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Sep 12, 2023 • 24min

Cyxtera Field CTO Holland Barry Addresses Cloud, AI, Hybrid IT Demands

Data Center Frontier editors Matt Vincent and David Chernicoff recently caught up with Cyxtera's Field CTO Holland Barry on the occasion of Cyxtera and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) announcing a new collaboration to help simplify customers' hybrid IT strategies. Cyxtera is now leveraging HPE's GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform to support an enterprise bare metal platform. The podcast discussion extends to how Cyxtera is presently focused on supporting AI workloads in data centers and collaborating with HPE to offer a multi-hybrid cloud strategy. Barry revealed during the podcast that Cyxtera already supports 70 kilowatt racks in 18 markets, and is discussing expanded deployments with its customers and partners. Barry added that many present customers are considering moving to private cloud platforms, due to rising public cloud costs and unexpected fees. Barry said, "My function here at Cyxtera deals largely with the technologies that we both implement internally and also that we deploy within the data centers themselves to make sure that experience of being in the data center colo facility is seamless, feels as much like cloud as it can in terms of the provisioning of services, how we bill for things, things like that." He added, "Generally speaking, I'm a technologist at heart and I just want to make sure that what we're building is what's useful for the market to consume." Here's a list of key points discussed on the podcast: 2:01 - Barry talks about Cyxtera's vision for supporting AI workloads in data centers, including cooling technologies, network speed, power designs, and accommodating adjacencies with edge and public cloud platforms. 4:18 - DCF's Chernicoff asks if Cyxtera will offer 70 kilowatt racks a la Digital Realty. Barry explains that Cyxtera already supports this capacity in 18 of its markets, and is in active discussions with customers and partners over an expansion. 5:40 - Barry discusses how Cyxtera's collaboration with HPE addresses rising cloud costs and furthers a multi-hybrid cloud strategy, including Cyxtera's new enterprise bare metal platform and options for opex financing models. 7:53 - Use cases for customers moving to the HPE GreenLake solution via Cyxtera are discussed, including repatriating cloud workloads and tech refreshes. 15:03 - Asked about the convergence of cloud and hybrid IT strategies, Barry says that Cyxtera views themselves as part of such transformations and says the provider is up front with its customers about what workloads are best suited for their platform. The trend of recalibrating workloads from the public cloud to data centers for better cost management is also discussed. 18:22 - Barry expounds on how egress fees and other unexpected costs can lead to a "death by 1000 cuts" situation for public cloud users, driving them to consider private cloud options 19:57 - Barry observes that many customers are realizing the costs of the public cloud and considering moving to a private cloud solution, and emphasizes the importance of Cyxtera making this transition as easy as possible through technology choices and partnerships. 21:57 - Barry comments on the new Cyxtera partnership with HPE in the context of providing choices and solutions to make moving customer workloads to their venue as easy as possible, with the goal of building a multi-hybrid cloud reality in the future. Background on Cyxtera Cyxtera Technologies operates a global network of 60 data centers, supports 2,300 customers, and had $746 million in revenue in 2022. The company was formed in 2016 when Medina Capital, led by former Terremark CEO Manuel Medina, teamed with investors including BC Partners to buy the data center portfolio of CenturyLink for $2.15 billion. It was at that time one of several data center players seeking to build a colocation business atop a portfolio of data centers spun off by telecom companies. This April, Data Center Frontier's Rich Miller reported that Cyxtera Technologies was reportedly fielding interest from suitors as it sought to reduce its debt load. Data Center Dynamics at that time shared that Cyxtera was exploring options for a sale or capital raise, citing a Bloomberg story that said private equity suitors were studying the company's operations. Shares of Cyxtera had fallen sharply in value during that timeframe and were trading at 31 cents a share at one point, giving the company a market capitalization of about $55 million, a far cry from the $3.4 billion valuation placed on the company when it went public in 2021 through a merger with Starboard Value Acquisition Corp. In May, as shares of Cyxtera fell to new lows, DCF reported lenders for the company said they would provide the colocation provider with $50 million in new funding, allowing it more time to arrange a sale or line up new capital. In June, the colocation provider filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. After working for months to find a buyer or reduce its debt load, the company decided it would now restructure through a pre-packaged bankruptcy. The Chapter 11 filing was part of an arrangement with its lenders, who retained the right to gain a controlling equity interest in the company under terms of a restructuring agreement. At the time of the bankruptcy filing, some of the company's lenders committed to provide $200 million in financing to enable Cyxtera to continue operating as it restructures. "Cyxtera expects to use the Chapter 11 process to strengthen the company's financial position, meaningfully deleverage its balance sheet and facilitate the business’s long-term success," the company said in a press release." More details have been made available on Cyxtera's restructuring web site. Cyxtera subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Germany and Singapore are not included in the bankruptcy case, which was filed