QuickChat: Scaling the AI Data Center Boom with Wesco’s Rob Macchi

Feb. 25, 2026

In this Data Center Frontier QuickChat, Matt Vincent, Editor-in-Chief of Data Center Frontier, talks to Rob Macchi, Vice President of Data Center Solutions for Wesco, about why supply chain integration, smarter procurement strategies and end-to-end project coordination are key for data centers when navigating today’s build environment. They also discuss how the 2026 AI-driven data center boom differs fundamentally from previous cloud build cycles—in scale, speed and complexity.  

Watch this 18-minute quickchat to learn more about:

  • Why this AI construction cycle is different.
  • Why supply chain strategy is now mission critical.
  • How fragmentation increases execution risk.
  • How logistics and just-in-time delivery prevent costly slowdowns.
  • How Wesco helps customers reduce risk while improving delivery certainty.
  • What developers planning 2027-2028 projects should do now.
  • Where the next growth wave is heading.

Watch now to learn more!

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