The Data Center Frontier Show

In this episode of the Data Center Frontier Show, DCF Editor in Chief Matt Vincent sits down with Data Center Frontier Contributing Editor Bill Kleyman, CEO and co-founder of Apolo, to preview the Data Center Frontier Trends Summit 2026 , taking place August 4–6 in Reston, Virginia. This year’s Summit arrives at a defining moment for the data center industry. After two years of massive AI infrastr...

For years, AI infrastructure conversations have focused primarily on securing enough power to support increasingly dense compute environments. But as hyperscale AI campuses scale toward gigawatt deployments, another resource is rapidly becoming just as consequential: water. On this episode of the Data Center Frontier Show podcast, DCF Editor in Chief Matt Vincent is joined by Leif Percifield, Chie...

Artificial intelligence will continue to transform how data centers are designed, built, and operated, placing new demands on energy systems, infrastructure, and reliability. As AI workloads grow more intensive and always‑on, meeting these challenges will require a coordinated, systems‑level approach.  In this episode, Patrick Hughes, SVP of Technical and Industry Affairs at the National Electrica...

Hyperscale AI campuses command the headlines, but the next major wave of AI adoption may play out across enterprise data centers measured in megawatts rather than hundreds of megawatts. In this episode of the Data Center Frontier Show, DCF Editor in Chief Matt Vincent sits down with Kirk Killian, President of Partners National Mission Critical Facilities, to examine how Fortune 1000 and Global 200...

As AI infrastructure scales from megawatts to gigawatts, liquid cooling is rapidly becoming a foundational technology rather than a specialized option. In this episode of the Data Center Frontier Show podcast, recorded at Motivair's headquarters and manufacturing facility in Buffalo, New York, DCF Editor in Chief Matt Vincent sits down with Motivair CEO Rich Whitmore to discuss the evolution of li...

Water has long been an overlooked piece of data center infrastructure, but that is rapidly changing as AI development accelerates across the industry. In this episode of the Data Center Frontier Show podcast, DCF Editor in Chief Matt Vincent sits down with Anurag Bajpayee, co-founder and executive chairman of Gradiant , to discuss why water is increasingly emerging alongside power as one of the mo...

Recorded live at Data Center World 2026, Data Center Frontier Editor in Chief Matt Vincent sits down with Phillip Koblence, COO of NYI and co-founder of Nomad Futurist, for the latest installment of Nomads at the Frontier. The conversation explores the accelerating realities of AI infrastructure buildouts, the industry’s growing focus on community engagement, workforce shortages, and the shift tow...

On the latest episode of the DCF Show Podcast, Data Center Frontier Editor in Chief Matt Vincent sits down with Kelly Gray, Senior Director at Delta Electronics , for an in-depth conversation about how AI is fundamentally reshaping data center power, cooling, and systems architecture. Gray explains how Delta’s “chip-to-grid” strategy positions the company at the intersection of server design, ther...

The AI infrastructure buildout has a gating problem, and it isn't megawatts. It's certainty of delivery. In this episode, Data Center Frontier Editor-in-Chief Matt Vincent sits down with Jim Summers, CEO of GPC Infrastructure, to examine what large-scale power delivery actually requires in today's market. Summers argues that hyperscalers are no longer shopping for energy. They're buying speed to m...

On this episode of the Data Center Frontier Show, DCF Editor-in-Chief Matt Vincent speaks with Steve Altizer, CEO of Compu Dynamics, about how AI is fundamentally reshaping data center infrastructure. Altizer explains why traditional facilities—designed for 300–400 watts per square foot—are being pushed aside by AI environments demanding up to 10x greater density. The conversation explores what “A...

As AI workloads continue to scale, data centers are facing a new class of electrical challenges—ones driven not by total energy demand alone, but by how quickly that demand can change. AI training environments, particularly those built around dense GPU clusters, can cause rapid and unpredictable swings in power consumption. These fast load changes place stress on power systems that were originally...