in New Jersey. Dgtl Infra's Mary Zhang has done significant recent reporting over the summer on the story of Cyxtera's existing lease rejections in wake of the bankruptcy filing, as well as charting the company's timeline extension for its bankruptcy-led sale process into late September. In his June reporting on Cyxtera's bankruptcy filing, DCF's Miller noted that: "Since Cyxtera leases many of its data centers, Cyxtera's Chapter 11 filing creates a potential challenge for its landlords. Cyxtera leases space in 15 facilities operated by Digital Realty, representing $61.5 million in annual revenue, or about 1.7 percent of Digital's annual revenue. It also leases space in 6 data centers owned by Digital Core REIT, a Singapore-based public company sponsored by Digital Realty. That includes two sites in Los Angeles, three in Silicon Valley and one in Frankfurt. The $16.3 million in annual rent from Cyxtera represents 22.3 percent of revenue for Digital Core REIT. A bankruptcy filing provides debtors with the opportunity to reject leases to reduce their real estate costs. In its press release, Cyxtera noted that it "is continuing to evaluate its data center footprint, consistent with its commitment to optimizing operations." An August report from Bloomberg stated that Cyxtera had drawn interest for its assets from multiple parties, including Brookfield Infrastructure Partners and Digital Realty Trust Inc., according to people with knowledge of the situation. as reported by Bloomberg's Reshmi Basu. In a recent email to this editor regarding Cyxtera, DCF's Miller opined further: "The key questions for Cyxtera are really all about the bankruptcy outcome, and where that stands. The future could be very different for Cyxtera depending who the winning bidder is and whether they would reject leases. For example, Digital Realty is reported to be one of the bidders. That makes sense, as Cyxtera leases 12 facilities from them and DLR has a vested interest in protecting that income. But if Digital wins the auction, do they keep leasing space in Cyxtera’s many non-Digital sites? Or do they reject those leases and consolidate? The auction winner will guide future strategy for Cyxtera. And it could be very different if it’s a private equity firm vs. a strategic buyer like Digital Realty." On August 7, concurrent with its business update for Q2, Cyxtera announced that it had reached a key milestone in its Chapter 11 process by filing a proposed plan of reorganization with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey, and said it had reached an agreement with its lenders to optimize the company's capital structure and reduce its pre-filing funded debt by more than $950 million. In its Q2 update, the company said it had delivered solid growth in total revenue, recurring revenue, core revenue and transaction adjusted EBITDA. Cyxtera's August 7 press release added that negotiations around the company's sale alternative remained active. According to a press release, the proposed reorganization plan is supported by certain of Cyxtera’s lenders who collectively hold over two-thirds of the company’s outstanding first lien debt, and are parties to Cyxtera’s previously announced restructuring support agreement. The company said the proposed plan provides flexibility for the company to pursue a balance sheet recapitalization or a sale of the business. Cyxtera noted that if the plan is approved and a recapitalization is consummated, the lenders have committed to support a holistic restructuring of the company’s balance sheet. Such a restructuring would eliminate more than $950 million of Cyxtera’s pre-filing debt and provide the company with enhanced financial flexibility to invest in its business for the benefit of its customers and partners. For Q2 of 2023, Cyxtera said its total revenue increased by $14.9 million, or 8.1% YoY, to $199.0 million in the second quarter of 2023. On a constant currency basis, the company's total revenue increased by $15.1 million, or 8.2% YoY. Recurring revenue increased by $15.8 million, or 9.1% YoY, to $190.0 million in the second quarter. Cyxtera added that its core revenue increased by $17.4 million, or 10.3% YoY, to $186.2 million in the second quarter. Finally, the company said its transaction Adjusted EBITDA increased by $6.4 million, or 10.7%, to $66.4 million and increased by $6.5 million, or 10.9% YoY, on a constant currency basis, in the second quarter. Carlos Sagasta, Cyxtera’s Chief Financial Officer, said, “We are pleased to have delivered another quarter of solid growth across the business, underscoring the strength of our offering and the value we create for our global customers. We expect to continue building on this momentum as we successfully complete the process to strengthen our financial position for the long term.” The press release added that in either a recapitalization or sale scenario, the company remains on track to emerge from the court-supervised process no later than the fall of this year. The company said it had received multiple qualified bids to date. Final bids from interested parties in the sale process were originally due on August 18, a deadline which came and went. An auction slated for August 30 was also cancelled. Nelson Fonseca, Cyxtera’s Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We continue to make important progress in our court-supervised process, while demonstrating solid performance across our business. Filing this plan with the support of our lenders provides us a path to emerge in a significantly stronger financial position.” Here are links to some recent DCF articles on Cyxtera: Colocation Provider Cyxtera Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Cyxtera Gets $50 Million Funding, More Time to Seek a Buyer As Stock Price Slumps, Cyxtera Reportedly Mulling Capital Raise or Sale Cyxtera Goes Public as Starboard SPAC Acquisition Closes Cyxtera to Go Public Through $3.4 Billion Merger With Starboard SPAC
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Aug 29, 2023 • 32min

