Episode #26 of the Data Center Go-to-Market Podcast features an interview with Tanja Lewit, CEO at Alternate E Source.
- Learn how IoT and intelligent devices can support alternative energy sources for powering data centers
- Discover how building management systems have evolved with networked devices and data collection
- Understand the importance of compliance, awareness, and risk mitigation in digital infrastructure operations
- Consider career opportunities in customer-facing roles that leverage technology for collaboration
- Increase diversity and provide lateral career growth opportunities
- Gain insights into new power needs and energy solutions for data centers like microgrids and renewable energy
- Leverage AI, sensors, and automation to improve energy efficiency and facility management
- Assess older infrastructure for power optimization
- Engage younger audiences and adapt to changes in digital branding and search
Host:
Joshua Feinberg, CEO
DCSMI
Special Guest:
Tanja Lewit, CEO
Alternate E Source
The conversation between Joshua Feinberg and Tanja Lewit focused on the evolution of data center infrastructure and the need to future-proof data centers in light of rapidly evolving technologies. Tanja discussed the importance of compliance, unexpected events, and intelligent devices in gathering information. Tanja also highlighted the need for young people to understand the potential of their skills in managing operations while leveraging technology to enhance their abilities. Additionally, Tanja emphasized the importance of soft skills in the data center industry, particularly in communication, networking, and teamwork. Finally, Tanja discussed the challenges and opportunities of transforming data center ecosystems with AI and automation and the need for cultural changes and expeditious action to adapt to the rapidly evolving technology landscape.
Outline
IoT ecosystem for data center management.
- Tanja Lewit discusses the need for more microgrids and intelligent devices to support data centers.
- Highlights the importance of considering alternative energy sources such as hydrogen, natural gas, and nuclear power.
- Funded Alternate E Source to address IoT in building management, leveraging her experience in power measurement and monitoring.
- Observed a shift in BMS towards networked devices and intelligent data collection, leading to the creation of Alternate E Source.
Leveraging technology for operations management.
- Emphasizes the importance of compliance and awareness in the digital infrastructure industry.
- Advises college students to consider customer-facing roles in the industry, as it's changing rapidly.
- Discusses the importance of engaging younger people in the workforce through technology and collaboration.
- Highlights the need for critical alerting and decision-making in the management of operations.
Bridging technology and people in data centers.
- Emphasizes the importance of soft skills in data center operations, such as networking and social skills.
- Believes that education and giving back to the community are crucial for professionals to succeed, particularly in data center operations.
- Discusses ways to increase diversity in the tech industry, including role modeling and providing lateral opportunities.
- Tanja shares her perspective as a woman in the industry, highlighting challenges and the need for more creative solutions to retain talent.
Power and energy solutions for data centers.
- Advises mid-career professionals to look at new power needs in digital infrastructure and data centers.
- Suggests leveraging technology to train workers with new construction and virtual reality skill sets.
- Discusses the need for microgrids and intelligent devices to manage renewable energy sources for data centers.
- The data center industry has stranded capacity, with solutions available to repurpose, reuse, and improve existing spaces.
Data center automation, AI, and energy efficiency.
- Highlights the importance of using intelligent sensors in data centers to improve operational efficiency.
- Focuses on resurrecting older spaces, reusing power resources, and utilizing AI for intelligent cluster mode.
- Repurposes multi-tenant buildings for digital infrastructure and new storage technologies.
- Discusses the importance of human creativity in decision-making, even as automation tools become more prevalent.
- Believes that accelerating technology adoption and education can help businesses make better use of automation tools.
AI adoption and productivity tools in the data center industry.
- Educating and building trust, inspiring change.
- Gaming, networking, AI, digital infrastructure, and more.
- Discuss using AI for content building, template creation, and SEO optimization.
Adapting to changes in digital branding, search results, and the construction industry.
- Advises on optimizing search strategy for AI-proof results, including video optimization.
- Expect a change in search results pages, with YouTube as the second most popular search engine.
- Explains how platforms use AI to maximize user time, citing TikTok as an example.
- Discusses the importance of understanding client needs and leveraging technology to service them.
- Construction codes need to change to accommodate smart technologies.
Energy efficiency and data center management with Alternate E Source CEO Tanja Lewit.
- Discusses the need for higher education to adapt to the changing technology landscape and provide more practical, industry-specific programs.
- Suggests that AI can help with curriculum development, content creation, and expediting action, and mentions some of favorite podcasts and YouTube channels for staying up-to-date on industry trends.
- Discusses data center operations, risk mitigation, and compliance, highlighting the importance of monitoring and measuring.
- Shares insights on energy power problems in the mission-critical industry.
- Advocates for expedited action and simple approaches to manage energy consumption in data centers.
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