In this trailer episode, Kevin Brown, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Schneider Electric’s Data Center Business, introduces The Machine Room, a new podcast exploring the people, technologies and companies building the physical infrastructurebehind AI. ​

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Drawing on more than 30 years of industry experience, Kevin explains how the series will go beyond the headlines to examine the realities of powering, cooling and operating data centres, with guests from AIoperators, energy businesses, industry organisations and global technology providers sharing the opportunities and challenges shaping the digital future.​

Key Quote

“We’re getting behind the noise to hear the stories of the people building big tech and shaping its future.”

Key Takeaways

• AI depends on physical infrastructure, particularly reliable power and advanced cooling.
• The Machine Room will take listeners behind the headlines and into the realities of building AI infrastructure.
• The series will bring together perspectives from data centre operators, energy companies, industry associations, and technology providers.
• Conversations will explore both the opportunities and the difficult challenges facing the sector.
• Topics will include energy, efficiency, cooling, resilience, and water consumption.
• Listeners will hear directly from the people and organisations shaping the future of data centres and AI.

Follow and subscribe to The Machine Room on your preferred podcast platform to hear new conversations from the people building the infrastructure behind AI.