Inside Data Centre Podcast

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  Data Centre Marketing Club: Strategy, Storytelling and Changing the Industry Narrative | Live at Datacloud Global Congress 2026 11.09.2026 34min

  Send us Fan Mail In the seventh and final episode of our special series recorded live at Datacloud Global Congress 2026 in Cannes, Inside Data Centre brings you a special recording of a Data Centre Marketing Club panel. Hosted by Rory Flashman, Managing Director of Spa Communications and co-founder of the Data Centre Marketing Club, the discussion brings together marketing and communications leaders from across the data centre industry to explore how the sector can tell its story more c...
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  Datacloud Global Congress 2026: Growth, Deals and the Future of the Industry | Live in Cannes 04.09.2026 16min

  Send us Fan Mail In the sixth episode of our series recorded live at Datacloud Global Congress 2026 in Cannes, Andy Davis is once again joined by co-host Rory Flashman from Spa Communications for a special episode reflecting on the event itself. Joining the conversation: Annabel Helm, Managing Director, Datacloud Leanne Starace, Senior Vice President, Equinix Together, they discuss the scale, impact and continued growth of Datacloud Global Congress, which welcomed 6,50...
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  Community, Legacy and Local Impact in Data Centre Development | Live at Datacloud Global Congress 2026 28.08.2026 24min

  Send us Fan Mail In the fifth episode of our series recorded live at Datacloud Global Congress 2026 in Cannes, Andy Davis is once again joined by co-host Rory Flashman from Spa Communications to explore one of the biggest themes running through this year’s event: community. Joining the conversation: Ilker Essener, Bulk Infrastructure Wes Cummins, Applied Digital Together, they discuss why community engagement has become a central part of data centre development, and wh...
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  The Gulf Region, AI Growth and the Future of Middle East Data Centres | Live at Datacloud Global Congress 2026 07.08.2026 22min

  Send us Fan Mail In the fourth episode of our series recorded live at Datacloud Global Congress 2026 in Cannes, Andy Davis is once again joined by co-host Rory Flashman from Spa Communications to explore the rapid growth of the Gulf region as a major data centre market. Joining the conversation: Simon Young, Google Stephen Beard, Knight Frank Together, they discuss why the Middle East has become one of the most talked-about regions in digital infrastructure, and how go...
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  The Data Centre Industry's Biggest Problem Isn't Innovation | Tom Babington, Adaptive MDC 31.07.2026 26min

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Inside Data Centre Podcast, Andy Davis is joined by Tom Babbington, Founder and CEO of Adaptive MDC. With a career spanning 42 countries, including delivering hyperscale in Finland, Tom explains how his approach to modular data centre design was shaped by solving problems on the ground, and why execution, not innovation, is now the industry's biggest bottleneck. Key Topics: How a career across 42 countries shaped Tom's approach to modular de...
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  Power, Grid Constraints and Smarter Data Centre Growth | Live at Datacloud Global Congress 2026 24.07.2026 24min

  Send us Fan Mail In the third episode of our series recorded live at Datacloud Global Congress 2026 in Cannes, Andy Davis is once again joined by co-host Rory Flashman from Spa Communications to explore one of the biggest challenges facing the data centre industry: power. Joining the conversation: Chris Pennington, Director, Energy and Sustainability, Iron Mountain Afonso Salema, CEO, Exus Digital Together, they discuss whether the industry is really at power capacity,...
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  Why the Nordics Are Becoming Europe’s Next Data Center Hub | Live at Datacloud Global Congress 2026 17.07.2026 24min

  Send us Fan Mail In the second episode of our series recorded live at Datacloud Global Congress 2026 in Cannes, Andy Davis is once again joined by co-host Rory Flashman from Spa Communications to explore why the Nordics have become one of the most talked-about regions in the European data centre market. Joining the conversation: Tor Kristian Gyland, Heim Data Center Svein Atle Hagaseth, Heim Data Center Fresh from launching their new venture, Heim Data Center, Tor and Svein discuss why Sweden...
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  Powered by People: How can we manage the exponential growth of the Data Center sector? 14.07.2026 19min

  Send us Fan Mail In the first episode of our internal 'Powered by People' series', Andy Davis is joined by Josie Hughes, Director of Marketing at DataX Connect, for the first in a new internal mini-series. Together, they explore the people behind the industry's rapid growth, discussing the talent trends, workforce challenges, and career opportunities shaping the data centre sector today. Key topics: Where today's data centre talent is coming from Why career development ...
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  Neo Clouds, AI Infrastructure and the UK Data Centre Opportunity | Live at Datacloud Global Congress 2026 08.07.2026 29min

  Send us Fan Mail In the first episode of a new series recorded live at Datacloud Global Congress 2026 in Cannes, Andy Davis is joined by co-host Rory Flashman from Spa Communications to explore one of the biggest talking points in the data centre industry: neo clouds, AI infrastructure and the next phase of digital infrastructure growth. Joining the conversation: David Bloom, Kao Data Pete Hill, CUDO Compute Together, they unpack what neo cloud actually means, how GPU-...
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  Jim Hart, CEO BCS Consultancy: Data Centre Truths 2026 24.04.2026 32min

