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In the final episode of this series of the DDI Podcast, Mark Yeeles, Vice President for Schneider Electric’s Secure Power Division in the UK and Ireland steps away from the usual format to bring you a compelling panel discussion from Data Centre World in London.
Featuring:
- Kelly Becker, Zone President UK&I
- Lauren Ryder, Customer Experience Officer (CEO), Leading Edge Data Centres
- David Locke, Chief Technology Advisor, World Wide Technology
- Madison Clement, Student
- Dawn Child, CEO of Pure Data Centres Group
Season 2
Episode 5: : Sustainability and the cloud: The trends set to impact 2024 and beyond . Featuring IDC analyst Penny Madsen
Mark Yeeles is joined by leading industry voice, IDC analyst Penny Madsen as they explore the tangible benefits of cloud computing for businesses, highlighting the shift towards operational efficiency and the move from capital expenses to operational ones.
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Episode 4: Reimaging sustainability for the future of the internet. Featuring Serverfarm’s CMO & SVP Sales, Arun Shenoy
In this episode, Mark Yeeles and Serverfarm’s Arun Shenoy explore the importance of sustainability in the tech industry; focusing on the lifecycle of IT hardware and the critical role data centres play in our digital infrastructure.
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Episode 3: How can we build a sustainable internet? Featuring Atlas Edge’s SVP Colocation, David Hall
In this episode Mark Yeeles welcomes David Hall from Atlas Edge to discuss the evolving landscape of data centres and the critical role they play in the next generation of internet applications.
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Episode 2: How do we attract and encourage a new generation of female leaders? Featuring Custodian Data Centres’s Board Director, Amy Young
In this episode Mark and Custodian Data Centres Board Director, Amy Young, tackle the pressing issue of women's underrepresentation in the tech industry, highlighting the challenges, the progress and the setbacks.
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Episode 1: Is the UK ready for AI? Featuring Kao Data’s CCO, Spencer Lamb
Kicking off the new series of the DDI podcast Mark is joined by Kao Data’s CCO Spencer Lamb as they embark in a lively discussion on how the UK's is harnessing the power of AI, weighing government ambitions against the harsh realities of energy and infrastructure requirements.
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Season 1
Episode 4: Bridging the Tech Sector Gender Gap with Leading Edge CEO, Lauren Ryder
In this episode, Mark joins Lauren Ryder, Customer Experience Officer (CEO), Leading Edge Data Centres, for an in-depth discussion on the tech sector gender gap, the power of female leadership, and how Leading Edge is harnessing the power of sustainable digital infrastructure to transform Regional Australia and bridge the digital divide.
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Episode 3: The data centre PR problem featuring Inside Data Centre Podcast host, Andy Davis
In our latest episode, Mark joins data centre industry influencer and host of the Inside Data Centre Podcast, Andy Davis, for a discussion on the data centre PR problem.
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Episode 2: Ireland as a sustainable tech hub, featuring Digital Realty’s Tom Gorman
In our latest episode, Mark is joined by Digital Realty’s Director of Operations for Ireland, Tom Gorman, as they discuss the sustainability challenges facing the Irish data centre sector, the media narrative surrounding the energy crisis, the skills shortage, and how AI is becoming the next disruptive force in tech.
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Episode 1: Setting the scene – a introduction to the DDI Podcast
In our first episode, our host, Mark Yeeles, discusses shares his career journey from the industrial automation sector into digital infrastructure, some of the key challenges and themes we’re discussing around the series, and the profound and positive impact that his mentors have had on his professional journey.
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Featured guest speakers
- Spencer Lamb, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), Kao Data
Spencer Lamb is the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at Kao Data. Having held previous positions at data centre companies – Infinity SDC and Verne Global, Spencer brings over 25 years of experience in data centre colocation, artificial intelligence (AI), high performance computing (HPC), hyperscale cloud and telecommunications to the business.
- Amy Young, Custodian Data Centres Board Director
Amy Young is a driven sales and marketing leader with over 20 years of experience transforming businesses. She has a proven track record of opening new revenue streams for startups, bolstering client growth, and partnering across all levels.
- David Hall, SVP Colocation, Atlas Edge’s
As SVP Colocation, David is responsible for defining and managing AtlasEdge’s core colocation products, including our unique building block approach to data centre design and construction. Prior to joining AtlasEdge David has more than fifteen years’ experience in the carrier neutral data centre industry.
- Arun Shenoy, CMO & SVP Sales, Serverfarm
As Serverfarm’s CMO & SVP Sales, Arun Shenoy leads the global sales, marketing, and implementation strategy, serving a critical role in the success of a unique data center developer and operator.
- Andy Davis, Director of specialist recruitment consultancy, DataX Connect
Andy began his career as an M&E Consultant in the building services sector and has spent most of his working life placing highly skilled candidates in roles across the digital infrastructure industry. Today, not only does he run one of the sectors' leading recruitment firms but is named one of the industry's leading influencers for his work to remove the secrecy surrounding the infrastructure sector via the Inside Data Centre Podcast.
- Tom Gorman, Senior Director EMEA Operations Digital Realty
Joined Digital Realty (Interxion) in June 2021 as Operations Director for the Ireland region. Coming from a background in Engineering with 30+ years’ experience in highly regulated Engineering, Technology and Construction industries. This includes 8 years in Senior EMEA regional leadership roles with AWS, Interxion and Digital Realty across the Data Centre sector.
- Lauren Ryder, Customer Experience Officer (CEO), Leading Edge Data Centres
Lauren is a global thought-leader in digital transformation, specialising at the intersection of people and technology. With 20 years of transformation and change management experience, as CEO of Leading Edge Global, Lauren and her teamwork with businesses to achieve growth through digital transformation and professional development programs.
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