Data Centre Uncut

Data Centre Magazine

How do you architect and execute a gigawatt-scale infrastructure strategy to support an AI-driven future? Data Centre Uncut, from Data Centre Magazine, finds out every week. Through honest and insightful conversations with global heads of infrastructure and data centre leaders, we explore the high-stakes decisions reshaping international data centre development. Our guests discuss the full spectrum of digital infrastructure from liquid cooling and high-density power availability to sustainability mandates, construction and colocation market dynamics. More at www.datacentremagazine.com

Episodes

  1. 5 days ago

    Episode 11: Can Liquid Cooling Keep Pace With AI?

    AI is driving unprecedented demand for computing power, creating new challenges for data centre operators tasked with managing increasingly dense infrastructure. As thermal limitations become a critical constraint, liquid cooling is moving from an emerging technology to a key consideration for the next generation of data centres. In Episode 11 of Data Centre Uncut, Aida Elbouanani, Business Development Director for Middle East, Turkey and Africa at Castrol, explores how thermal management is evolving to support AI infrastructure. Drawing on her technical and commercial experience, Aida discusses Castrol’s move into data centre cooling, the role of direct-to-chip and immersion technologies and why industry collaboration is essential for scaling deployment.

  2. 14 Aug

    Ep. 10 | Who Controls the Data Centre Narrative?

    Data centres have moved from operating quietly in the background to becoming a near-daily topic across mainstream media. As AI drives investment and infrastructure growth, the industry is facing greater scrutiny around energy, water, development and its impact on local communities. In Episode 10 of Data Centre Uncut, Giuseppe Caltabiano, VP of Marketing at AVK, explores why the data centre industry needs to take greater control of its public narrative. Drawing on more than 20 years of experience across energy, financial services, software, data centres and AI infrastructure, Giuseppe discusses the role marketers can play in explaining a complex industry to a much wider audience. From building a collective industry voice and addressing genuine public concerns to giving senior marketers a seat at the decision-making table, Giuseppe explores what needs to change as data centres become increasingly visible

  3. 7 Aug

    Ep. 9 | Why the AI Boom Needs More Than Power

    On Episode 9 of the Data Centre Podcast join Tricia Arneson, founding member and Chief Operating Officer of Montera Infrastructure, for a wide-ranging conversation on AI, infrastructure development, operations, skills and the future of the data centre industry. Montera Infrastructure had an unusual opportunity when it launched: it could build its technology, processes and systems from the ground up without legacy technical debt. For Tricia, one of the most exciting aspects of the data centre industry is its position at the centre of technological change. AI may dominate today's conversation, but data centres also support the wider digital services people depend on every day, from connected devices and email to autonomous vehicles and cloud applications. Tricia believes organisations should therefore look beyond implementing AI as a standalone tool and consider how it can support broader business transformation, workflows and processes.

  4. 31 Jul

    Ep. 8 | Can the Grid Keep Up With AI?

    AI is transforming digital infrastructure faster than ever before, but the biggest challenge isn't compute, it's power. As hyperscalers race to deploy AI at unprecedented scale, the energy sector is under pressure to deliver reliable, sustainable power faster than the grid was ever designed to accommodate. In this episode of the Data Centre Podcast, host Ella Wilkinson speaks with Ishan Jaithwa, VP of Data Centres & Utilities at Cypress Creek Renewables, about the future of AI infrastructure, grid capacity, renewable energy and why collaboration across the entire ecosystem will determine who succeeds in the AI era.

  5. 24 Jul

    Ep.7 | Are You and Your Team Really Designing for An AI-Driven Future?

    AI is reshaping the data centre industry at a pace few could have predicted. As power demands soar and deployment timelines shrink, operators face a new challenge: how do you build the infrastructure of tomorrow while planning for a future that keeps changing? In this episode of the Data Centre Podcast, host Ella Wilkinson sits down with Chris Coward, COO of BCS Consulting, to discuss how the industry is adapting to the AI era. Drawing on more than 15 years in the sector, Chris shares his perspective on designing for uncertainty, accelerating delivery, developing talent and changing perceptions of data centres as critical national infrastructure.

