Podcasts by The QTS Experience

Episode 184; Mike Netzer: Predicting the unpredictable world of Data Center Growth from 2023-12-06T12:35:23

his week I’m joined by Mike Netzer VP Sales at Data Center Hawk. Mike helps us understand the changing trends and inflection points in the most dynamic industry on earth. Mike Netzer 

In this episode, we'll discuss Cloud transfor...

Episode 172; Christine King: Nuclear Innovation, Remaining Curious, Stakeholder Engagement, Sustainable Communities from 2023-06-28T00:00

Christine King is the director of the Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN). In this episode, we dive into the wonderful world of Innovation within the Nuclear community and how i...

Episode 171; Mattias Fridström: Shannon’s Limit, The Middle Mile, and Telecom Security from 2023-06-21T17:59

This week, we discuss the challenges of building a modern economy with AI, cloud computing, and machine learning. Our guest, Mattias Fridstrom, a telecom evangelist, explains that we're facing a...

Episode 170; Nikolas Badminton: The “What If”, Foresight and Trends, AI and Future Tech from 2023-06-14T00:00

After reading Nikolas Badminton's book "Facing our Futures," I reached out to him to understand his idea that "imagination is the fuel and hope for our future, but there is a poverty of imaginat...

Episode 169; Kirk Offel: Datacenters, Default Aggressive Mindset, 5th Industrial Revolution, Embracing Failure, Serving the Veteran Community from 2023-06-07T00:00

The 5th industrial revolution is here. AI, Autonomous Vehicles, Augmented and Virtual Reality – it’s here! But none of it, not a single electron or packet of data can move without Digital Infras...

Episode 168; Brian Moon: Pacific Telecommunications Council, Advancing Telecom, The Spirit of Aloha and Ohana from 2023-05-31T00:00

Brian Moon, the CEO of the Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC). Joins me this week to discuss one of my favorite things, the PTC annual conference, an event focused on the latest trends con...

Episode 167; Garry Golden: The Fear of Thinking in Abstract Terms, AI Avatars, Parenting, and the Slow Pace of Fast Change. from 2023-05-24T00:00

The world is changing rapidly, and we are being challenged to embrace new technologies and societal transformations. This can be difficult, as we are creatures of habit and often find comfort in...

Episode 166; Dr. John Zerilli: AI in the Legal System, Emotional response to ChatGPT, ML Bias. from 2023-05-16T13:19

Dr. John Zerilli is a philosopher with particular interests in cognitive science, artificial intelligence, and the law. He is currently a Leverhulme Fellow at the University of Oxford, a Researc...

Episode 165; Travis Wright: Data Centers and Nuclear Energy, Energy Storage from 2023-05-09T17:02:53

It’s quite a challenge to meet the Energy requirements of the modern economy and also work to reduce or eliminate carbon. This week I’m joined by Travis Wright, an Energy and Data Center expert, wh...

Episode 164; Gerd Leonhard: Technology and the future of Humanity from 2023-05-03T00:00

Aspirations for a promising future invariably involve the integration of technology tools. But what role will these tools play? The uncharted ramifications of merging humans with technology loom...

Episode 163; Einat Weiss: AI, Machine Learning, Personalized Customer Experience, The Future Marketplace from 2023-04-26T00:00

The pandemic forced customer service to go from analog to digital overnight. They had to build the infrastructure, transform the culture, and adopt new tools. It was like asking a caveman to build ...

Episode 162; Dr. Albert Meige: Magic Shows, Complex Problems, Algorithmic Bias, Generative AI, ChatGPT, Existential Risk from 2023-04-19T00:00

This week I am joined by Dr. Albert Meige, Associate Director at Thinktank Arthur D. Little,  to discuss the emerging impact of Natural Language Transformers and their potential uses to solve compl...

Episode 161; Dr. David Maimon: the Darkweb, Evidenced Based Research, Cybercrime, Future Law Policing from 2023-04-12T00:00

Dr. David Maimon is a master investigator in the area of online deviant behavior who’s research has led him into the fascinating and dangerous world of cybercrime. He is interested in understand...

Episode 160; Jon Trout: Digital Infrastructure, Chaos, Future Work, Cultural Stigmas, Operational Clarity from 2023-04-05T00:00

Jon Trout, CEO and founder of ChekHub, appears on The QTS Experience Podcast, where he shares his background and journey in the digital infrastructure industry. He talks about the chaos and inef...