Liquid Cooling Technology Implications for AI-Era Data Center Designs

Recognizing how data center liquid cooling technology has taken the spotlight this year, in this episode of the Data Center Frontier Show podcast, DCF Editor in Chief Matt Vincent sits down with Mark Fenton, Sr. Product Marketing Manager for Cadence Design Systems; and Mark Seymour, Distinguished Engineer with Cadence and co-founder and CEO of Future Facilities, Ltd., a company specializing in digital twin technology for data centers, whom Cadence acquired in July of 2022. The discussion unpacks some of the implications of the rise data center liquid cooling technology for data center designs in the era of AI, as proclaimed earlier this month in the pages of VentureBeat. Here's a timeline of points discussed on the podcast: 1:06 - Transitioning to the "AI Era" of Data Centers? 2:06 - The Cloud and AI Are Absolutely Symbiotic 3:40 - Liquid Cooling Customers: Traditional vs. Now 5:43 - The Beauty of Direct Liquid to Chip Technologies 7:07 - The Issue with Rack Retrofits 8:17 - Timing of Liquid Cooling Imperatives for Data Center Design 11:02 - Cost Considerations for Liquid Cooling: Is PUE a Bad Premise? 13:13 - How Data Center Design Tools are Accounting for Liquid Cooling Technologies 14:40 - Digital Twins for Air Cooled vs. Liquid Cooling Data Centers 16:30 - Liquid Cooling Doesn't Stop Inside the White Space 17:31 - How Liquid Cooling Improves Sustainability and ESG for Data Centers 18:46 - Liquid Cooling Can Potentially Produce Higher-Quality Waste Heat 20:18 - The Holistic Efficiencies of Data Center Liquid Cooling 22:29 - From Opportunities to Challenges 23:32 - Data Centers Love a Silver Bullet 25:34 - Evolution of Data Center Liquid Cooling Designs 26:21 - The Problem Is Power Densities are Rising 27:36 - Drawing Distinctions for Immersion Cooling 29:35 - Immersion Cooling Maintenance Questions Here are links to some recent DCF articles on data center liquid cooling technology: Investors Are Warming Up to Liquid Cooling Liquid Cooling Is In Your Future. Are You Ready? How to Get Started on Your Immersion Cooling Journey Direct Liquid Cooling - The Ultimate Guide for Data Centers Liquid Cooling: Going Beyond Water Four Factors to Consider When Selecting the Right Glycol-Based Fluid for Liquid Cooling Why Liquid Cooling is Critical for Your Data Center's Future
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Aug 15, 2023 • 21min

