DCD Zero Downtime: The Bi-Weekly Data Center Show

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DCD Zero Downtime: The Bi-Weekly Data Center Show Podcast

DCD Zero Downtime is DCD's editorially-led podcast. In each episode, our editorial team will be talking with leading members of the data center and digital infrastructure community, delving deeper into the future of the industry and its major challenges.

  1. 5 DAYS AGO

    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 disadvantage, be it because of a lack of resource, their location, or even society expectations.

    35 min

  2. AUG 22

    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 center can help to grow algae, which could in turn be used as biofuel. Linda Lescuyer, Data4’s innovation manager, joins us to explain how the project is taking shape.

    31 min

  3. AUG 8

    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 the company's recent news, including its forthcoming IC3 Super West data center.

    27 min

  4. JUL 25

    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.

    39 min

  5. JUL 15

    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 the bigger players.

    35 min

  6. JUN 27

    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 management software to data centers and other clients across a range of industries. In this episode, Michael Phelan, founder and CEO of GridBeyond, talks about the challenges and opportunities presented by the clean energy transition, and the future of Ireland’s overstretched power grid.

    26 min

  7. JUN 13

    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, it is actually a far more efficient solution. Beyond the world of liquid cooling, we talk about political optimism and how the next generation will hopefully help us all towards a greener world.

    44 min

  8. MAY 30

    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.

    34 min
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DCD Zero Downtime is DCD's editorially-led podcast. In each episode, our editorial team will be talking with leading members of the data center and digital infrastructure community, delving deeper into the future of the industry and its major challenges.

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