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The Data Center Frontier Show

Endeavor Business Media

Welcome to The Data Center Frontier Show podcast, telling the story of the data center industry and its future. Our podcast is hosted by the editors of Data Center Frontier, who are your guide to the ongoing digital transformation, explaining how next-generation technologies are changing our world, and the critical role the data center industry plays in creating this extraordinary future.

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12:24

Cooling as a Service: Rethinking the Economics of AI...

The Data Center Frontier Show ·

2026/01/29

The data center industry is changing faster than ever. Artificial intelligence, cloud expansion, and high-density workloads are driving record-breaking energy and cooling demands. But behind every megawatt of compute capacity lies an equally critical resource: water.As data halls evolve from static infrastructure to dynamic, service-driven ecosystems, cooling has emerged as one of the most powerful levers for efficiency, reliability, and sustainability. In this episode, Ecolab explores how Cooling

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29:10

Applied Digital CEO Wes Cummins

The Data Center Frontier Show ·

2026/01/27

Applied Digital CEO Wes Cummins joins Data Center Frontier Editor-in-Chief Matt Vincent to break down what it takes to build AI data centers that can keep pace with Nvidia-era infrastructure demands and actually deliver on schedule.Cummins explains Applied Digital’s “maximum flexibility” design philosophy, including higher-voltage delivery, mixed density options, and even more floor space to future-proof facilities as power and cooling requirements evolve. The conversation digs into the execution

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17:27

Why Data Centers Still Struggle With Connectivity

The Data Center Frontier Show ·

2026/01/22

In this episode of the Data Center Frontier Show, Matt Vincent is joined by Liam Weld, Head of Data Centers for Meter to discuss why connectivity for data centers is often forgotten about.

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35:16

Cadence’s Sherman Ikemoto on Digital Twins, Power...

The Data Center Frontier Show ·

2026/01/20

AI data centers are no longer just buildings full of racks. They are tightly coupled systems where power, cooling, IT, and operations all depend on each other, and where bad assumptions get expensive fast.On the latest episode of The Data Center Frontier Show, Editor-in-Chief Matt Vincent talks with Sherman Ikemoto of Cadence about what it now takes to design an “AI factory” that actually works. Ikemoto explains that data center design has always been fragmented. Servers, cooling, and power are

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23:25

Sustainable Data Centers in the Age of AI: Page Haun,...

The Data Center Frontier Show ·

2026/01/15

AI is reshaping the data center industry faster than any prior wave of demand. Power needs are rising, communities are paying closer attention, and grid timelines are stretching. On the latest episode of The Data Center Frontier Show, Page Haun of Cologix explains what sustainability really looks like in the AI era, and why it has become a core design requirement, not a side initiative.Haun describes today’s moment as a “perfect storm,” where AI-driven growth meets grid constraints, community

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18:46

From Air to Liquid at Scale: What Hyperscalers Really...

The Data Center Frontier Show ·

2026/01/07

In this episode of the Data Center Frontier Show, Matt Vincent, Editor-in-Chief of Data Center Frontier, talks to Axel Bokiba, General Manager Data Center Cooling for MOOG, about what is takes to deliver liquid cooling reliably at hyperscale.

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21:02

Databank CFO Kevin Ooley on Financing for Scale in...

The Data Center Frontier Show ·

2026/01/06

In this episode of The Data Center Frontier Show, DCF Editor in Chief Matt Vincent speaks with Kevin Ooley, CFO of DataBank, about how the operator is structuring capital to support disciplined growth amid accelerating AI and enterprise demand.Ooley explains the rationale behind DataBank’s expansion of its development credit facility from $725 million to $1.6 billion, describing it as a strong signal of lender confidence in data centers as long-duration, mission-critical real estate assets. Central

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54:57

Beyond the Blueprint: The New Realities of Data...

The Data Center Frontier Show ·

2025/12/29

DCF Trends Summit 2025 Session RecapAs the data center industry accelerates into an AI-driven expansion cycle, the fundamentals of site selection and investment are being rewritten. In this session from the Data Center Frontier Trends Summit 2025, Ed Socia of datacenterHawk moderated a discussion with Denitza Arguirova of Provident Data Centers, Karen Petersburg of PowerHouse Data Centers, Brian Winterhalter of DLA Piper, Phill Lawson-Shanks of Aligned Data Centers, and Fred Bayles of Cologix on

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62:14

AI Is the New Normal: Building the AI Factory for...

The Data Center Frontier Show ·

2025/12/19

As the data center industry enters the AI era in earnest, incremental upgrades are no longer enough. That was the central message of the Data Center Frontier Trends Summit 2025 session “AI Is the New Normal: Building the AI Factory for Power, Profit, and Scale,” where operators and infrastructure leaders made the case that AI is no longer a specialty workload; it is redefining the data center itself.Panelists described the AI factory as a new infrastructure archetype: purpose-built,

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31:23

Beyond the Core: Building Data Centers in America’s...

The Data Center Frontier Show ·

2025/12/19

This bonus episode of EC&M On Air, sponsored by Wesco, explores how the rapid growth of AI, cloud computing, and digital infrastructure is reshaping the data center market and pushing development beyond traditional core locations. Host Ellen Parson is joined by Wesco subject matter expert David Speidelsbach to examine the forces driving unprecedented demand, the strain being placed on established data center hubs, and why emerging and tertiary markets are becoming the next frontier for

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56:26

The Distributed Data Frontier: Edge, Interconnection,...