When Data Center Diesel Backup Generators Make the News

Premised on DCF's recent article series centered on data center diesel backup generator technology, the latest episode of the Data Center Frontier Show podcast finds site editors Matt Vincent and David Chernicoff recounting how Aligned Data Centers' Quantum Loophole campus was recently called out by the State of Maryland over a permitting snag in a contentiously approved plan for construction of 168 data center diesel generators, amounting to over 500 MW of backup power generation. Data centers like Aligned's Quantum Loophole campus, which is being raised on the site of a former aluminum smelting plant, seek to do in Maryland what so many others are doing next door in Northern Virginia. Maryland does want the data center business, but isn't having it without certain qualifications to be met in the form of the state's Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) licensing process. As recorded by DCD, in wake of the permitting snag, Maryland officials have wondered aloud about clean energy alternatives, even to the point of expressing incredulity that use of carbon-emitting technology is even on the table -- especially given certain outside realities, not least being Aligned's use of microgrid power in its Plano, Texas data center. Chernicoff and Vincent sidle up to the conclusion that a modular, incremental technology approach allows for a mosaic of available data center backup power generation solutions including diesel to be used, which the overall industry currently requires. Chernicoff also notes how Tier 4 standards for data center diesel power have gotten significantly cleaner after two decades of refinement. Here’s a timeline of points discussed on the podcast: 1:05 - The Issue with Aligned Data Centers' Quantum Loophole Campus In Maryland 2:00 - Diesel and Maryland Are At Loggerheads 4:00 - If Someplace Ever Screamed Out for a Microgrid ... 5:20 - Perceptions of Diesel Power 6:00 - Cleaner Generators and Backup Power Runtime Realities 6:42 - The 3 Big Players in the Data Center Diesel Generators 7:14 - Competitive Advantages of No-Load Maintenance 8:20 - Alternatives to Diesel: Microgrid, Battery Backup, SMR, and Biodiesel Technologies 9:44 - A Catch-22 Situation for Data Centers 10:41 - Bits and Pieces of Technology 10:59 - The Benefit of Building from a Clean Slate 11:29 - Building an Entire Data Center Campus, You Expect To Be There For a Decade or Three 12:00 - Could a Microgrid Ever Furnish On-Demand Gigawatt Power? 12:27 - Enclosures for Diesel Backup Power Generators 13:21 - Quality of Support a Huge Competitive Factor 14:17 - The Scoop on Supply Chain 15:15 - Diesel Generator Sizing Concerns 16:01 - Overprovisioning for Backup Power Is an Issue 17:10 - Where Diesel Power Generation Meets Sustainability 18:08 - A Stepping Stone to Other Backup Power Solutions? Here are links to some recent DCF articles on backup power for data centers: Top-Level Issues to Consider When Selecting Backup Generator Technology Sustainability Advantages of HVO Fuel for Diesel Generators Virginia Ends Effort to Shift Data Centers to Generators in Grid Alerts New Technology and Practices Improve the Environmental Performance of Diesel Generators Beyond Diesel: Sustainable Onsite Power for Data Centers Microsoft Plans to Stop Using Diesel Generators by 2030 Google Looks to Batteries as Replacement for Diesel Generators Rethinking the Data Center: Hydrogen Backup is Latest Microsoft Moonshot
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Jul 28, 2023 • 28min

History and Reach of Edge Data Centers

According to a recent State of the Edge report, global capital expenditure on IT equipment for edge infrastructure is projected to grow to $104 billion by 2028. Moreover, recent IDC research forecasts worldwide spending on edge computing platforms to reach nearly $274 billion by 2025. As AFL executives in a related DCF 'Voices of the Industry' essay from earlier this year explained further, "Edge data centers are key to unleashing advanced use cases resulting in new user experiences and new business opportunities." As recently as last month, a market brief from JLL unpacked just why smaller data centers are taking off, as AI, 5G and hybrid work fuel an exponential expansion of edge computing footprints. As noted by the brief, "Hyperscale centers are usually located in cities and can typically house 10,000 racks with a capacity in excess of 80 MW. Edge data centers by comparison, have a smaller capacity between 500 kilowatts to 2 MW and, as the name suggests, are located on the outer edge of networks. They bring computing capability geographically closer to those users situated further away from the heart of the cloud." “These assets are increasingly important to the architecture of computing networks, thanks to the continued adoption of IoT devices and now the rise of generative AI applications, and machine learning,” added Tom Glover, JLL Head of EMEA Data Center Transactions. For its part, PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwC) recently noted that "the global market for edge data centers is expected to nearly triple to $13.5 billion in 2024 from $4 billion in 2017, thanks to the potential for these smaller, locally located data centers to reduce latency, overcome intermittent connections and store and compute data close to the end user." PwC's edge data center examination cautioned, "However, the right timing and strategy for moving data centers (and related services) to the edge will be different for each organization, depending on the conditions, environment and business opportunities in its marketplace." So even a just a cursory reading of the business and technology prospects for edge data centers told DCF's editors that it was time for a podcast discussion probing the history and reach of this most evergreen (yet paradoxically sometimes elusive) technology topic for our industry. Here's a summary points discussed by of DCF editors Matt Vincent and David Chernicoff in today's podcast. 1:01 - Framing the topic with a Bill Kleyman quote. 2:06 - Comparing and contrasting the "original" or "local" edge vs. the hyperscale version. 3:33 - How a lot of edge data centers have come out of the CDN model. 4:23 - From Google and AWS to Akamai, Cloudflare and Rackspace. 6:46 - Optimizing delivery at the edge to challenge the hyperscalers for business. 7:45 - Blending edge computing and edge data centers to move data around as little as possible. 9:11 - 5G and telco: The 'red-headed stepchild' of the edge data center? 9:43 - "If you think about it, every cell tower you see has a data center attached to it." 11:32 - Many major CSPs didn't expect the kind of usage their cell towers are getting. 12:35 - On self-driving cars and autonomous vehicles as competitive edge use-cases. 14:26 - Leveraging 5G, actual connectivity, and localized data centers. 15:17 - How latency and bandwidth have become huge issues in gaining a business advantage. 15:34 - Edge permutations redux. 16:47 - "You just had to work AI into the conversation, didn't you?" 17:50 - When data center-quality analytics live in the trunk of a vehicle. 18:25 - Qualcomm: "Wherever a phone is, that's the edge." 19:21 - "Think of the issues involved. The backhaul, the latency, the security of that data moving across that much fiber." 20:15 - Latency Makes People Go Away 21:31 - "There's certainly a lot more edge-type data centers being built than giant hyperscale data centers." 22:03 - What have supply chain issues done to these smaller data center builds? 22:40 - How edge data center development may depend on what the market does. 23:12 - Engineering the industrial vs. the suburban edge in rural areas. 26:10 - Closing thoughts: "What's old is new again...The first point of contact is the edge." Here are links to some recent DCF stories on edge data centers: Akamai Bets on Bringing Cloud In Closer with 5 New Data Center Sites Getting Closer to the Edge: Data Centers Move Closer to Consumption Roundtable: Growth Seen Across Many Flavors of Edge Computing Data Center Insights: Phillip Marangella of EdgeConneX Tower Operators Step Up the Pace of Their Edge Deployments Let Form Follow Function at the Edge
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Jul 18, 2023 • 28min

