How is data center design adapting for high-density in APAC?

When it comes to AI data centers, the way these facilities are being designed and constructed has been overhauled to accommodate high-density workloads. AI data centers can represent unique challenge in APAC, due to the region's higher temperatures and sporadic power availability. This episode will explore:

• Improving the sustainability and reliability of facilities where demand for power is high
• How structural design & engineering in APAC is adapting to accommodate high-density workloads
• The feasibility of retrofitting for existing buildings
• Future-proofing designs in an uncertain AI landscape

Speaker:

Tony Gaunt

Vice President, Sales, Asia

As Vice President for Sales, Tony oversees all business operations in Asia, including Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand, as well as South Korea and Japan. His focus is on executing go-to-market strategies across key market areas -- from direct customers to channel – with a keen focus on building a world class sales organization backed by Vertiv’s breadth of trusted products and services in the region.

Prior to this role, Tony was the Vice President for Colocation and Hyperscale for 12 years, responsible for Vertiv’s business in the Multi-Tenant Data Centre and Cloud Hyperscale sector in ANZ, Asia and India.

With over 27 years of Data Centre experience in the UK, Europe, Australia and Asia, Tony is a seasoned and outstanding sales leader with a wealth of knowledge and expertise. He is a regular industry speaker and trusted thought leader, having contributed to various Tier 1 publications as well as Vertiv research and materials.

He is a strong believer in the establishment of strong industry relationships and customer collaboration; acquiring, maintaining, and presenting industry best practices; plus, the coaching and mentoring of Vertiv’s account managers across the region. He is also a Board Member of Infrastructure Masons Australia chapter.

Tony holds a Masters Degree in Management from the Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Australia.

Matt Gurr

ANZ Market Director, High Tech, AECOM

Matt is a deeply collaborative leader with over 25 years working in the built environment and mission critical fields. From his initial roles with the Ministry of Defence in the UK, he is now based in Sydney, where he specializes in the design and development of data center facilities.

Matt's career highlights include working with major international organizations such as NEXTDC, Global Switch, Equinix, IBM, Telstra, Metronode, Woolworths, ANZ and Amazon.