Inside Data Centre Podcast

Send us Fan Mail In the first episode of a new series recorded live at Datacloud Global Congress 2026 in Cannes, Andy Davis is joined by co-host Rory Flashman from Spa Communications to explore one of the biggest talking points in the data centre industry: neo clouds, AI infrastructure and the next phase of digital infrastructure growth.  Joining the conversation:  David Bloom, Kao Data  Pete Hill...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Inside Data Centre Podcast, Andy Davis is joined by Jim Hart, Co-Founder and CEO of BCS, for his fifth appearance on the show. They dig into the findings of BCS's latest report, Data Center Truths 2026 , exploring the growing gap between demand and the industry's capacity to deliver, from a projected 600,000 FTE workforce shortfall to power timelin...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Inside Data Centre Podcast, Andy Davis is joined by Ben Baldieri, Founder of 'The GPU Newsletter. The pair dive into the explosive growth of the Neo cloud market, the widening gap between what's announced and what's actually delivered, and why the shape of data centre demand is shifting fast. from gigawatt training campuses to smaller, inferen...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, AVK VP of Marketing Giuseppe Caltabiano turns the tables on Andy Davis to discuss his ever growing data center community.  Sitting at the centre of the data centre industry with 70,000+ followers and the founder of Data Centre Club, Andy Davis takes us through the importance of a community and the journey he is on in continuously building his network. From DCC&apo...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Andy Davis is joined by co-host Pieter Schaap, Director at Soben (Part of Accenture) to discuss the fact that with RFS timelines shrinking to 12-14 months from construction start, the data centre industry is operating at unprecedented speed.   But where are the real bottlenecks?   Joining the discussion:   Miriam van Kooperen, GreenScale  Luc Spin, Unica Datacente...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Andy Davis is joined by co-host Pieter Schaap, Director at Soben (Part of Accenture) to explore how European data centre markets are evolving.    Joining the conversation:   JP Anten, Mainova Webhouse  Edgar van Essen, Switch Datacenters   Together, they discuss regional differences in market behaviour, evolving approaches to permitting, power and fibre, and how p...

Send us Fan Mail Is Germany’s data centre market on the brink of an AI-driven transformation?   In this episode, Andy Davis is joined by co-host Pieter Schaap, Director at Soben (Part of Accenture) to explore how AI is reshaping Europe’s data centre landscape, with a focus on Germany and the Netherlands.   From Frankfurt to Amsterdam, they discuss whether traditionally enterprise-led markets are e...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Inside Data Centre Podcast, Andy Davis is joined by Matt Brown, Senior Director of Design Delivery at Equinix, and Andrew Higgins, Senior Director of Global Master Planning and Sustainability at Equinix. They explore how Equinix builds and sustains high-performance teams across global design and construction. Matt and Andrew share career journeys that span e...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Inside Data Centre Podcast, Andy Davis is joined by Richard Ludwig, Director of Digital Infrastructure at Elantra. Richard breaks down the major financial and M&A activity that shaped 2025, from early market wobbles caused by DeepSeek and Microsoft lease cancellations to record-breaking deals, including the $40 billion Cyline acquisition. They also explo...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Inside Data Centre Podcast, Andy Davis is joined by Waleed Zafar, Chief Revenue Officer at XYZ Reality. They look back on a pivotal year for the data centre sector and unpack how rapid demand, rising capex and global talent shortages are reshaping construction. Waleed also shares how XYZ Reality’s technology is influencing delivery models at scale and helpin...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Inside Data Centre Podcast, Andy Davis is joined by Tim Heidel, CEO and Co-Founder of VEIR. Tim shares how his background in electrical engineering, MIT, ARPA-E, and Breakthrough Energy led him to tackling the sector’s toughest power delivery challenges. The conversation centres on the scale of the data centre power crisis, why infrastructure can’t keep up,...

Send us Fan Mail In this second special live edition of the Inside Data Centre Podcast - or as we called it for the night, the Pubcast - hosts Andy Davis and Rory Flashman-Wells bring together a panel of senior leaders from across the data centre industry for an open, unfiltered discussion recorded in front of a live pub audience of over 100 people.  Held in a buzzing pub setting, this episode fea...

Send us Fan Mail In this special live edition of the Inside Data Centre Podcast - or as we called it for the night, the Pubcast - hosts Andy Davis and Rory Flashman-Wells bring together a panel of senior leaders from across the data centre industry for an open, unfiltered discussion recorded in front of a live pub audience of over 100 people.  Held in a buzzing pub setting, this episode features a...

