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The purpose of the Data Center Revolution Podcast is to create a meaningful connection with a sophisticated audience that is starved to learn more about the people leading innovation in our industry. We invite you to join the DCR podcast, a long form conversation hosted by Kirk Offel, with some of the data center industry’s luminaries. Every industry has "All Stars" and the data center industry is no different. Our goal with the Data Center Revolution podcast is to deep dive with these celebrities to uncover what inspires them to transform the data center industry.
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- 2 days ago26 min
Caterpillar: Why Data Centers Are Bringing Their Own Power
What happens when power availability becomes the bottleneck for a data center project?Caterpillar’s Brandon Lynn and Scott Kloeblen join Kirk Offel during Data Center Anti-Conference week to explore the expansion beyond traditional backup generation into behind-the-meter power. They discuss the jump from megawatt-scale projects to gigawatt-scale demand, how power constraints are changing the economics of onsite generation, and what that shift means for Caterpillar and its customers.The conversation goes beyond engines to cover integrated power systems, battery storage for AI workloads, and approaches to emissions, efficiency, and noise.Brandon and Scott also explain why people are just as important as equipment—from internships and military talent to Caterpillar’s Think Big technician program and the ongoing work of operating and maintaining prime power systems. It’s a conversation about the infrastructure behind data center growth—and the careers being built alongside it.
- 3 weeks ago21 min
The Business Opportunity Behind AI: Building and Supplying the Data Centers
Recorded at DCAC, Mike Sarraille sits down with Daniel Aguirre, Commercial Director at Nucor Data Systems, to explore the steel infrastructure behind the rapid expansion of AI data centers.Daniel explains how Nucor supports projects from the core and shell into the white space, where racks, containment and the systems supporting increasingly dense mechanical and electrical infrastructure are becoming more complex. He breaks down why speed-to-market is won during design and engineering—not on the factory floor—and how standardization, modularity, long-term supply planning and early manufacturer involvement can help projects scale.The conversation also covers greenfield construction versus legacy retrofits, future-proofing facilities for rapidly changing technology, Nucor’s recycled-steel supply chain, the company’s safety-first culture and the need for greater industry collaboration and public education.Subscribe to Data Center Revolution for more conversations with the people building the physical infrastructure behind AI.
- Oct 1, 202631 min
Offsite, On Mission: Building Faster and Safer Data Centers with MCIS
In this DCAC edition of Data Center Revolution, Joe Pinzon sits down with Charl Kinghorn, Executive Vice President of MCIS, to discuss what it takes to scale data center construction as projects become larger, faster, and more complex.Charl shares how his experience across Africa, the Middle East, and the United States shaped his perspective on modular delivery and prefabrication. He explains why moving work offsite can reduce jobsite congestion, improve safety, and accelerate installation—but only when end users, architects, engineers, general contractors, manufacturers, and trades begin collaborating earlier.The conversation also covers constrained supply chains, the shortage of trained labor, recruiting technicians from outside the data center industry, creating sustainable career paths, and the leadership qualities veterans bring to a growing organization.Charl closes by explaining the philosophy behind MCIS: Mission First, People Always—delivering on the commitment without sacrificing safety or the team.For more about us: https://weareoverwatch.com/data-center-revolution-podcast/
- Sep 15, 202637 min
Load Banks, Liquid Cooling and the Future of AI Data Centers | Avtron + Legrand
AI is forcing the data center industry to rethink how facilities are powered, cooled, tested, and commissioned.Recorded during DCAC in Austin, Kirk Offel sits down with Rob Trefz and Trevor Gardner of Avtron and Legrand to explain what load banks do before live servers enter a facility—and why that testing is becoming more complex as the industry moves toward liquid cooling, hybrid data halls, higher rack densities, and behind-the-meter power.The conversation also explores Legrand’s acquisition of Avtron, the manufacturing expansion it has helped accelerate, and how the combined companies are preparing for faster project schedules and emerging power architectures. Rob and Trevor discuss career opportunities across engineering, manufacturing, field service, commissioning, sales, and technical training—as well as the skilled workforce needed to build, operate, and maintain the infrastructure supporting AI.For more about us: https://weareoverwatch.com/data-center-revolution-podcast/For guest inquiries reach out to: podcasts@weareoverwatch.com
- Sep 3, 20261h 25m
Boom or Bubble? The Real Estate and Energy Behind AI with Curt Holcomb