Notes on Cooling and the Future of Power

The latest episode of the Data Center Frontier Show podcast begins with the site's editors Matt Vincent and David Chernicoff  commemorating the "hand off" of show hosting duties from DCF founder and Editor at Large Rich Miller. As duly noted, this transition of course occurs amid another terrifying, annually recurring "hottest year on record" for planet Earth. The discussion between editors unfolds to focus on two areas wherein David has done significant reporting this year, based on a wealth of accumulated industry knowledge: data center cooling and the future of power for data centers. Tune in to hear the editors unsuccessfully attempt to bypass the topic of A.I. for even just three minutes... Here’s a timeline of points Matt and David discuss on the podcast: 0:00 - Podcast Hand-Off Notes: 'Oh Captain, My Captain' 1:17 - Hello to David Chernicoff in the Hottest Year on Record (Again) 2:03 - Cooling and the Future of Power (and the Impact of AI)  2:55 - "Whatever space you give it, it will fill." 3:08 - Doing the math for a tray of NVIDIA H100 processors.  4:02 - 10 kW isn't high-density anymore (and DoE's COOLERCHIPS program knows it). 5:02 - Becoming better corporate citizens of the world (or at least Northern Va.) 6:40 - Notes on CO2 Cooling and Liquid Cooling  7:21 - Replacing HFCs for Less GHGs 9:26 - Liquid Cooling: A Whole Different Ball of Wax 10:44 - Devil's Advocate: Water-based Cooling 13:14 - Incremental Cooling Processes and the Real World 14:17 - "Musk bought 10,000 H100 CPUs..." 15:04 - Cooling in the Hybrid Cloud Environment 16:02 - Data Centers, the Utility Crunch and Nuclear Power 18:01 - The Main Issue is the Grid Itself 19:21 - The Building of New Substations Has to Occur 20:31 - "Is AI the straw that breaks the camel's back?" 23:02 - Implications for Edge Data Centers 24:53 - The Next Hurdle for AI: The Speed of Interconnection
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Jun 20, 2023 • 29min

What AI Will Mean for the Data Center Industry

Host Rich Miller chats with DCF Senior Editor David Chernicoff about the implications of AI on the data center industry. Topics include trends in hardware development, the disruptive nature of AI, opportunities for colocations and OEMs, and societal impacts of generative AI. They also explore the challenges of regulating AI technology within ethical boundaries.
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May 4, 2023 • 56min

