Roundtable Recap: Data Center Adaptive Reuse Tips; SLAs for the AI Set; Balancing AI Designs; Innovation for Energy-Efficient AI

Oct. 1, 2024
Our Executive Roundtable for the Third Quarter of 2024 asked four seasoned industry leaders for their views on pressing trends in today's data center industry.

Our Data Center Executive Roundtable for the Third Quarter of 2024 asked for our four distinguished industry leaders' views on a series front-of-mind industry topics including:

  • Main considerations for the procurement and deployment of mechanical and electrical infrastructure in data center adaptive reuse projects and sites, versus for new construction, and to what degree supply chain concerns are still a concern in the data center sector.
  • The evolution of service level agreements (SLAs) for data center equipment and expansion projects in the age of rapidly escalating AI, HPC and cloud computing demand.
  • Key project management strategies for facility operators and developers seeking to balance a need for great versatility with a mutual need for great specificity in data center designs for the AI era.
  • The best path forward for innovation in data center infrastructure optimization, in terms of engineering for ongoing energy efficiency gains and maximum clean energy utilization in the face of AI's exponential power requirements.

 

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 Editor in Chief Matt Vincent.

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

 

 

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About the Author

Matt Vincent

A B2B technology journalist and editor with more than two decades of experience, Matt Vincent is Editor in Chief of Data Center Frontier.

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