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The data center landscape is changing fast, as AI drives innovation in both energy and cooling. In a industry dominated by big companies and big requirements, it's a tricky time for data center startups.
Yuval Bachar is the founder of ECL, a startup that set out to pioneer hydrogen-powered data centers. With the arrival of ChatGPT and the AI data center boom, ECL has changed along with the industry.
Today on the Data Center Richness podcast, Yuval is here to share how ECL has moved to the cutting-edge of AI, deploying the very latest NVIDIA high-density racks in a hydrogen-powered, liquid-cooled data center. It's a story that reinforces the importance of an engineering mindset, and always being ready to innovate.
Let's get started ….
CHAPTERS GO HERE
00:00 - How data center startups navigate in an era of big, fast change
01:45 - Meet Yuval Bachar and learn about his "Data Center Journey"
09:30 - Managing Hydrogen-Powered Liquid-Cooled NVIDIA Racks
15:35 - Building Out the Executive Team at ECL
18:00 - Growth Opportunities in Texas with Natural Gas and Hydrogen
22:00 - The Shape of Inference and the Role of Data Centers
28:15 - The Evolution of Modular Data Center Design
31:40 - Cooling: How Dense Can We Go?
36:25 - The Road Ahead
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At Data Center Richness we demystify technology and explain why data centers matter, and what comes next for the Internet, cloud computing and AI. Host Rich Miller is a journalist and analyst who has been covering the data center sector for 25 years.
Subscribe to our channel for more insights: https://www.youtube.com/@DataCenterRichness?sub_confirmation=1
NOW ON SUBSTACK!
Check out the Data Center Richness Substack: https://datacenterrichness.substack.com/
On the Web: Data Center Richness https://datacenterrichness.com/
LINKS FROM THIS SHOW
ECL Web Site https://ecldc.com/
Yuval Bachar on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/yuvalbachar/ Rich Miller on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/datacenterfrontier/
RELATED VIDEOS:
How Factory-Built Designs Speed AI Deployments https://youtu.be/hZ6vuoDJ8Nc?si=qIhnFjV_CvhSDqst
Data Center Innovation in the Age of AI https://youtu.be/P_0U0SLFJc8?si=Khxv-My10V0V3slU
Why Every Data Center Pro is Talking About Power Now https://youtu.be/GJiBqvUl5rU?si=KqZsV0pkwb_aywdq
All video by Data Center Richness.
Supplemental music via Epidemic Sound https://share.epidemicsound.com/60o8qx
By Rich MillerThe data center landscape is changing fast, as AI drives innovation in both energy and cooling. In a industry dominated by big companies and big requirements, it's a tricky time for data center startups.
Yuval Bachar is the founder of ECL, a startup that set out to pioneer hydrogen-powered data centers. With the arrival of ChatGPT and the AI data center boom, ECL has changed along with the industry.
Today on the Data Center Richness podcast, Yuval is here to share how ECL has moved to the cutting-edge of AI, deploying the very latest NVIDIA high-density racks in a hydrogen-powered, liquid-cooled data center. It's a story that reinforces the importance of an engineering mindset, and always being ready to innovate.
Let's get started ….
CHAPTERS GO HERE
00:00 - How data center startups navigate in an era of big, fast change
01:45 - Meet Yuval Bachar and learn about his "Data Center Journey"
09:30 - Managing Hydrogen-Powered Liquid-Cooled NVIDIA Racks
15:35 - Building Out the Executive Team at ECL
18:00 - Growth Opportunities in Texas with Natural Gas and Hydrogen
22:00 - The Shape of Inference and the Role of Data Centers
28:15 - The Evolution of Modular Data Center Design
31:40 - Cooling: How Dense Can We Go?
36:25 - The Road Ahead
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At Data Center Richness we demystify technology and explain why data centers matter, and what comes next for the Internet, cloud computing and AI. Host Rich Miller is a journalist and analyst who has been covering the data center sector for 25 years.
Subscribe to our channel for more insights: https://www.youtube.com/@DataCenterRichness?sub_confirmation=1
NOW ON SUBSTACK!
Check out the Data Center Richness Substack: https://datacenterrichness.substack.com/
On the Web: Data Center Richness https://datacenterrichness.com/
LINKS FROM THIS SHOW
ECL Web Site https://ecldc.com/
Yuval Bachar on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/yuvalbachar/ Rich Miller on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/datacenterfrontier/
RELATED VIDEOS:
How Factory-Built Designs Speed AI Deployments https://youtu.be/hZ6vuoDJ8Nc?si=qIhnFjV_CvhSDqst
Data Center Innovation in the Age of AI https://youtu.be/P_0U0SLFJc8?si=Khxv-My10V0V3slU
Why Every Data Center Pro is Talking About Power Now https://youtu.be/GJiBqvUl5rU?si=KqZsV0pkwb_aywdq
All video by Data Center Richness.
Supplemental music via Epidemic Sound https://share.epidemicsound.com/60o8qx