Not Your Father’s Data Center
Hosted by Compass Chief Customer Officer, Raymond Hawkins, Not Your Father’s Data Center doesn’t only talk about data centers, but anything and everything of interest in our industry.
- Update frequency
- every 22 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 74
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
The State of Tech Burnout
Burnout is a familiar concept in the tech field, with 40 percent of workers saying they want to quit due to stress, fatigue, and poor work-life balance. This can be especially true for startup compan…
It’s All About the Power
The phrase “energy crisis” has been tossed around frequently the past few years, and not without reason: as demand for fossil fuels skyrockets, climate change speeds up too. So while the U.S. puts le…
Neurodiversity, Data Labeling, and AI
In 2022, nearly 21% of persons with a disability were employed, but were much less likely to be employed than a person with no disability. For one company, however, people with disabilities are an un…
State of Datacenters in Nova
By providing the infrastructure required to store, process, and transport enormous amounts of data, supporting a wide range of applications and services, data centers in general play a crucial role i…
Data Analytics Across Industries
Jonathan Friedmann knew the semiconductor business would find its way into his life someday. Friedmann, CEO & Founder of Speedata, spoke to Raymond Hawkins about his career and his latest venture, Sp…
Sustainability 101
Born, raised, and educated in Germany, Carsten Baumann, Solution Architect and Director of Strategic Initiatives at Schneider Electric, calls the United States his home these days. Baumann’s travels …
The Euro Market & What to Expect in the Industry in 2023
The world is in an energy crisis caused by many events affecting billions. Yet, while others are focusing on how this might affect oil & gas prices, the critical piece missing from the news is how th…
Power Challenges in the DC Industry
Like most people involved with Data Centers, Andy Lawrence, Executive Director of Research at Uptime Institute, didn’t start his career that way; Lawrence’s beginning was IT. As a journalist covering…
The World of Crypto
Who doesn’t love a sequel? Raymond Hawkins sure does, and back by popular demand for another episode of fantastic industry insights, Fred Thiel, CEO of Marathon Digital Holdings, joined the Hawk to t…
College Football Preview
The summer of 2021 brought news of Texas and Oklahoma leaving the Big 12 for the SEC. This summer USC and UCLA rocked the landscape of college conferences once again. The schools announced they would…
Let’s Talk Nuclear with Dr. Everett Redmond
Redmond. A Senior Technical Advisor of New Reactors and Advanced Technology at
the Nuclear Energy Institute, Dr. Redmond joi…
A Conversation with an iMason with Dean Nelson
The hats he wears are many: Chairman & Founder of Infrastructure Masons (iMason,) CEO of Virtual Power Systems, Co-Host of The Next Wave Podcast, and Founder & CEO of a strategic advisory and consult…
Innovations in Generator Land with Chris Brown
Data Centers in Space Pt.2
Rick Ward, CTO, and Founder of Orbits Edge, described how space is becoming increasingly accessible to laypeople. “We’re getting more and more to the place where I can see myself there. And that is a…
Data Centers in Space Pt. 2
Rick Ward, CTO, and Founder of Orbits Edge, described how space is becoming increasingly accessible to laypeople. “We’re getting more and more to the place where I can see myself there. And that is a…
Effect of Tech on National Security
International trade law expert reveals the difficult yet satisfying work that the CCIA performs to keep tech at consumers’ fingertips.
Let’s Dance
Host Raymond Hawkins switches up the usual topic of data to bring listeners a lively discussion of March Madness picks.
A Look into the Impact of COVID-19 on the Data Center Industry
The data center industry is probably not the first industry one would think of when it comes to changes from the pandemic since data is stored virtually. Tim Huffman, Vice President of CBRE, joined H…