Executive Roundtable

The Data Center Frontier Executive Roundtable is a feature showcasing the insights of thought leaders on the state of the data center industry, and where it is headed. At the close of each quarter, we convene a conversation between a group of experienced executives from the data center, colocation and cloud computing industries. The questions change to address the latest industry developments, including trends in data center design, site selection, cooling and business models.

Roundtable Recap: Industry Ambitions vs. Reality; Data Center Site Selection Tips; Actionable Sustainability; AI Infrastructure Planning

Matt Vincent

Dec. 20, 2024

Our Executive Roundtable for the Fourth Quarter of 2024 asked five distinguished industry leaders for their seasoned takes on current, pressing trends in today's data center sphere...

Voices of the Industry

Breaking Barriers in Rack Density: Why Liquid Cooling is the Key to Tomorrow's Data Centers

Phillip Marangella

Jan. 13, 2025

Phillip Marangella, Chief Marketing and Product Officer for EdgeConneX, explains why the adage "everything old is new again" only tells part of the story – especially when it ...

Danielle Rossi, Global Director – Mission Critical Cooling, Trane

Data Center Insights: Danielle Rossi, Trane

Matt Vincent

Dec. 20, 2024

Trane's Global Director for Mission Critical Cooling observes that the increased usage of AI has grown the density of an already expanding data center power footprint.

Steven Carlini, Vice President of Innovation and Data Center, Schneider Electric

Data Center Insights: Steven Carlini, Schneider Electric

Matt Vincent

Dec. 20, 2024

Schneider Electric's Vice President of Innovation and Data Centers observes that there has never been a time in history where investors have been aggressively backing new data...

Phillip Marangella, Chief Marketing and Product Officer, EdgeConneX

Data Center Insights: Phillip Marangella, EdgeConneX

Matt Vincent

Dec. 20, 2024

Marangella, who is Chief Marketing and Product Officer with EdgeConneX, notes that regulatory and public pressures are certainly increasing on the data center industry worldwide...

Data Center Insights: Steve Zielke, Rehlko

Matt Vincent

Dec. 20, 2024

As Rehlko's Marketing Manager for Global Channel Distribution and Data Centers, Steve Zielke notes that a data center’s geographic location is increasingly becoming the most important...

Patrick McGinn, Chief Operating Officer, CoolIT Systems

Data Center Insights: Pat McGinn, CoolIT Systems

Matt Vincent

Dec. 20, 2024

CoolIT's Chief Operating Officer McGinn maintains that sustainability is no longer a secondary concern—it is a core driver of strategy for colocation and hyperscale data centers...

Executive Roundtable: AI Infrastructure Roadmap

Matt Vincent

Dec. 16, 2024

We asked the distinguished industry leaders of our Q4 Executive Roundtable: How is the massive build-out of AI infrastructure and its associated power demand impacting prospects...

An AI-generated rendering of a 'renewable energy powered data center surrounded by green landscaping in a sustainable facility.'

Executive Roundtable: Actionable Data Center Sustainability Strategies

Matt Vincent

Dec. 13, 2024

For the third installment of our Q4 Executive Roundtable, we asked our panel of distinguished data center industry leaders what the most pivotal sustainability considerations ...