Data Center Revolution

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.

Data Center Revolution is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 175 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts Data Center Revolution, a business show with 175 episodes published.

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  Offsite, On Mission: Building Faster and Safer Data Centers with MCIS

  Oct 1, 202632 min

  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/

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  Load Banks, Liquid Cooling and the Future of AI Data Centers | Avtron + Legrand

  Sep 15, 202637 min

  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

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  Building the AI Revolution: Why America Needs More Electricians with Justin Tinoco

  Aug 20, 20261h 15m

  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

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  Data Centers, Energy & the Future of Rural Texas with Commissioner Wayne Christian

  Aug 13, 20261h 2m

  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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  Rewiring the Data Center: Drew Baglino on Power, Scale, and the AI Boom

  Aug 6, 20261h 20m

  In this episode of Data Center Revolution, Kirk Offel sits down with Drew Baglino, founder and CEO of Heron Power and an 18-year Tesla engineering veteran, to examine the power architecture behind the rapid expansion of AI infrastructure.Drawing on his experience with power electronics, the Tesla Supercharger network, energy storage, and Megapack, Drew explores whether the industry’s greatest constraint is electricity generation—or the equipment required to move, convert, store, and reliably deliver that electricity.Kirk and Drew break down why 800-volt DC is gaining momentum, how increasing GPU density is changing rack-level power requirements, and how a simplified, modular architecture could remove traditional transformers, switchgear, distribution equipment, and standalone UPS systems. They also discuss safety, redundancy, liquid cooling, water use, capital costs, commissioning timelines, and Heron Power’s path from engineering prototypes to commercial deployment. For more about us: https://weareoverwatch.com/data-center-revolution-podcast/ For guest inquiries reach out to: podcasts@weareoverwatch.com

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