The iMasons Innovation Podcast Thought Leadership

Tony Virr, Operations Director at Carbon-Z , is transitioning to new projects and programs at the end of January 2025. With extensive hands-on experience, Tony has designed, built, and operated a data center housing 100kW of immersion cooling. In this episode, Tony shares his insights, discussing the highs, lows, and challenges of working with liquid cooling. This podcast is part of our liquid coo...

Jon Summers is the Scientific Lead in Data Centers at RISE – the Research Institutes of Sweden , Jon has agreed to talk to us about the different liquid cooling technologies available, its origination, performance, and typical use cases. This podcast is part of a liquid cooling series where we explore all aspects of this growing technology. If you too want to feature on our Innovation Committee 's...

Duncan Ng is the Vice President of Solution Engineering for Vultr , a global infrastructure as a service provider delivering GPU and Cloud Computing while supporting complex compliance requirements. He has agreed to take us through the rise in density, why, how, when, and especially as a driver for liquid cooling requirements. This podcast is part of a liquid cooling series where we explore all as...

Obongofon Udombat is a Data Scientist and freelance project manager in the space of AI and Green Technologies - iLabs . Obongofon currently volunteers for the Google Developers Group, a non-profit organisation that supports the training of tech talents at grass roots level. He also contributes to the iMasons Innovation Committee through the liquid cooling survey and analysis of the results. Obongo...

Dr Dina Nassar has recently published her PhD results in the effectiveness of policies, best practices and certifications on sustainability. We deep dive on the applicability of the LEED certification to data centres, what you need to be aware of, and how the results can be interpreted. If you too want to feature on our Innovation Committee 's podcast, you can either email us at innovation@imasons...

Thomas Verghese, business development manager at EnerSys . Tom has agreed to talk to us about how EnerSys is staying ahead of the changes, their efforts in carbon accounting for different battery technologies, and the importance of sustainable design and production of batteries. If you too want to feature on our Innovation Committee 's podcast, you can either email us at innovation@imasons.org or ...

Jon Summers is a Scientific Lead in Data Centers at RISE – the Research Institutes of Sweden , Adjunct Professor in Fluid Mechanics at the Luleå University of Technology in Sweden and a Visiting Professor at the Institute of Thermofluids at the University of Leeds in the UK. Jon has agreed to take us through the world of data centre research. If you too want to feature on our Innovation Committee...

Anke Beyer-Lout is Associate Principal at CPP Wind Engineering Consultants . Anke has degrees in meteorology and experience in using Wind Tunnels to optimise data centres. In this episode we discuss the different techniques and technologies available, the opportunities that arise from using them, and the future of this science. If you too want to feature on our Innovation Committee 's podcast, you...

David G. is an Executive Consultant for Impleon . David specializes in the design and implementation of liquid cooling and heat re-use technologies. In this episode, we discuss the current drive for changing cooling methodologies, the field of possibilities, and the value of enabling both liquid cooling and heat re-use at the same time. If you too want to feature on our Innovation Committee 's pod...

Rich Kenny is the managing director at InteractDC . Rich specialises in the optimisation of the IT stacks, reducing the IT server and network footprint and augmenting its throughput (calculations per watt/hour). In this episode we discuss the new legislation that is impacting the IT environment, the metrics, and their intended impact. Rich explains how this might have an effect on the efficiency o...

John Booth is the Managing Director of National Data Center Academy , a venture that proposes on site, hands-on training for data centre personnel, from technicians to management. John talks about the current gap in the training landscape, and the need for hands-on experience on all aspects of managing a data centre. John reached out to our community for support to better understand the training n...

Jasper de Vries, CTO of CoolGradient , specialises in digital, data science and data analytics. In this episode, we are unpacking the current AI capabilities, and its impact on the optimization of all aspects of managing data centers. Jasper takes us through what might be coming next and gives practical advice for any data centre managers. If you too want to feature on our Innovation Committee 's...

Jay Frank, the founder of Symbiotic , has joined the iMasons Innovation Incubator to develop his idea on providing social good from the transactions that drive our industry. He talks about the inception of the idea, the current status, and the help he needs. This episode is part of our incubator platform, supporting innovative ideas and enterprises, and enabling entrepreneurs to reach out to our c...