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Inside Data Centre Podcast, Andy Davis is joined by Jim Hart, Co-Founder and CEO of BCS, for his fifth appearance on the show. They dig into the findings of BCS's latest report, Data Center Truths 2026, exploring the growing gap between demand and the industry's capacity to deliver, from a projected 600,000 FTE workforce shortfall to power timelines stretching 8–12 years in parts of Europe. Key Topics: Why data centres must be treated as cri...
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  Data Centre News & GPU's - Episode 4 17.04.2026 45min

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Inside Data Centre Podcast, Andy Davis is joined by Ben Baldieri, Founder of 'The GPU Newsletter. The pair dive into the explosive growth of the Neo cloud market, the widening gap between what's announced and what's actually delivered, and why the shape of data centre demand is shifting fast. from gigawatt training campuses to smaller, inference-focused deployments. Key Topics: Neo cloud revenue hitting $25 billion with 223% year-on-year gro...
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  Turning Conversations into Community 27.03.2026 12min

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode, AVK VP of Marketing Giuseppe Caltabiano turns the tables on Andy Davis to discuss his ever growing data center community. Sitting at the centre of the data centre industry with 70,000+ followers and the founder of Data Centre Club, Andy Davis takes us through the importance of a community and the journey he is on in continuously building his network. From DCC's inception to spin off communities such as Data Centre Marketing Club, he speaks about the pro...
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  Can we build Data Centers fast enough? | Episode 3 - Live at KickStart Europe 2026 27.02.2026 31min

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Andy Davis is joined by co-host Pieter Schaap, Director at Soben (Part of Accenture) to discuss the fact that with RFS timelines shrinking to 12-14 months from construction start, the data centre industry is operating at unprecedented speed. But where are the real bottlenecks? Joining the discussion: Miriam van Kooperen, GreenScale Luc Spin, Unica Datacenters Together, they explore supply chain constraints, power and infrastru...
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  How are European Data Center markets evolving? | Episode 2 - Live at KickStart Europe 2026 20.02.2026 33min

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Andy Davis is joined by co-host Pieter Schaap, Director at Soben (Part of Accenture) to explore how European data centre markets are evolving. Joining the conversation: JP Anten, Mainova Webhouse Edgar van Essen, Switch Datacenters Together, they discuss regional differences in market behaviour, evolving approaches to permitting, power and fibre, and how project development dynamics have changed over time. Recorded live...
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  AI, Frankfurt & the future of Europe’s Data Centres | Episode 1 - Live at KickStart Europe 2026 13.02.2026 30min

  Send us Fan Mail Is Germany’s data centre market on the brink of an AI-driven transformation? In this episode, Andy Davis is joined by co-host Pieter Schaap, Director at Soben (Part of Accenture) to explore how AI is reshaping Europe’s data centre landscape, with a focus on Germany and the Netherlands. From Frankfurt to Amsterdam, they discuss whether traditionally enterprise-led markets are evolving to support high-density AI workloads - and what that means for future growth. &...
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  Equinix: Pursuing Excellence Together 06.02.2026 35min

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Inside Data Centre Podcast, Andy Davis is joined by Matt Brown, Senior Director of Design Delivery at Equinix, and Andrew Higgins, Senior Director of Global Master Planning and Sustainability at Equinix. They explore how Equinix builds and sustains high-performance teams across global design and construction. Matt and Andrew share career journeys that span engineering, consultancy, leadership, and international project delivery, and they break down how ...
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  Richard Ludwig: M&A Activity in the Data Center sector. 30.01.2026 29min

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Inside Data Centre Podcast, Andy Davis is joined by Richard Ludwig, Director of Digital Infrastructure at Elantra. Richard breaks down the major financial and M&A activity that shaped 2025, from early market wobbles caused by DeepSeek and Microsoft lease cancellations to record-breaking deals, including the $40 billion Cyline acquisition. They also explore what's driving continued investment in 2026 and beyond. Key Topics: Why 2025 saw the largest d...
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  Waleed Zafar, XYZ Reality: What actually happened in 2025?! 16.12.2025 26min

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Inside Data Centre Podcast, Andy Davis is joined by Waleed Zafar, Chief Revenue Officer at XYZ Reality. They look back on a pivotal year for the data centre sector and unpack how rapid demand, rising capex and global talent shortages are reshaping construction. Waleed also shares how XYZ Reality’s technology is influencing delivery models at scale and helping major developers execute faster across global portfolios. Key Topics: • Why 2025 became t...
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  Tim Heidel, CEO VEIR: Power Delivery for AI Data Centers. 12.12.2025 27min

  Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Inside Data Centre Podcast, Andy Davis is joined by Tim Heidel, CEO and Co-Founder of VEIR. Tim shares how his background in electrical engineering, MIT, ARPA-E, and Breakthrough Energy led him to tackling the sector’s toughest power delivery challenges. The conversation centres on the scale of the data centre power crisis, why infrastructure can’t keep up, and how Veir’s superconducting technology aims to change what’s possible. Key Topics: • Why data ...
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  Inside Data Center Pubcast: How can we attract more talent to the Data Center sector? 05.12.2025 50min

  Send us Fan Mail In this second special live edition of the Inside Data Centre Podcast - or as we called it for the night, the Pubcast - hosts Andy Davis and Rory Flashman-Wells bring together a panel of senior leaders from across the data centre industry for an open, unfiltered discussion recorded in front of a live pub audience of over 100 people. Held in a buzzing pub setting, this episode features a conversation with Scott Smyth, Soben, and John McGee, Durata. This isn’t your typica...