Paul Koetke

Built to Scale: Data Center Industry Insights

Business EN ↓ 5 episodes

Welcome to Built to Scale: Data Center Industry Insights. The data center industry is moving faster than the data used to manage it. Currently, 66% of project leaders can't see the information they need when change happens. When critical infrastructure is scattered across siloed systems and buried in spreadsheets, you aren’t just managing a project—you’re making million-dollar decisions blind. Hosted by Paul Koetke, the #1 solo Smartsheet Partner in the US, this podcast bridges the gap between massive capital project portfolios and real-time visibility. With a track record of managing $350M+ i...

Author

Paul Koetke

Episodes

The Data Center Strategy for Business Leaders to Scale Digital Infrastructure with Maarten Goeman 24.06.2026 32:57

In this episode of Built to Scale, host Paul Koetke sits down with Maarten Goeman to discuss the opportunities driving data center growth across Southern Europe. Maarten shares how Mediterra DataCenters is building a pan-European colocation platform, why countries such as Italy, Spain, France, and Portugal are poised for significant digital infrastructure expansion, and what it takes to evaluate,...

AI Pressure on Data Center for Leaders to Solve Cooling and Power Limits with Kevin Fuller 10.06.2026 25:09

In this episode of Built To Scale, Paul Koetke sits down with Kevin Fuller , Critical Environment Operations Manager at Microsoft , to unpack the hidden infrastructure powering the AI boom and why data centers are being pushed to their limits. Kevin shares his journey from the US Navy’s nuclear submarine program to leading mission-critical operations in a modern data center. The conversation break...

The AI Boom Is Hitting a Power and Compute Wall in Data Centers with Jay Reinke 03.06.2026 33:03

In this episode of Built To Scale , host Paul Koetke speaks with three leaders from AGP-Jay, Peter, and David about how data centers are being built at the intersection of land, power, and AI driven demand. The conversation explores how AGP is expanding from renewable energy and real estate into large-scale data center development, and what it takes to deliver sites in a market increasingly constr...

How Scaling Data Center Delivery Is Breaking Visibility and Decision-Making in the AI Boom 27.05.2026 10:55

In this episode of the Built to Scale podcast, Paul Koetke shares his perspective on the growing operational challenges within the data center industry as AI demand accelerates infrastructure expansion. Drawing from his experience working with hyperscale and colocation operators, Paul explains how many organizations are being pushed to scale delivery far beyond what their existing systems and proc...

New Episode Coming Soon! 24.03.2026 1:03

Sixty-six percent of project leaders are flying blind. In the high-stakes world of data centers, critical information is often buried in siloed systems and scattered spreadsheets. When change happens, you don't just need data—you need clarity. Welcome to Built to Scale: Data Center Industry Insights. I’m Paul Koetke. I’ve spent my career helping Fortune 500 organizations turn chaotic capital portf...