Data Center Richness
Data Center Richness
Podcast Description
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.
The transformer is a key component of power delivery, but its core design dates to the 19th century. A number of startups are working to build a better transformer using software-defined power electronics that are ready for the AI era.
One of those companies is DG Matrix. It focuses on solid-state transformers, which are emerging as as a critical piece of the infrastructure for next-generation AI data center. DG Matrix CEO and cofounder Haroon Inam joins us to discuss solid-state transformers, and how a multi-port design can provide new options for savings and efficiency in the data center power chain.
Here’s an overview of our conversation:
00:00 – Why Power Transformers Are Ripe for Disruption
01:05 – Haroon Inam’s Journey in Power Electronics
04:15 – Types of Transformers and Their Availability
07:15 – Why Multi-Port SSTs Matter
15:00 – How Can SSTs Help Data Centers?
18:00 – The DG Matrix Offering
22:45 – SSTs and the 800 VDC Transition
25:15 – What the 800 VDC Shift May Look Like
32:30 – What Are the Challenges to SST Adoption
37:00 – Partnerships with Exowatt and InfraPartners
40:00 – The Road Ahead for DG Matrix
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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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LINKS FROM THIS SHOW
DG Matrix https://www.dgmatrix.com/
Solid-State Transformers Could Reshape the Future of AI https://datacenterrichness.substack.com/p/solid-state-transformers-could-reshape
Haroon Inam on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/harooninam/
Rich Miller on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/datacenterfrontier/
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