The Guide to Data Centre Strategy & Scaling Zero-Downtime Data Centers with Sean Farney
- Author
- Informatica
- Published
- Thu 21 Aug 2025
- Episode Link
- https://podcasts.fame.so/e/1833x678-the-guide-to-data-centre-strategy-scaling-zero-downtime-data-centers-with-sean-farney
Data dictates everything - our work, our lives and everything in between. But where does it live? In this episode of Bringing Data and AI to Life, our host Nick Dobbins, Worldwide VP and Field CTO at Informatica, sits with Sean Farney, VP of Data Center Strategy for Americas at JLL, to explore the fascinating world of data center innovation.
What You’ll Learn
- How data is driving a 23% annual growth in data creation and infrastructure demands
- Why data centers are leading the charge in sustainability through innovative cooling technologies and power efficiency measures
- The evolution of data center design, from Microsoft's groundbreaking containerized solutions to modern AI-optimized facilities
- How adaptive reuse is transforming abandoned real estate into efficient data centers for AI inferencing
- The expanding career opportunities in data center operations, with insights on entering this high-growth field through various educational pathways
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Links:
Sean Farney on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/farney/
JLL Website: https://www.jll.com/en-us/
Nick Dobbins LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-dobbins-guiding-data-modernization-with-responsible-ai
Informatica Website: https://www.informatica.com/
Data & AI Architecture Summit: https://now.informatica.com/ai-architecture-summit2025.html?Source=INFAPodcast
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