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.

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.

In this episode, Bill Winsininski, CEO of CWC Consultants, discusses how AI-driven demand, energy constraints and sustainability expectations are transforming data center design, site selection and workforce planning across the industry.

In this episode, Liz Muller, CEO and co-founder of Deep Fission, 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.

In this episode, Jim Levin, founder of Workplace Elemental Technologies 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.

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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Uptime Now features in-depth conversations on the latest data center and digital infrastructure developments. Hosted by partner Sameer Ghaznavi, 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.