Episode 159; Larry Hack: Extreme IT, Extreme Sport, Wingsuit, Cave Diving from 2023-03-29T00:00

One of the key challenges in extreme sports is the need for thorough preparation and planning. Athletes must assess the risks associated with their activity and take steps to mitigate those risk...

Episode 158; Lawrence Gasman: Quantum Computing and Quantum Encryption from 2023-03-22T00:00

Someone once told me I could possibly make a Quantum computer 15 different ways – which doesn’t sound that interesting until you consider it could literally destroy encryption as we know it – an...

Episode 157; Dr. Avi Loeb: Sentient AI, The Enigma of Oumuamua, Aliens and Scientific resistance, AI Spaceships, The purpose of the Universe from 2023-03-15T00:00

Today, I am thrilled to have a very special guest joining me, Dr. Avi Loeb. Dr. Loeb is a theoretical physicist and the Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University, where he is...

Episode 156; Dr. Kendal Hartley: Implications of Technology on Learning; ChaptGPT, Smartphones, Self-Regulated Learning from 2023-03-08T00:00

Technology has and continues to transform the way we learn, both in and outside the classroom. With the proliferation of digital devices, online platforms, and educational software, students tod...

Episode 155; Dean Nelson: Modern Economy, Digital Infrastructure, Future Work, Sustainability, Data Centers from 2023-03-01T00:00

The modern economy requires  Digital Infrastructure. Another way to say that is – everything you do on your phone or devices requires, Data Centers. The modern world doesn’t exist without these ...

Episode 154; Yash Mehta: Architecture, Future Buildings, OpenAI, 3D Printing, New Engineering from 2023-02-22T00:00

What if you had the power to create your own living space – by speaking it into existence through one of the emerging Open AI tools? Maybe a 3D printer shows up and builds out a basement or adds...

Episode 153; Dr. Neale Martin: Dystopia, Executive mind Vs Habitual Mind; Unconscious Bias, Technology and Habits from 2023-02-15T00:00

Are you guided by logic or emotion? Most of us will say our decision-making is driven by logic and reason – not, primarily by emotion. Dr. Neale Martin joins me this week to help us understand h...

Episode 152; Dr. Richard Wright: Future of Crime, Crypto Currency, Cashless Society, Street Crime from 2023-02-08T00:00

Cryptocurrency and cash-free aren’t the same things – but the net result is the same whether you use cards or a bitcoin – you don’t have cash in your wallet. In the best-case scenario that can b...

Episode 151; Sarah Keller: Uber, Leadership, Future Work, Breaking Stereo Types from 2023-02-01T00:00

We, humans, love our tribes. If you’re in my tribe you’re granted an element of trust and acceptance, even value. If you’re out of my tribe you rarely receive that status, almost certainly not w...

Episode 150; Brian Magerko Open AI, ChatGPT, DALL-E, Deep Learning from 2023-01-25T01:10

We live in amazing times. There are Open AI  tools available that enable those of us that are creative with a little “c” to explore and create without having to have the physical skills necessar...

Episode 149; Michael Lotfy from 2023-01-24T15:08:29

Michael is the Senior Vice President for Power Products over North America & Mexico & Central America at Schneider Electric.In this role, he has full responsibility for all aspects of Schneider ...

Episode 148; Brent Bensten from 2023-01-17T12:36:17

What’s a smart house? For the longest time I didn’t care what that meant – which is incredible when you consider I work in a data center where the ideas of the whole world live! When I learned t...

James Cage; Episode 147 from 2022-12-28T06:00

There are deep learning tools that are available to us today that have the power of magic. I can create a photorealistic image of an orangutan cowboy riding a glass lizard, just by using the pow...

IEIC Nap Event; Episode 146 from 2022-12-21T06:00

This week I'm joined by several guests Scott Brown, Hunter Newby, Nigel Bayliff, and Anthony Romanello. Each of these men have had a role to play in the long history of building the Internet. Th...

Rob Enderle; Episode 145 from 2022-12-14T06:00

Not too long ago, the most popular game on the planet was World of Warcraft. I confess I played it for more years than I care to admit, and my human rogue rags was a joy to play. What never occu...

Adam Knobloch; Episode 144 from 2022-12-07T06:00

You and I generate or manipulate data every ten minutes – that’s at least 96 times a day. And the movie, spreadsheet, TikTok, Tele-med, or whatever we interact with – lives in someone’s data cen...

Dr. Anna Erickson; Episode 143 from 2022-11-30T06:00

One of the most important conversations we can be having today is energy. What type should we use? Its impact on the environment, the economy, its impact on politics, on our independence, and nu...

