Key Data Center Infrastructure Imperatives for Harnessing AI with Vertiv’s Tony DeSpirito

April 3, 2025

In this episode of the Data Center Frontier Show podcast, Matt Vincent, Editor-in-Chief of Data Center Frontier, talks to Tony DeSpirito, vice president of enterprise sales at Vertiv, about AI densification and how data centers can prepare for ever-growing rack power demands. They also explore cooling and physical infrastructure conundrums, and Vertiv’s AI roadshow.  

Listen to this 20-minute podcast to learn more about:

  • How AI densification will change over the next five years.
  • The critical elements data centers should be considering now and in the future.
  • Steps you can take to understand this industry shift.
  • Why liquid cooling is a must in the AI era.
  • Rack power, cooling and weight management.
  • The key physical infrastructure imperatives for harnessing the AI wave.
  • Vertiv’s 360AI solution for data centers.

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