Data Center Richness
Data Center Richness
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Data Center Richness brings you expert insights on the world of data centers, cloud computing and AI infrastructure. Join respected industry expert Rich Miller for conversations that will help you understand the fast-moving world of digital infrastructure, and what it means to you.
Rich Miller is a journalist and analyst who has been tracking the data center industry for more than 25 years, explaining how data centers are central to the Internet, the AI revolution, and the energy transition. Rich founded and led two of the sector's leading publications (Data Center Frontier and Data Center Knowledge), and his insights have been featured in major media including CNN, The Wall Street Journal, Wired, and The New York Times.
We bring you interviews with the top thought leaders and innovators building the digital economy. These conversations are particularly relevant for data center professionals and those in the energy industry, exploring the road ahead for AI infrastructure.
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The podcast covers a variety of topics including AI infrastructure, cloud computing, and energy solutions specifically focusing on the role of data centers in these areas. Episodes often explore themes such as the potential for nuclear-powered data centers, the challenges of clean energy integration, and workforce development in the data center sector, exemplified by discussions with industry leaders like Bill Kleyman.
Data Center Richness brings you expert insights on the world of data centers, cloud computing and AI infrastructure. Join respected industry expert Rich Miller for conversations that will help you understand the fast-moving world of digital infrastructure, and what it means to you.
Rich Miller is a journalist and analyst who has been tracking the data center industry for more than 25 years, explaining how data centers are central to the Internet, the AI revolution, and the energy transition. Rich founded and led two of the sector’s leading publications (Data Center Frontier and Data Center Knowledge), and his insights have been featured in major media including CNN, The Wall Street Journal, Wired, and The New York Times.
We bring you interviews with the top thought leaders and innovators building the digital economy. These conversations are particularly relevant for data center professionals and those in the energy industry, exploring the road ahead for AI infrastructure.
Liquid cooling has become one of the most important technologies in the rise of AI. Powerful new AI server hardware throws off a lot of heat, pushing past the limits of most traditional air cooling. This has driven a surge of acquisitions in the cooling sector, and none bigger than Ecolab’s $4.75 billion deal to acquire liquid cooling specialist CoolIT Systems.
In this episode of Data Center Richness, host Rich Miller sits down with Jason Walker, Director of Product Marketing for Data Centers at Ecolab, to break down the CoolIT acquisition.
Walker discusses how Ecolab is pairing decades of industrial fluid management with CoolIT’s cold plates, CDUs, and manifolds to solve critical operational bottlenecks. Learn why fluid health and monitoring matter during commissioning, how joint R&D at CoolIT’s 6MW Calgary facility aims to extend single-phase cooling limits for extreme densities, and how integrated hardware and chemistry simplify lifecycle operations for hyperscalers and multi-tenant colocation operators.
Here’s an overview of the conversation:
00:00 – Introduction: The CoolIT Acquisition and AI Cooling 01:42 – Ecolab’s Mission in Data Centers and Fluid Management 04:00 – Strategic Fit: Why Ecolab Acquired CoolIT 05:56 – Navigating Startup Risks and Direct-to-Chip Fluid Health 09:06 – In-Line Testing and 3D TRASAR Real-Time Monitoring 10:32 – Deploying Side-Stream Controllers and BMS Integration 12:09 – Connecting Hardware Monitoring and Fluid Data 13:40 – Integration Progress and Cultural Alignment Post-Close 16:40 – Calgary Testing Facility and Joint R&D Capabilities 19:28 – Extending Single-Phase Liquid Cooling Limits 23:01 – Customer Base: Hyperscalers vs. Colocation Operators 26:10 – Fluid Health and Multi-Tenant Hybrid Cooling Challenges 28:21 – Where to Connect with Jason Walker and Learn More
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At Data Center Richness we demystify technology and explain why data centers matter, and what comes next for the Internet, cloud computing and AI. Host Rich Miller is a journalist and analyst who has been covering the data center sector for 25 years.
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Ecolab Data Center Solutions https://www.ecolab.com
CoolIT Systems https://www.coolitsystems.com
Jason Walker on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-j-walker-mba/
Rich Miller on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/datacenterfrontier/ RELATED VIDEOS:
The Future of Liquid Cooling https://youtu.be/JGL4Bi6Vrn4?si=d5UPjeEfEDu7qfFd
Liquid Cooling Has Finally Arrived https://youtu.be/sZM6MZBOeho?si=HrDgXB345zn51-XL
A Closer Look at Two-Phase Liquid Cooling https://youtu.be/w_Us94JgYzc?si=wMd1TUS7bMJjqjew
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