sustainability issues that he is seeing in the data center industry.
We also talk about a past trip
Episode 53 - The UK data center market with Luisa Cardani, TechUK
Bringing the L to FLAP-D, the UK has a prominent data center market. But like all other tier-one markets, London is struggling with space and power capacity. Because of this, the UK's data center industry will have to diversify, all while meeting increasingly regimented regulations. In this episode, we talk to trade association TechUK's Luisa Cardani about what the UK's data center ind
Episode 52 - Why Oxide rebuilt the rack from scratch
Oxide Computer has been rebuilding the rack. In this podcast, CTO Bryan Cantrill tells us why.
The data center industry has been building its own infrastructure for years, with the wrong components.
Servers weren't designed to be operated in data centers, and the 1U rack unit is the wrong size, because of simple science. Part of the success of the cloud is that it takes that integration away
Episode 51 - Make way for bigger hard drives with B S Teh, CCO of Seagate
Think hard drives have hit their storage limits, and should be replaced by solid-state units? You could be wrong.
Hard drives have been holding our data for nearly 70 years since IBM created the 350, which stored something like 4 Mbyte on dozens of spinning disks in a unit the size of a washing machine.
Today's devices are orders of magnitude better on every axis including price, capacity, s
Episode 50 - The fundamentals of quantum computing with Yuval Boger, QuEra
In this episode of Zero Downtime, we break down the fundamentals of quantum computing - the different approaches out there, the challenges to bringing it into a widespread commercial reality, and the potential use cases that quantum may help with.
To help divulge this, we speak to QuEra's Yuval Boger who shares a little about the company's experience with the technology, including how we
