INDUSTRY IDEAS AND SHARES

Thoughts large and small that apply to data center considerations

DIY PDU Power Ramp

2.17.2024

An often overlooked simple solution to managing power growth at the rack level in an IT environment. Simple solutions are good.

New Clear Power Path

2.18.2024

How are we going to meet the power massive needs in the near term for impending AI projects? Cutting the hype to get to the reality for Q3 2024 and early 2025.

Ready and Born Ready

3.4.2024

Luck is born in the room right next to good, and no one ever knows the difference. With data centers it often comes down to doing what you think is right long term. This usually means well thought planning with potential higher costs up front to reap great benefits in the future.

The Future is Futures

8.21.2024

The time of buying data center capacity a couple months out is over. I’ve heard from people saying I’ve called multiple providers about my 100kW install and not gotten any response. Projects that end at just a megawatt are no longer the focus of a lot of data center companies.

Okay Releasing the Files

9.25.25

It has been over a year since you’ve gotten new content here. I completed an MIT. In the spirit of Sam Altman I’m opening up my computer – This is assignment 1 of a handful.

Excuse the any outdated thoughts – this was written last Nov.

Queue the Jeffersons Theme Song

The pleasure is all mine, born at the beginning of the 80’s, who got to dub tapes, rip mp3’s, burn cd’s, and has managed multi hundred kW to multi MW builds within one half of a lifetime. The most exciting theme I saw in 2025 was companies ‘Moving on Up.’ Not the short list of bloated commodity deals.