Kirk Offel sits down with Curt Holcomb, Vice Chairman of JLL’s Data Center Solutions group, for a wide-angle look at how the industry grew from one-rack data closets and telecom switch sites into multi-building campuses that increasingly require their own power generation.Drawing on 26 years at the front end of data center transactions, Curt breaks down the dot-com boom and bust, the rise of colocation, COVID’s impact on enterprise demand, the arrival of GPU-as-a-service, and the power constraints shaping today’s AI buildout. He and Kirk discuss why site selection now begins with available megawatts rather than acreage, whether the current growth cycle is a boom or a bubble, and why Texas is attracting so much infrastructure investment.The conversation also covers closed-loop cooling, tax incentives and community benefits, public distrust, town-hall opposition, and the industry’s failure to explain itself clearly. They close with the innovation, careers, and veteran talent that will be required to build the next generation of digital infrastructure.For more about us: https://weareoverwatch.com/data-center-revolution-podcast/For guest inquiries reach out to: podcasts@weareoverwatch.com
- Aug 27, 202658 min
The Hidden Infrastructure Powering AI with Tom Currier
AI does not run on chips alone. It depends on the electrical infrastructure, manufacturing capacity and skilled workforce required to turn megawatts into compute.In this episode, Kirk Offel sits down with Tom Currier, founder, president and CEO of Maverick Power, to trace the company’s rise from four founders and a 90-day cash runway to nearly 1,000 employees across seven locations.Tom explains how Maverick used customized designs, supply-chain flexibility and faster execution to compete with established electrical manufacturers. He also discusses why data center development is rapidly shifting from a construction mindset to a manufacturing mindset—and how modularization can shorten schedules without sacrificing safety or quality.Kirk and Tom also examine the jobs created throughout the data center ecosystem, the industry’s responsibility to engage local communities, career paths for wiring and field-service technicians, and Maverick’s support of the Build Now workforce training program.At the center of the conversation is a simple idea: the people manufacturing the infrastructure behind AI are not merely supplying data centers. They are building the future.For more about us: https://weareoverwatch.com/data-center-revolution-podcast/For guest inquiries reach out to: podcasts@weareoverwatch.com
- Aug 20, 20261h 15m
Building the AI Revolution: Why America Needs More Electricians with Justin Tinoco
Justin Tinoco entered construction without a clear career plan, moving from drywall and framing into an IBEW electrical apprenticeship. Twenty-nine years later, he is the president of Rosendin—an organization he watched grow from less than $100 million in revenue to nearly $10 billion.In this episode, Justin joins Kirk Offel to give young people, parents, veterans, and career changers a practical roadmap into the electrical trades. They explain the application process, aptitude testing, apprenticeship interview, four-year earn-while-you-learn model, journeyman requirements, and the career ladder that can take someone from the field into project leadership, operations, and executive management.The conversation also examines the workforce challenge behind the data center boom. Justin discusses approximately 150,000 IBEW apprenticeship applicants in 2025, the limited training capacity that allowed only a fraction of them into programs, and Rosendin’s assessment that West Texas alone may need 30,000 electricians over the next several years.Kirk and Justin also explore competency-based apprenticeships, veteran recruitment, offsite manufacturing, modular construction, technology, financial opportunity, and why the electrician of the future may work very differently from the electrician of the past.For anyone deciding between college, military service, and the skilled trades, this episode offers an honest look at what the electrical path requires—and where it can lead.For more about us: https://weareoverwatch.com/data-center-revolution-podcast/For guest inquiries reach out to: podcasts@weareoverwatch.com
- Aug 13, 20261h 2m
Data Centers, Energy & the Future of Rural Texas with Commissioner Wayne Christian
Texas Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian joins Kirk Offel for a wide-ranging conversation about the infrastructure required to support America’s accelerating demand for artificial intelligence.They explore Texas’ energy advantage, grid reliability, natural gas generation, the potential reuse of produced water for data center cooling, and the role data centers could play in rebuilding rural communities. Commissioner Christian shares examples of how major infrastructure investments can generate property-tax revenue, create local career paths, and allow families to remain in the towns they call home.Kirk and Commissioner Christian also discuss community opposition, responsible site selection, industry communication failures, workforce development, and why developers must speak directly with the people affected by these projects—not simply arrive with polished presentations.At the center of the conversation is a critical question: Can Texas create a model for data center growth that strengthens the grid, protects communities, expands opportunity, and helps secure America’s position in the global AI race?For more about us: https://weareoverwatch.com/data-center-revolution-podcast/For guest inquiries reach out to: podcasts@weareoverwatch.com
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