Data Center Revolution
by DCR Media
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The Business Opportunity Behind AI: Building and Supplying the Data…
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About this podcast
The purpose of the Data Center Revolution Podcast is to create a meaningful connection with a sophisticated audience that is starved to learn more about the people leading innovation in our industry.
We invite you to join the DCR podcast, a long form conversation hosted by Kirk Offel, with some of the data center industry’s luminaries.
Every industry has "All Stars" and the data center industry is no different. Our goal with the Data Center Revolution podcast is to deep dive with these celebrities to uncover what inspires them to transform the data center industry.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 177 episodes
- The Business Opportunity Behind AI: Building and Supplying the Data Centers · 22 minRecorded at DCAC, Mike Sarraille sits down with Daniel Aguirre, Commercial Director at Nucor Data Systems, to explore the steel infrastructure behind the rapid expansion of AI…
- Offsite, On Mission: Building Faster and Safer Data Centers with MCIS · 32 minIn this DCAC edition of Data Center Revolution, Joe Pinzon sits down with Charl Kinghorn, Executive Vice President of MCIS, to discuss what it takes to scale data center…
- Load Banks, Liquid Cooling and the Future of AI Data Centers | Avtron + Legrand · 37 minAI is forcing the data center industry to rethink how facilities are powered, cooled, tested, and commissioned. Recorded during DCAC in Austin, Kirk Offel sits down with Rob…
- Boom or Bubble? The Real Estate and Energy Behind AI with Curt Holcomb · 1 h 25 minKirk Offel sits down with Curt Holcomb, Vice Chairman of JLL’s Data Center Solutions group, for a wide-angle look at how the industry grew from one-rack data closets and telecom…
- The Hidden Infrastructure Powering AI with Tom Currier · 58 minAI does not run on chips alone. It depends on the electrical infrastructure, manufacturing capacity and skilled workforce required to turn megawatts into compute.In this episode…
- Building the AI Revolution: Why America Needs More Electricians with Justin Tinoco · 1 h 15 minJustin Tinoco entered construction without a clear career plan, moving from drywall and framing into an IBEW electrical apprenticeship. Twenty-nine years later, he is the…
- Data Centers, Energy & the Future of Rural Texas with Commissioner Wayne Christian · 1 h 2 minTexas Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian joins Kirk Offel for a wide-ranging conversation about the infrastructure required to support America’s accelerating demand for…
- Rewiring the Data Center: Drew Baglino on Power, Scale, and the AI Boom · 1 h 19 minIn this episode of Data Center Revolution, Kirk Offel sits down with Drew Baglino, founder and CEO of Heron Power and an 18-year Tesla engineering veteran, to examine the power…
- Data Centers vs. Public Perception | DC Blox CTO Jeff Wabik on Nashville, AI & Community Trust · 1 h 30 minData centers have become a convenient scapegoat for rising power costs and decades of underinvestment in America’s energy infrastructure. But are they creating the problem—or…
- Do Data Centers Really Raise Your Electric Bill? The Truth About AI Power Demand & The Grid · 1 h 31 minIn this episode, we sit down with Gary Oppedahl, EVP of Data Center Partners for the Sun Company, for an in-depth and candid conversation about the evolving role of data centers…
- Can Texas Handle the AI Boom? Senator Bob Hall Weighs In · 1 h 2 minTexas is rapidly becoming the epicenter of AI infrastructure and data center development, but how do we balance innovation with energy reliability, water conservation, and…
- Ep 147: The AI Infrastructure Workforce Crisis with Greg Genung - Part 2 · 57 minIn Part 2 of this conversation on the Data Center Revolution Podcast, Kirk Offel and Greg Genung dive deeper into the intersection of AI, workforce development, data centers, and…
- Ep 147: Why Data Centers Will Rebuild the Middle Class with Greg Genung - Part 1 · 1 h 8 minIn this episode of the Data Center Revolution Podcast, host Kirk Offel sits down with Greg Genung, CEO & Founder of Snowfire AI, for a deep conversation on AI, data centers…
- Ep 146: Fighting Cancer and Inspiring the Data Center Industry with Ralph Rodriguez · 1 h 4 minIn this powerful and heartfelt episode, Kirk welcomes Ralph Rodriguez—Chief Evangelist at Legend Energy Advisors and proudly known as the "energy ninja"—to share both his…
- Ep 145: Jesse Sargent’s Journey: From Army Infantry to Leading Data Center Workforce · 1 h 16 minIn today’s episode, Kirk Offel and Jesse Sargent, share their journeys from humble beginnings—military service and hands-on trades—into leadership within one of the…
- Ep 144: Emmet Penney on Nuclear Power and Data Centers: Charting the Future of American Innovation · 1 h 44 minWelcome to another episode of DCR, where we dive deep into the biggest questions shaping the future of technology, power, and society. In today’s conversation, Kirk Offel sits…
- Ep 143: Demystifying Data Centers with Dan Crosby: Energy, AI, and the Future Workforce · 1 h 30 minWelcome to another episode of Data Center Revolution! Today, host Kirk Offel sits down with Dan Crosby, founder and CEO of Legend Energy Advisors, to tackle some of the biggest…
- Ep 142: Army-Navy Game Special Edition with Kirk Offel, Mike Sarraille, Jesse Sargent, & Joe Pinzon · 1 h 41 minIn this special episode, Kirk Offel sits down with Jesse Sargent, Mike Sarraille, and Joe Pinzon against the lively backdrop of the Army-Navy football game. Army - Navy FINAL: 16…
- Ep 141: Inside the Data Center Gold Rush: Natural Gas, Water, and Power Solutions with Gauri Potdar · 1 h 50 minIn today’s conversation, host Kirk Offel sits down with Gauri Potdar, the dynamic co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer of GPC Infrastructure. Gauri shares her fascinating…
- Ep 140: Infrastructure Masons, Industry Trends, and the Future of AI: Dean Nelson Unpacks the Boom · 1 h 24 minToday, Kirk Offel sits down with industry luminary Dean Nelson, founder of Infrastructure Masons, for an in-depth conversation that's all about the future of digital…
