Uptime Now features in-depth conversations on the latest data center and digital infrastructure developments. Hosted by partner Sameer Ghaznavi (https://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/en-us/people/1017868), the podcast engages industry leaders at the forefront of construction, technology innovation and operational excellence, covering mission‑critical facilities, hyperscale growth, AI‑ready design and regulatory trends.
Kevin Williams, CEO of AscendAI, explains how leadership and AI literacy drive successful adoption, enabling companies to build new capabilities beyond mere efficiency.
16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep16: The Power of Interconnection in Digital Infrastructure
Juan Font, president and CEO of CoreSite, discusses how interconnection and ecosystem density drive digital infrastructure advantages for AI workloads and data center growth in this interview.
2 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep15: Insuring the Future of Digital Infrastructure
Caroline St. Clair, Aon's Digital Infrastructure Practice Leader, explains how risk strategy, insurance, and financing shape North American data center development in this interview.
5 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep14: Powering AI Data Centers With Long-Duration Energy Storage
Giovanni Damato, president of CMBlu Energy, explains how long-duration energy storage, particularly non-lithium batteries, powers AI data centers and addresses grid challenges in this interview.
22 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep013: How Investors Think About Data Center Risk and Opportunity
Scott Troeller and Aaron Richardson explore how investors evaluate data center risk and opportunity amidst AI-driven demand, offering insights into market dynamics and infrastructure development.
8 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep12: How Smarter Energy Project Execution Accelerates Data Center Development
Daniel Dus, CEO of Cleantech Industry Resources, explains how industrializing energy project execution accelerates data center development amidst grid access and interconnection challenges.
17 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep11: What Drives Data Center Investment Strategy
Julien Eaton, managing director at Infrared Capital Partners, explains how power access, deal origination, and operating teams drive data center investment strategy in this interview.
3 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep10: Building Data Centers Through Community Alignment
Nia Mathis, general counsel and head of infrastructure and energy practice at Eve & Co, explains how intentional community engagement drives data center project success by bridging trust gaps and navigating regulatory pressures.
20 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep9: Sustainable AI Data Centers for a Carbon-Free Future
Susanna Kass, operating partner at Digital Gravity Infrastructure Partners and senior data center advisor to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, explains how absolute-zero design and circular economy principles create sustainable data centers for the AI era in this interview.
6 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep8: Data Center Scale, AI and Talent Challenges
In this episode of Uptime Now, Andy Davis, director of DataX Connect and host of the Inside Data Centre podcast, offers an insider’s view of how data center companies are handling gigawatt-scale growth and AI-driven demand to the workforce and talent challenges affecting the future of digital infrastructure.
22 Apr 2026
Ep7: Why Power, Brand and Trust Matter in Data Center Decisions
In this episode, Giuseppe Caltabiano, VP of marketing at AVK, discusses why power has become a strategic asset for data centers and AI infrastructure and how brand and transparent storytelling build trust in long-cycle, capital‑intensive decisions amid growing public and regulatory scrutiny.
8 Apr 2026
Ep6: Modular Data Centers and the Power Challenge
In this episode, Tony Grayson, retired US Navy submarine commander and president and general manager of Northstar Enterprise and Defense, explains why modular and composite-based data center design, distributed compute and edge AI inference will define the future of AI infrastructure as power constraints, latency and ROI redefine data center economics.
26 Mar 2026
Ep5: How AI Is Reshaping Data Center Procurement and Construction
In this episode, Ojonimi Bako, co‑founder and CEO of Kaya AI, discusses how AI‑enabled procurement and supply‑chain coordination are helping data center developers and hyperscalers address labor constraints and execution challenges in large‑scale construction projects.
11 Mar 2026
Ep4: Data Center Design Evolution
In this episode, Bill Winsininski (https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-winsininski-cdcp-11445318/), CEO of CWC Consultants (https://cwc-tech.com/), discusses how AI-driven demand, energy constraints and sustainability expectations are transforming data center design, site selection and workforce planning across the industry.
25 Feb 2026
Ep3: Powering Data Centers with Next‑Gen Nuclear Power Innovation
In this episode, Liz Muller (https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethmuller), CEO and co-founder of Deep Fission (https://deepfission.com/), discusses how underground nuclear power can lower cost and accelerate deployment and could allow data centers to access up to 1.5 GW of nuclear energy.
11 Feb 2026
Ep2: What It Takes to Build and Sustain the Modern Data Center
In this episode, Jim Levin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimlevin/), founder of Workplace Elemental Technologies (https://workplaceelementaltechnologies.com/) and a longtime leader in the data center industry, shares insights from 25 years of working across data center infrastructure, operations and emerging technologies. We discuss why data centers have entered a “golden age” driven by AI, sustainability and innovation and cover GPU density, liquid cooling, power and thermal management, the rising urgency around energy efficiency and more.
28 Jan 2026
Ep1: The Data Center Boom: AI, Power Demand and What’s Next
In our inaugural episode, join host Sameer Ghaznavi for a conversation with Bill Kleyman, CEO and co-founder of Apolo, to discuss the latest developments in the data center industry. Together, they explore the explosive growth of data centers and AI infrastructure, including eye-opening projections around power demand, the rise of sovereign and edge AI and why data centers are becoming both energy consumers and energy partners to the grid.
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28 Jan 2026
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Uptime Now features in-depth conversations on the latest data center and digital infrastructure developments. Hosted by partner Sameer Ghaznavi (https://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/en-us/people/1017868), the podcast engages industry leaders at the forefront of construction, technology innovation and operational excellence, covering mission‑critical facilities, hyperscale growth, AI‑ready design and regulatory trends.
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Ep17: From AI Efficiency to AI Capability
Published 15 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So the first step is to have decent policies in place. As much as I don't like to be the fun police, but shadow IT is a real thing. Something like 80% of staff members are BYO AI-ing, like bringing their own tools that creates data exposure. And honestly, it's not like they have they have malintent, but they just don't necessarily realize that they're bringing dangerous technology into the organization. So having policies and guardrails in place is important. The next piece that I think is really important is is a leadership message. We call this a manifesto that comes usually from the top. top of the organization that orients the organization around the way they're going to think about AI. […]
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