Infrastructure Masons | Innovation Committee | Thought Leadership

Tony Virr, Operations Director at Carbon-Z, is transitioning to new projects and programs at the end of January 2025. With extensive hands-on experience, Tony has designed, built, and operated a data center housing 100kW of immersion cooling. In this episode, Tony shares his insights, discussing the highs, lows, and challenges of working with liquid cooling. This podcast is part of our liquid cooling series, where we delve into all facets of this evolving and impactful technology.----more---- If you are interested in being featured on our Innovation Committee's podcast, please get in touch. Discover Our Incubator Programme: Are you an entrepreneur with a growing business or an innovative start-up? We're excited to announce that applications for our Incubator Programme are now open! If you're looking for support to take your venture to the next level, we want to hear from you.----more---- Contact us: Email: innovation@imasons.org Apply directly through our online Incubator Application Form. Infrastructure Masons (iMasons) is a global, non-profit, professional association of individuals connected and empowered to build a greater digital future for all. #iMasons #InfrastructureMasons #Innovation #ThoughtLeadership

Jon Summers is the Scientific Lead in Data Centers at RISE – the Research Institutes of Sweden, Jon has agreed to talk to us about the different liquid cooling technologies available, its origination, performance, and typical use cases. This podcast is part of a liquid cooling series where we explore all aspects of this growing technology. If you too want to feature on our Innovation Committee's podcast, you can either email us at innovation@imasons.org or  submit your solution by filling in the Innovation Incubator Application Form. Infrastructure Masons (iMasons) is a global, non-profit, professional association of individuals connected and empowered to build a greater digital future for all. #iMasons #InfrastructureMasons #Innovation #ThoughtLeadership

Duncan Ng is the Vice President of Solution Engineering for Vultr, a global infrastructure as a service provider delivering GPU and Cloud Computing while supporting complex compliance requirements. He has agreed to take us through the rise in density, why, how, when, and especially as a driver for liquid cooling requirements. This podcast is part of a liquid cooling series where we explore all aspects of this growing technology. If you too want to feature on our Innovation Committee's podcast, you can either email us at innovation@imasons.org or submit your solution by filling in the Innovation Incubator Application Form. Infrastructure Masons (iMasons) is a global, non-profit, professional association of individuals connected and empowered to build a greater digital future for all. #iMasons #InfrastructureMasons #Innovation #ThoughtLeadership

Obongofon Udombat is a Data Scientist and freelance project manager in the space of AI and Green Technologies - iLabs. Obongofon currently volunteers for the Google Developers Group, a non-profit organisation that supports the training of tech talents at grass roots level. He also contributes to the iMasons Innovation Committee through the liquid cooling survey and analysis of the results. Obongofon has agreed to talk with us about AI, what it is, what it can do, projects he has worked on, and the future of the technology. If you too want to feature on our Innovation Committee's podcast, you can either email us at innovation@imasons.org or  submit your solution by filling in the Innovation Incubator Application Form. Infrastructure Masons (iMasons) is a global, non-profit, professional association of individuals connected and empowered to build a greater digital future for all. #iMasons #InfrastructureMasons #Innovation #ThoughtLeadership

Dr Dina Nassar has recently published her PhD results in the effectiveness of policies, best practices and certifications on sustainability. We deep dive on the applicability of the LEED certification to data centres, what you need to be aware of, and how the results can be interpreted. If you too want to feature on our Innovation Committee's podcast, you can either email us at innovation@imasons.org or  submit your solution by filling in the Innovation Incubator Application Form. Infrastructure Masons (iMasons) is a global, non-profit, professional association of individuals connected and empowered to build a greater digital future for all. #iMasons #InfrastructureMasons #Innovation #ThoughtLeadership

Thomas Verghese, business development manager at EnerSys. Tom has agreed to talk to us about how EnerSys is staying ahead of the changes, their efforts in carbon accounting for different battery technologies, and the importance of sustainable design and production of batteries. If you too want to feature on our Innovation Committee's podcast, you can either email us at innovation@imasons.org or  submit your solution by filling in the Innovation Incubator Application Form. Infrastructure Masons (iMasons) is a global, non-profit, professional association of individuals connected and empowered to build a greater digital future for all.  #iMasons #InfrastructureMasons #Innovation #ThoughtLeadership  

Jon Summers is a Scientific Lead in Data Centers at RISE – the Research Institutes of Sweden, Adjunct Professor in Fluid Mechanics at the Luleå University of Technology in Sweden and a Visiting Professor at the Institute of Thermofluids at the University of Leeds in the UK. Jon has agreed to take us through the world of data centre research. If you too want to feature on our Innovation Committee's podcast, you can either email us at innovation@imasons.org or  submit your solution by filling in the Innovation Incubator Application Form. Infrastructure Masons (iMasons) is a global, non-profit, professional association of individuals connected and empowered to build a greater digital future for all. #iMasons #InfrastructureMasons #Innovation #ThoughtLeadership

Anke Beyer-Lout is Associate Principal at CPP Wind Engineering Consultants. Anke has degrees in meteorology and experience in using Wind Tunnels to optimise data centres. In this episode we discuss the different techniques and technologies available, the opportunities that arise from using them, and the future of this science. If you too want to feature on our Innovation Committee's podcast, you can either email us at innovation@imasons.org or  submit your solution by filling in the Innovation Incubator Application Form. Infrastructure Masons (iMasons) is a global, non-profit, professional association of individuals connected and empowered to build a greater digital future for all. #iMasons #InfrastructureMasons #Innovation #ThoughtLeadership

David G. is an Executive Consultant for Impleon. David specializes in the design and implementation of liquid cooling and heat re-use technologies. In this episode, we discuss the current drive for changing cooling methodologies, the field of possibilities, and the value of enabling both liquid cooling and heat re-use at the same time. If you too want to feature on our Innovation Committee's podcast, you can either email us at innovation@imasons.org or  submit your solution by filling in the Innovation Incubator Application Form. Infrastructure Masons (iMasons) is a global, non-profit, professional association of individuals connected and empowered to build a greater digital future for all. #iMasons #InfrastructureMasons #Innovation #ThoughtLeadership  

Rich Kenny is the managing director at InteractDC. Rich specialises in the optimisation of the IT stacks, reducing the IT server and network footprint and augmenting its throughput (calculations per watt/hour). In this episode we discuss the new legislation that is impacting the IT environment, the metrics, and their intended impact. Rich explains how this might have an effect on the efficiency of the facility, and what can be done to further improve the facility. If you too want to feature on our Innovation Committee's podcast, you can either email us at innovation@imasons.org or  submit your solution by filling in the Innovation Incubator Application Form. Infrastructure Masons (iMasons) is a global, non-profit, professional association of individuals connected and empowered to build a greater digital future for all. #iMasons #InfrastructureMasons #Innovation #ThoughtLeadership