The Data Center Frontier Show ·

2025/12/17

As AI workloads push data center infrastructure in both centralized and distributed directions, the industry is rethinking where compute lives, how data moves, and who controls the networks in between. This episode captures highlights from The Distributed Data Frontier: Edge, Interconnection, and the Future of Digital Infrastructure, a panel discussion from the 2025 Data Center Frontier Trends Summit.Moderated by Scott Bergs of Dark Fiber and Infrastructure, the panel brought together leaders from

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33:52

Uptime Institute's Max Smolaks: Power, Racks, and the...

The Data Center Frontier Show ·

2025/12/16

In this episode of the Data Center Frontier Show, DCF Editor in Chief Matt Vincent speaks with Uptime Institute research analyst Max Smolaks about the infrastructure forces reshaping AI data centers from power and racks to cooling, economics, and the question of whether the boom is sustainable.Smolaks unpacks a surprising on-ramp to today’s AI buildout: former cryptocurrency mining operators that “discovered” underutilized pockets of power in nontraditional locations—and are now pivoting into AI

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56:45

Beyond the Grid: Natural Gas, Speed, and the New Data...

The Data Center Frontier Show ·

2025/12/12

In this Data Center Frontier Trends Summit 2025 session—moderated by Stu Dyer (CBRE) with panelists Aad den Elzen (Solar Turbines/Caterpillar), Creede Williams (Exigent Energy Partners), and Adam Michaelis (PointOne Data Centers)—the conversation centered on a hard truth of the AI buildout: power is now the limiting factor, and the grid isn’t keeping pace.Dyer framed how quickly the market has escalated, from “big” 48MW campuses a decade ago to today’s expectations of 500MW-to-gigawatt-scale

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15:35

ILA Facilities: The Workhorse of Fiber Transport

The Data Center Frontier Show ·

2025/12/12

In this episode, we crack open the world of ILA (In-Line Amplifier) huts, those unassuming shelters are quietly powering fiber connectivity. Like mini utility substations of the fiber world, these small, secure, and distributed facilities keep internet, voice, and data networks running reliably, especially over long distances or in developing areas. From the analog roots of signal amplification to today’s digital optical technologies, this conversation explores how ILAs are redefining long-haul

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60:38

Scaling AI: Adaptive Reuse, Power-Rich Sites, and the...

The Data Center Frontier Show ·

2025/12/10

In this panel session from the 2025 Data Center Frontier Trends Summit (Aug. 26-28) in Reston, Va., JLL’s Sean Farney moderates a high-energy panel on how the industry is fast-tracking AI capacity in a world of power constraints, grid delays, and record-low vacancy. Under the banner “Scaling AI: The Role of Adaptive Reuse and Power-Rich Sites in GPU Deployment,” the discussion dives into why U.S. colocation vacancy is hovering near 2%, how power has become the ultimate limiter on AI revenue, and

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36:04

Bridging the Data Center Power Gap: Utilities,...

The Data Center Frontier Show ·

2025/12/09

Recorded live at the 2025 Data Center Frontier Trends Summit in Reston, VA, this panel brings together leading voices from the utility, IPP, and data center worlds to tackle one of the defining issues of the AI era: power. Moderated by Buddy Rizer, Executive Director of Economic Development for Loudoun County, the session features: Jeff Barber, VP Global Data Centers, Bloom Energy Bob Kinscherf, VP National Accounts, Constellation Stan Blackwell, Director, Data Center Practice, Dominion

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57:27

AI for Good: Building for AI Workloads and Using AI...

The Data Center Frontier Show ·

2025/12/08

Live from the Data Center Frontier Trends Summit 2025 – Reston, VA In this episode, we bring you a featured panel from the Data Center Frontier Trends Summit 2025 (Aug. 26-28), sponsored by Schneider Electric. DCF Editor in Chief Matt Vincent moderates a fast-paced, highly practical conversation on what “AI for good” really looks like inside the modern data center—both in how we build for AI workloads and how we use AI to run facilities more intelligently. Expert panelists included: Steve Carlini,

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38:02

Flex on the Future of AI-Scale Data Centers:...

The Data Center Frontier Show ·

2025/12/02

On this episode of The Data Center Frontier Show, Editor in Chief Matt Vincent sits down with Rob Campbell, President of Flex Communications, Enterprise & Cloud, and Chris Butler, President of Flex Power, to unpack Flex’s bold new integrated data center platform as unveiled at the 2025 OCP Global Summit.Flex says the AI era has broken traditional data center models, pushing power, cooling, and compute to the point where they can no longer be engineered separately. Their answer is a globally

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15:41

Powering the AI Era: Inside Next-Gen Data Centers

The Data Center Frontier Show ·

2025/11/28

Artificial intelligence is completely changing how data centers are built and operated. What used to be relatively stable IT environments are now turning into massive power ecosystems. The main reason is simple — AI workloads need far more computing power, and that means far more energy.We’re already seeing a sharp rise in total power consumption across the industry, but what’s even more striking is how much power is packed into each rack. Not long ago, most racks were designed for 5 to 15

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22:17

1623 Farnam CEO Bill Severn Talks Midwest...

The Data Center Frontier Show ·

2025/11/25

In this episode of the DCF Show podcast, Data Center Frontier Editor in Chief Matt Vincent sits down with Bill Severn, CEO of 1623 Farnam, to explore how the Omaha carrier hotel is becoming a critical aggregation hub for AI, cloud, and regional edge growth. A featured speaker on The Distributed Data Frontier panel at the 2025 DCF Trends Summit, Severn frames the edge not as a location but as the convergence of eyeballs, network density, and content—a definition that underpins Farnam’s strategy and

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