Data Center Revolution
Kirk Offel
The purpose of the Data Center Revolution Podcast is to create a meaningful connection with a sophisticated audience that is starved to learn more about the people leading innovation in our industry.
We invite you to join the DCR podcast, a long form conversation hosted by Kirk Offel, with some of the data center industry’s luminaries.
Every industry has "All Stars" and the data center industry is no different. Our goal with the Data Center Revolution podcast is to deep dive with these celebrities to uncover what inspires them to transform the data center industry.
We invite you to join the DCR podcast, a long form conversation hosted by Kirk Offel, with some of the data center industry’s luminaries.
Every industry has "All Stars" and the data center industry is no different. Our goal with the Data Center Revolution podcast is to deep dive with these celebrities to uncover what inspires them to transform the data center industry.
Episodes
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Nov 20, 2023 • 45min
Ep 69: Jesse Takes on The Human Reset - Part One
Kirk sits down with Jesse Sargent, President of Delivery at Overwatch, to talk to him about taking on The Human Reset, who and what have inspired him, and what he hopes to achieve through this journey.
Nov 9, 2023 • 1h 41min
Ep 68: Veterans Make Your Business Stronger
In honor of Veterans Day, Kirk is joined by his fellow military veterans from Overwatch to share some stories from their time in service and to appeal to businesses to hire more veterans.
Nov 8, 2023 • 49min
Ep 67: Redefining The Data Center Culture
Kirk is joined by his team at Overwatch in a roundtable discussion on how they are working to redefine the industry culture.
Nov 1, 2023 • 58min
Ep 66: The Data Center Wild West
Kirk is joined by his team at Overwatch in a roundtable discussion on how the industry is changing and exciting develeopments on the horizon.
Oct 26, 2023 • 38min
Ep 65: The Unstoppable Growth of the Industry
Rob Coyle and Dirk Van Slyke from the Open Compute Project discuss the impact of AI on data center demand. They highlight the need for a balanced approach to technology reliance and address challenges from AI and quantum computing. The podcast explores the hidden power and water demands of AI in data centers, as well as the future growth of AI and cloud computing industry.
Oct 19, 2023 • 51min
Ep 64: The Open Compute Project
Kirk sits down with Rob Coyle and Dirk Van Slyke of the Open Compute Project to discuss the origins of the OCP and what they are doing to drive change in the future.
Oct 12, 2023 • 45min
Ep 63: Data Center Growth South of the Border with Freddy Padilla & Alejandro Cantu Sepulveda
Alejandro Cantu Sepulveda (COO at Layer 9) & Freddy Padilla (Engineering Director at Page) join guest host Anthony Garcia (President of Hyperscale at Overwatch) to discuss their data center careers and the growth and opportunity happening in Latin America.
Oct 5, 2023 • 1h 2min
Ep 62: Hispanic Heritage with Freddy Padilla & Alejandro Cantu Sepulveda
Alejandro Cantu Sepulveda (COO at Layer 9) & Freddy Padilla (Engineering Director at Page) join guest host Anthony Garcia (President of Hyperscale at Overwatch) to discuss their childhoods, their Hispanic heritage, and how they discovered their path to the data center world.
Sep 28, 2023 • 36min
Ep 61: Making the Opportunities with Jen Reininger
Kirk continues his conversation with Jen Reininger, Senior Development Manager at Yondr, discussing exciting developments at Yonder, raising strong confident women, and what lies ahead.
Sep 21, 2023 • 37min
Ep 60: It Takes Grit with Jen Reininger
Jen Reininger, Senior Development Manager at Yondr joins Kirk to discuss growing up in Cincinnati, Ohio, her path towards the data center world, and finding that work life balance.