Phillip Koblence&Nabeel Mahmood; Episode 142 from 2022-11-23T06:00

My conversation this week is with the original Digital nomads Nabeel Mahmood and Phil Koblence, the founders of The Nomad Futurist Foundation and Podcast. In this quick conversation we discuss h...

Sergey Plis; Episode 141 from 2022-11-16T06:00

It's impossible to have a conversation about A.I. or machine learning without also talking about neural networks. The thing is, most of us think we know what it is, and some of us have an opinio...

Elizabeth Hoemeke, Episode 140 from 2022-11-09T06:00

Imagine you’ve been devastated by a catastrophic weather event. If you’ve experienced or survived something like this in your life time you know how hard it is to be made whole and the impact on...

Steven Beckwith; Episode 139 from 2022-11-02T08:00

In my normal life, I talk about the edge, edge compute, edge networking, smart devices; you know, the edge. When Professor Steve Beckwith talks about the edge, he's considering the universe. Pro...

Vinay Nagpal; Episode 138 from 2022-10-26T06:00

The Internet is a network of networks. It's built across fiber, satellite, and subsea cables that span the globe. It seems really resilient; there isn't a single off switch. But you already knew...

Matteo Pietrobelli; Episode 137 from 2022-10-19T06:00

I'm joined by Matteo Jean Pietrobelli, a structural and systems engineer at Oceanix. Today, he is helping to create a floating city in Busan, South Korea. In and of itself, an interesting topic,...

Jeff Smith; Episode 136 from 2022-10-12T06:00

If you and I were to strike up a conversation about autonomous vehicles or even robots, I presume we would primarily be talking about Tesla or something similar or maybe some of the cool new and...

Dr. Eric Hinterman; Episode 135 from 2022-10-04T17:04

I recently learned that we have a tool that converts carbon to oxygen. Think about that. It seems like every conversation around energy is also at some level about carbon. Dr. Eric Hinterman hel...

Dr. Lisa Walsh; Episode 134 from 2022-09-28T06:00

Are you an intrinsically happy person or do you wrestle with sadness and melancholy? Subjective well-being or happiness is complicated. It seems to be easy for some people and much more difficul...

Dr. James Garvin; Episode 133 from 2022-09-21T06:00

This week I'm joined by Dr. James Garvin, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Chief Scientist. Dr. Garvin thinks we might have been 50 years ahead of our time in going to the moon. He's also the ...

Allie Kelly; Episode 132 from 2022-09-14T06:00

Cars are in at least their second major innovation; the technology involved in electric vehicles is incredible. The potential within autonomous vehicles is staggering, especially when you think ...

Dan Kokotov; Episode 131 from 2022-09-07T06:00

Rev AI is the most powerful artificial intelligence tool that I know of that converts speech to text. My guest this week is Dan Kokotov, the co-founder at Rev and currently vice president of eng...

Maggie Grout; Episode 130 from 2022-08-31T06:00

This week I am joined by Maggie Grout, CEO of Thinking Huts. Thinking Huts builds classrooms around the world by 3D printing them, an idea that came together when she was 15. Join us for an incr...

Steve&Beth McDaniel; Episode 127 from 2022-08-03T06:00

Don’t you love it when your imagination is captured by something that is a unique way to solve a problem and you didn’t see it coming. This week I’m hosting Steve and Beth McDaniel who are pione...

Courtney Munroe; Episode 126 from 2022-07-27T06:00

The promise of the Metaverse is a wholly immersive, virtual experience. One where we use an avatar to present ourselves to the world in a way that we believe best represents who we are. Whether ...

Nicholas Guise; Episode 125 from 2022-07-20T06:00

We are drowning in data. Every app and device we use is creating data. Short of just deleting it – we’ve struggled to find a long term solution. Nick Guise at the GA Tech Research Institute says...

What Breaks You? with Beth Mund from 2022-07-13T06:00

This week I’m joined by Podcast host and keynote speaker Beth Mund. Beth and I discuss her experiences as an Analog Astronaut and as a NASA Spokesperson. It’s an excellent conversation into an a...

Our Virtual World with Annie Eaton from 2022-07-06T06:00

As you may know I am fascinated with the opportunities for each of us in the worlds of Augmented and Virtual reality. But these opportunities aren’t risk free. Annie Eaton an AR/VR expert joins ...

The Citizen Astronaut with Shawna Pandya from 2022-06-29T06:00

I recently heard Dr Shawna Pandya start a conversation by saying “I am an absolute disgrace" - a remarkable claim since she is a trained Neurosurgeon, Silicon Valley Entrepreneur, Martial Arts e...