The State of the Data Center 2023 with Bill Kleyman

DCF Show host Rich Miller chats with Bill Kleyman, a long-time contributor to Data Center Frontier and one of the keynote speakers at the upcoming Data Center World 2023, where he will share insights from the AFCOM State of the Data Center 2023 industry survey. Bill and Rich dive deep into all the hot topics - including the rise of AI, rising rack density, the cloud  capacity crunch and supply chain and nuclear-powered data centers. It's a fun and interesting discussion.  Here’s a timeline of topics Bill and Rich discuss on the podcast: 1:45 – State of the Data Center: Key trends in Bill's keynote summarizing the AFCOM survey.  9:45 – Trends in rack density and cooling: Will data centers look more like HPC?     17:00 – Nuclear-powered data centers: Why we're hearing more about this, and the prospects for small modular reactors.   22:15 – Bill and Rich talk supply chain, and the ripple effects on data center delivery.  26:00 – The NIMBY Problem: Why community relations matters for data center companies. 29:15  -- Is there a data center shortage on the horizon.   31:00 -- On the front lines of the AI Boom. Bill's work with Neu.ro. "This is an absolutely critical point for our industry." 37:00 -- AI "hallucinations" and reliability. How do we assess societal impact? 43:00 - How might AI address automation and staffing challenges in the data center industry? 49:15 - The shape of the hybrid cloud: Bill's take on the balance between cloud, colo and on-premises data centers.
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Jan 26, 2023 • 39min

How Investment Powers the Growth of the Cloud

Steve Lim, Senior VP of Marketing for NTT Global Data Centers, discusses NTT's growth in the U.S., capital partnerships, Northern Virginia's demand, data center sub-markets, community relations, seismic risk strategies, and the emergence of Hillsboro. He also shares his personal data center journey.
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Jan 12, 2023 • 35min

What The Chip Revolution Means for Data Centers

Across Silicon Valley, there are innovations underway that will change the way data centers are cooled. Greg Stover works with technology disruptors to help understand new processor designs and their implications for the design of racks and data halls. DCF Show host Rich Miller talks with Stover, the Global Director of Hi-Tech Development for Vertiv, about trends in processors and how they may accelerate the adoption of liquid cooling.  Greg also discusses the evolution of Vertiv, which he describes as "a $5 billion startup," and what the company sees ahead for  the data center and cloud computing industry in 2023.  Here’s a timeline of topics Greg and Rich discuss on the podcast: 1:20 – About Vertiv - "We're a $5 billion startup" - and Greg's role working with tech disruptors.  3:25 – The state of the chip sector, and what it means for the data center sector. 6:30 – What AI adoption means for IT-focused businesses.  .   10:15 – Liquid cooling: What does the transition look like?. 13:45 – Greg's outlook for the future of data center cooling. 16:00  -- The Metaverse question - what might it mean for business and infrastructure.   20:00 -- Edge use cases, and how to plan for edge computing infrastructure. 28:00 -- Greg shares his "Data Center Journey." Be sure to subscribe to the Data Center Frontier show so you get future episodes on your app. We'd love it if you "like" the DCF Show so others can enjoy it as well.
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Dec 5, 2022 • 32min

A Deep Dive into Immersion Cooling with JD Enright

Immersion cooling, in which servers are submerged in liquid coolant, has a high "cool factor" but low adoption. On this week’s show, talk with JD Enright about all things immersion cooling. In our wide-ranging discussion, we explore how hyperscale operators and the crypto sector are approaching the use of immersion, the potential for its use in edge computing, and how TMGcore is serving the market, including its robotic system for swapping out submerged servers. As President and CEO of TMGcore, Enright is working to enable more companies to take advantage of the benefits of immersion cooling, which supports higher power densities, and also offers potential economic benefits by allowing data centers to operate servers without a raised floor, computer room air conditioning (CRAC) units or chillers  Here’s a timeline of topics JD and Rich discuss on the podcast: 1:00 – Background on TMGcore and what it does.  3:00 – Trends in data center cooling, rack density, and where immersion fits. 9:00 – The role of hyperscale providers in new technology adoption, and their interest in immersion cooling.   13:00 – Why the cryptocurrency sector has embraced immersion cooling and deployed it at scale. 17:45 – .How immersion cooling can play a role in the growth of edge computing. 24:00  -- TMGcore's development of a robotics system to manage servers in an immersion enclosure.  28:30 -- What's ahead for TMGcore and its immersion technology. Be sure to subscribe to the Data Center Frontier show so you get future episodes on your app.

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