  6. 17 Jul

    Ep. 6 | Is Your Data Centre Infrastructure Really Ready for AI?

    Is your data centre power infrastructure ready for AI, or just for today's workloads? Gerrit Barnard, Director of Sales EMEA at C&D Technologies, joins guest host Matt High to discuss how AI is transforming power requirements, why resilience now spans entire infrastructure ecosystems rather than individual sites, and why designing for uncertainty is the only future-proof strategy. Get set for a grounded, technical conversation about what operators need to prioritise now.

  7. 10 Jul

    Episode 5 | Liquid Cooling at Scale with Castrol's Nick Barrett

    Liquid cooling has moved past the pilot stage, but does the rest of the industry understand what it's maintaining? In this episode, host Ben Craske sits down with Nick Barrett, Data Centre OEM Liaison EMEA at Castrol, to discuss thermal management, liquid cooling deployment and scaling high-density AI infrastructure. Nick explains why education is as critical as engineering, why cooling fluids need planning from day one and what megawatt racks mean for the future of data centre design.

  8. 3 Jul

    Ep.4 | How to Solve the Data Centre Talent Challenge, with Charlotte Berry-Selwood

    Does the data centre industry have a talent problem, and has it been casting its net widely enough to solve it? Charlotte Berry-Selwood, Chief Delivery Officer at AVK and co-founder of the Forum for Women in Data Centres, joins host Ella Wilkinson to discuss engineering leadership, diversity as a commercial strategy and what it will take to attract the next generation into digital infrastructure. Settle down for a direct, honest and engaging conversation about building a career in a male-dominated industry

  9. 26 Jun

    Episode 3 | Richard Wilkinson on AI, Sovereignty and Data Centre Strategy

    What does it take to keep the world's most critical digital infrastructure running every single day? Richard Wilkinson, Chief Technologist at DXC, joins Data Centre Podcast host Ella Wilkinson to discuss AI at scale, the return of digital sovereignty and why the industry should think carefully before standardising too soon. Richard oversees infrastructure strategy across 120 to 130 data centre locations in Europe, supporting some of the world's most regulated organisations like banks, airlines insurers and defence companies, where downtime simply isn't an option.

  10. 12 Jun

    Episode 2 | AI, Power and the Future of Data Centres, with Stephen Bowes-Phipps

    The AI boom is driving a global data centre building frenzy. But is anyone stopping to ask why? In this episode of the Data Centre Podcast, recorded at Data Centre LIVE: The London Summit, host Ella Wilkinson sits down with Stephen Bowes-Phipps, Vice President of Global Data Centre Processes and Risk at State Street Bank.  With decades of experience across the industry, Stephen makes a compelling case that the sector is so focused on solving engineering problems that it's ignoring the bigger questions around economics, technology disruption and genuine sustainability.  From photonics and glass-based inferencing threatening to make today's GPU-hungry infrastructure obsolete, to the uncomfortable truth about carbon offsets and waste heat opportunity, this is a must-listen for anyone invested in where the data centre industry is really heading.

  11. 5 Jun

    Episode 1 | Data Centre Podcast: Powering Europe’s Digital Future with Michael Winterson

    In this episode of The Data Centre Podcast, Ella Wilkinson sits down with Michael Winterson, Secretary General of the European Data Centre Association (EUDCA). With nearly three decades of tech and infrastructure experience, Michael pulls back the curtain on the massive friction between European policymakers’ bold digital ambitions and the stark reality of the continent's power constraints.

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How do you architect and execute a gigawatt-scale infrastructure strategy to support an AI-driven future? Data Centre Uncut, from Data Centre Magazine, finds out every week. Through honest and insightful conversations with global heads of infrastructure and data centre leaders, we explore the high-stakes decisions reshaping international data centre development. Our guests discuss the full spectrum of digital infrastructure from liquid cooling and high-density power availability to sustainability mandates, construction and colocation market dynamics. More at www.datacentremagazine.com

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    Data Centre Magazine
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    11
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