Powering AI Data Centers: Eaton on Infrastructure, Cooling, and What’s Next

As AI reshapes the digital infrastructure landscape, data center design is evolving at every level. In this episode of the Data Center Frontier Show, we sit down with JP Buzzell, Eaton’s VP and Data Center Chief Architect, and Doug Kilgariff, Strategic Accounts Manager, to explore the key shifts driving the next generation of compute environments.

Topics include:

• Purpose-built vs. retrofit approaches to AI infrastructure.

• Liquid cooling requirements for GPU clusters.

• Modular power design and construction.

• Behind-the-meter energy strategies.

• Data center workforce shortages.

• Eaton’s evolving role and insights from its Data Center Vision event.

From rethinking site selection to solving for stranded assets and building talent pipelines, Buzzell and Kilgariff provide a practical, forward-looking view on the forces shaping AI-era data centers.

Listen now to get the inside track on powering the future of AI infrastructure.