DCD Zero Downtime: The Bi-Weekly Data Center Show

Bryan Cantrill, CTO of Oxide Computer, explains why the industry has been using the wrong components in data centers. The cloud's success is due to its easily consumed virtual servers, but it comes with costs. Cantrill discusses the need for an elastic infrastructure on-premise and why his team had to rebuild almost everything to deliver it.

Discover how hard drives are evolving with new technologies like heat-assisted magnetic recording, potentially doubling their capacity. Learn from Seagate's CCO about the impact on data center operations and the future of storage technology.

Yuval Boger from QuEra discusses the fundamentals of quantum computing, exploring different approaches, challenges to commercializing it, and potential use cases. Topics include quantum computing methods, practical applications in various industries, data encryption implications, and future integration in data centers.

Mark de Jong, CDN Alliance representative, discusses the evolution of CDNs, the players in the CDN field, the potential for sustainability as a distinguishing factor, the emergence of edge networks, CDN complexity, privacy concerns, working groups, and priorities in the CDN space.

Venessa Moffatt, an expert in regulations and energy efficiency, discusses the impact of regional regulations on data centers, focusing on Amsterdam. They explore variations in legislation, the challenges of measuring PUE, waste heat reuse, and the need for collaboration between data centers and local authorities.

Yuval Bachar, an expert in building off-grid, hydrogen-powered data centers, discusses his latest project of building a 1MW capacity data center fed by hydrogen. He highlights the benefits of off-grid data centers including quick construction, no long waits for power distribution, and no struggles with diesel permits. The podcast covers topics such as sustainable construction using 3D printing, heat generation and reuse in microgrids and data centers, potential uses for clean water generated by the data center, converting existing buildings into data centers, and the transformation of a storage warehouse into a green data center.

Ever wonder what it would be like to be a CEO at a telecom company in a country that is at war?That’s been the reality on a couple of occasions for Ineke Botter, who has headed telecom companies in Kosovo and Lebanon. Her career has taken across Europe and beyond, spanning more than 30 years. She’s even worked in the data center industry too. Listen to find out more about Ineke’s incredible journey into telecoms.

Neal Kalita discusses obstacles facing data center construction in Europe, including erratic power availability and the need for renewable energy. The conversation explores the power impact of AI, energy usage of crypto mining, and the mindset shift in the data center industry towards sustainability. Also discussed are the importance of smart grids and regulations for sustainable infrastructures.

Tony Grayson of Compass Datacenters discusses the future of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) in data centers and their role in sustainable energy. The podcast covers the evolution of nuclear power, comparing deaths and radiation levels from nuclear energy vs. fossil fuels, benefits and concerns surrounding nuclear data centers, safety measures and advancements in nuclear reactors, the move towards data-centric communities, zoning for nuclear plants, and the potential of small reactors in data centers.

Alex de Vries, an expert in energy use and AI from Digiconomist, discusses the rapid growth of AI's power consumption, comparing it to the trajectory of Bitcoin. The podcast explores the estimation of AI consumption through tracking GPU production. It also touches on the challenges of measuring power requirements, the dominance of NVIDIA chips in the AI market, and the potential environmental impact of discarded GPUs. The podcast emphasizes the energy-intensive nature of AI, questions feasibility, and suggests the need for regulatory considerations.