Podcast: Using Advanced Augmented Reality to Improve Data Center Project Delivery

In this episode of the Data Center Frontier Show, Matt Vincent, Editor in Chief of Data Center Frontier, is joined by Waleed Zafar, Mission Critical Director at XYZ Reality to discuss using augmented reality to improve data center project delivery.

XYZ Reality is a leading developer of augmented reality (AR) solutions for construction that give contractors and owners an accurate and objective way to manage and deliver quality projects. 

Waleed has extensive experience working with teams globally on building data centers, where his focus has been on accelerating delivery, reducing errors, and cutting costs per megawatt. As the Mission Critical Director at XYZ Reality, Waleed has played a pivotal role in deploying the company’s augmented reality (AR) platform.

Since joining XYZ Reality as its first employee, he has led the implementation of their AR technology on major global projects, which have a combined project value of over $12 billion and have avoided more than $100 million in rework costs.

The podcast discussion covers how XYZ Reality’s AR technology is transforming efficiency in data center construction.  Combining its Engineering Grade AR™ technology and comprehensive Project Controls solution, XYZ gives construction teams the ability to accurately build from holograms of 3D models, and proactively manage their projects with objective real-time insights.

This is a revolutionary move away from a reliance on 2D drawings and subjective, out of date data, towards a future where accuracy means each project is built right, first time.

Augmented reality brings the 3D model to life, projecting a digital visualization of a building onto an active jobsite with engineering grade precision. This level of detail produces objective information that can be actioned immediately.

For example, project controls teams can update costs and schedules as needed if the model being projected onto the jobsite shows an electrical duct where one has yet to be installed.

With XYZ Reality, access to the information on a jobsite is instant and accurate. The largest data center developers across the world have implemented XYZ on projects totalling over $12bn. Download the podcast to learn more.