Roundtable Recap: Third-Quarter Update on Key Data Center Trends

Oct. 1, 2021
Here’s an update on key trends for 2021: A recap of our Data Center Executive Roundtable, featuring expert insights from executives at Vertiv, Infrastructure Masons, Sabey Data Centers and Kohler Power Systems.

Our 24th Data Center Executive Roundtable offers insights on four topics: The semiconductor shortage and the state of the data center supply chain, how recent weather disasters are impacting site selection and operations,  the opportunities and challenges created by “software-defined everything,” and technologies that can drive long-term sustainability solutions/

Here is the full question and answer session, organized by topic.

Here are links to the individual Q&A summaries for each of our distinguished panel members:

The conversation is moderated by Data Center Frontier Founder and editor Rich Miller.

Thanks to all of our executive participants for sharing their time and insights!

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About the Author

Rich Miller

I write about the places where the Internet lives, telling the story of data centers and the people who build them. I founded Data Center Knowledge, the data center industry's leading news site. Now I'm exploring the future of cloud computing at Data Center Frontier.

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