Send us Fan Mail In this second episode of our special series with Equinix, host Andy Davis sits down with Alex Setmajer, Sustainability manager in Global Design and Construction team, to explore how water is becoming a key factor in the future of digital infrastructure. Alex explains how Equinix manages water use across regions, adopts reclaimed sources, and makes choices that support both ecosys...

Send us Fan Mail Andy Davis is joined by co-host Rory Flashman, MD at Spa Communications, for a special episode marking the first-ever National Data Centre Day. Together they explore why the industry urgently needs a unified message – and how collaboration can transform the public perception of datacentres. Right now, one of the sector’s biggest challenges is a lack of a truly unified, collective...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Inside Data Centre Podcast, Andy Davis is joined by Ash Gupta and Dave Misra, Co-Founders of Galaxy Data Centres. They share their journeys into the sector, the founding story of Galaxy, and how the data centre landscape is shifting in response to AI and growing power demands. The conversation dives deep into energy efficiency, microgrids, and the unpreceden...

Send us Fan Mail We are back with another episode of Data Centre News & GPU's. Andy Davis is once again joined by Ben Baldieri to talk about the latest news in the GPU and Data Centre market. Andy and Ben explore recent developments and predictions around sovereign AI, hyperscaler CapEx shifts, and the evolving dynamics of global data centre growth. The conversation uncovers critical insi...

Send us Fan Mail It's our final edition on the Inside Data Centre Podcast at Datacloud Global Congress, Cannes 2025! Our hosts, Andy Davis and Rory Flashman, are joined by Annabel Helm, Managing Director of Datacloud (techoraco), and Lex Coors, Chief Data Centre Technology and Engineering Officer at Digital Realty and President at EUDCA, to celebrate the final day at the three-day event! From...

Send us Fan Mail It’s the penultimate episode of the Inside Data Centre Podcast from Datacloud Global Congress 2025,Cannes! Hosts Andy Davis and Rory Flashman are joined by Lizzy McDowell, Marketing Director at Kao Data, and Libby Milne, Project Manager at Buro Four, to discuss their latest partnership in launching the ‘Critical Careers’ campaign, highlighting stories, experiences and contribution...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Inside Data Centre Podcast, Andy Davis is joined by Jim Hart, CEO of BCS Consultancy. Jim returns to the show to share the latest insights from BCS’s 2025 Summer Report a data-rich snapshot of where the data centre industry is heading. Together, they explore the accelerating demand for AI-ready infrastructure, the widening skills gap, and the urgent need for...

Send us Fan Mail In this latest episode of the Inside Data Centre Podcast, our hosts Andy Davis and Rory Flashman are joined by Gary Watson, Country Manager & Company Director (Ireland) at Keppel Data Centres, and Susan Anderson, Managing Director of The Brand Marquee, to discuss the growth of the data centre market in various regions, including Ireland, and how we can communicate with the ind...

Send us Fan Mail What does it take to start a business in the digital infrastructure sector? Joining hosts Andy Davis and Rory Flashman for a new episode of the Inside Data Centre podcast are two pioneering founders; David Mitchell, CEO and Founder of XYZ Reality, and Alexander Goodall, CEO and Founder of Xela Energy. From navigating the challenges in rapid scaling to meet the needs of the industr...

Send us Fan Mail Andy Davis and Rory Flashman are joined by special guests Adam Gibson, VP of DC Partnerships at Baxtel, and Lauren Ryder, CEO at Leading Edge Global, for another episode of the Inside Data Centre Podcast at Datacloud Cloud Global Congress, Cannes. This episode explores topics from the talent industry, and how diversity of thought – from across multiple industries – can create more...

Send us Fan Mail We're back with the Datacloud Power Hour in Cannes, France! Andy Davis and co-host, Rory Flashman, is joined by Nick Ewing, Managing Director at EfficiencyIT, and George Britton-Read, Chief Operating Officer at Northshore, to discuss how data centre infrastructures can reach their goals of sustainability, and how we can change the narrative for the next talent. “There are so...

Send us Fan Mail Andy Davis is live in Cannes, France, recording live from Datacloud Global Congress 2025! Bringing a co-host - Rory Flashman, Managing Director of Spa Communications - info the frame, this series of special podcasts is brought to you in collaboration with Datacloud Global Congress and Spa Communications, to talk all things data centres.  Joined by guests, Holly Fenner, Head of Mar...