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Ep2: What It Takes to Build and Sustain the Modern Data Center

February 11, 2026 | By Sameer Ghaznavi in Chicago

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.

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Ep2: What It Takes to Build and Sustain the Modern Data Center

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