On the latest episode of the Data Center Frontier Show podcast, DCF Editor in Chief Matt Vincent speaks with Melissa Kalka, M&A and private equity partner, and Kimberly McGrath, real estate partner at Kirkland & Ellis, about how capital, power, and deal strategy are changing in the AI data center era. Their core message is clear. Capital is still flowing into digital infrastructure, but th...

In today’s mission-critical supply chains, downtime is not an inconvenience—it’s a crisis. Whether supporting manufacturing, fabrication, integration or construction, warehouse management systems (WMS) have evolved from simple inventory tools into the digital backbone of high-stakes logistics environments. Today, Jarrett Atkinson, Vice President of Supply Chain for BluePrint Supply Chain explores...

We’re taking a closer look at a topic that’s no longer optional for data‑center leaders: sustainability with measurable accountability. As carbon regulations tighten, especially around Scope 3 emissions, owners and operators are rethinking how they specify and source every component in the power chain. At the same time, supply‑chain pressures, copper constraints, and new state‑level requirements l...

As AI data center campuses scale toward gigawatt capacity, the industry is confronting a new kind of bottleneck. Not just how to generate power, but how to move it efficiently across increasingly complex environments. In this episode of the Data Center Frontier Show Podcast, MetOx CEO Bud Vos outlines why traditional copper-based power distribution may be approaching its limits, and how high-tempe...

A look at the major trends shaping the data center and HVAC industries in 2026. Key topics include the growing role of high-voltage DC for improved power quality, the rise of liquid cooling, and how air-cooling technologies continue to play a critical part across the data center ecosystem.  Industry discussions also touch on innovation momentum coming out of recent events, shifting demand toward h...

Subzero Engineering is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Dissolvable Air Barrier (DAB) Panels product line from Cambridge R&D, further expanding Subzero’s portfolio of data center containment solutions and reinforcing its commitment to safety, performance, and turnkey system delivery.  DAB Panels are a unique overhead containment solution designed to provide effective airflow separati...

In this episode of the Data Center Frontier Show, DCF Editor-in-Chief Matt Vincent speaks with Michael Siteman, President of Prodigious Proclivities and a long-time leader and board member within 7x24 Exchange International, about how data center development is being reshaped by AI, power scarcity, network strategy, and community resistance. Siteman explains how site selection has evolved from a t...

The AI infrastructure boom is rapidly reshaping how the data center industry thinks about power. What was once a relatively straightforward utility procurement exercise is evolving into a complex strategy spanning onsite generation, fuel logistics, financing, and system architecture. That reality framed a recent special edition of The Data Center Frontier Show Podcast, which recast and updated a p...

The data center industry is racing into the AI era with bigger campuses, tighter timelines, and unprecedented infrastructure complexity. But in this episode of The Data Center Frontier Show Podcast, 7x24 Exchange International founding member and Mission Critical Global Alliance (MCGA) board member Dennis Cronin argues the industry’s biggest constraint may be the one it talks about least: people....

In the latest episode of The DCF Show Podcast, Data Center Frontier founder Rich Miller joins present DCF Editor in Chief Matt Vincent and Senior Editor David Chernicoff to examine where the data center industry stands as AI infrastructure moves from announcement to execution. Miller also discusses his new Data Center Richness podcast and Substack project , which explores how data center professio...

In this installment of Nomads at the Frontier, Data Center Frontier Editor-in-Chief Matt Vincent checks in with Nomad Futurist founders Nabeel Mahmood and Phillip Koblence for on-the-ground reflections from PTC 2026 in Hawaii, and a clear signal that the digital infrastructure market is shifting from hype to delivery. Mahmood says PTC 2026 reaffirmed the move toward integrated digital infrastructu...

In the latest episode of the Data Center Frontier Show Podcast, Editor in Chief Matt Vincent speaks with Sailesh Krishnamurthy, VP of Engineering for Databases at Google Cloud, about the real challenge facing enterprise AI: connecting powerful models to real-world operational data. While large language models continue to advance rapidly, many organizations still struggle to combine unstructured da...

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 powerf...

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 futu...