The Science of Gratitude with Nancy Davis Kho from 2022-06-21T18:18

I’ve become enamored with the science of Gratitude. In my quest to learn more I was introduced to author Nancy Davis Kho, who turned being enamored into a project and then wrote about it. While ...

The CIO Life with Vish Narendra, Joe Marroquin,&Elizabeth Hoemeke from 2022-06-15T06:00

This week I’m joined by Vish Narendra, Joe Marroquin, and Elizabeth Hoemeke all technology executives tackling the challenges of displaced workers, cyber threats, and relocating employees caught...

Will Robots Rule? with Martin Ford from 2022-06-08T06:00

Is your job robot proof? Author Martin Ford in his books Rise of the Robots and the sequel rule of the robots, joins me this week to discuss the rapidly approaching consequence of AI and Robots ...

Learning Never Exhausts the AI with Dr. Brendan Englot from 2022-06-01T06:00

Navy divers regularly enter treacherous waters, not to save their fellow Americans, but to clean the ships hull. This is one of an infinite number of life endangering jobs that machines may be w...

The State of Security with Jeremy Hehl from 2022-05-25T06:00

Every week we hear of a new threat; a threat to our security, our privacy, our economy and to ourselves. But my next guest says – not so fast, the white hats are turning the tide and winning. Re...

The Ethics of Being Human with Dr. Paul Root Wolpe from 2022-05-18T06:00

Artificial Intelligence is just one of the areas having a profound effect on ethics. This week Dr. Paul Root Wolpe the  director of the Center for Ethics at Emory University, talks with me about...

Humans to Mars! with Chris Carberry from 2022-05-11T06:00

Next week, I plan on attending the humans to mars summit at the George Washington University in Washington, DC. While I have always been fascinated by space travel and our universe, I am equally...

May the Fourth Be with You with Megan Hofmeyer from 2022-05-04T06:00

Sustainable energy technology is constantly evolving; what's trending up, what's come under pressure because of supply chain, geopolitics, or maybe just science? This week I'm joined by Megan Ho...

The Converging Threat with Charles Margiotta from 2022-04-27T10:00

As technology changes, so do the security threats. We no longer live in a world that can survive on separate cyber and physical security plans. Instead, corporations and governments are beginnin...

Quantum Dots and Invisibility Cloaks with Dr. David Ginger from 2022-04-20T06:00

When does advanced technology become magic? Professor David Ginger is a chemist, Chief Scientist, and – well – a magician. David spends some time with us helping us to understand what a Quantum ...

Is the Internet Open and Free? with Joel Beasley from 2022-04-13T06:00

As a people we are working through what it means to have an open and free Internet. How should we think about censorship, guardrails, opportunity, risk? Joel Beasley, host of the Modern CTO Podc...

The World as It’s Always Been with Dr. Patrick Allitt from 2022-04-06T06:00

Everyone thinks they’re  right. We’re predicting the role of Artificial Intelligence, the future of work, the impact of big data - The questions is; 50 years from now will our grandchildren agre...

Apps Rule the World with Dean Bubley from 2022-03-30T06:00

My guest this week is my friend Dean Bubley, a 5G, Cloud, mobile connectivity, telecom guru based out of the UK, and we got together to talk about the future trends in mobile connectivity (our a...

Digitization: Impeding or Enabling Independence with Garry Connolly from 2022-03-23T06:00

This week, returning guest and friend Garry Connolly joins Dave to discuss digitization, and whether or not collecting large amounts of data with no intelligence or plan is impeding our autonomy...

Disc Fever! with Matthew Rothstein from 2022-03-16T06:00

Disc Golf is the fastest growing sport in America, and if it isn’t it certainly is the most fun! This week, Matthew Rothstein from the PDGA, joins me to shed light on the sport and how this new ...

Understanding the Supply Chain Crisis with Daniel Vasseur from 2022-03-09T06:00

The supply chain challenge isn’t primarily about where supplies are made but rather it’s about people. So says Daniel Vasseur a local supply change expert who joined me to explain the complexiti...

The Future of Film with Mark Hofmeyer from 2022-03-02T06:00

This week writer, producer, podcaster, Mark Hofmeyer from Movies Films and Flix joins me (again) in studio. Mark hosts one of the most popular podcasts in the business and brings his unique pers...

Internet Magic with Lior Netzer from 2022-02-22T17:56

We turn on our smart device and almost instantly are transported to our favorite sporting event, movie, game, or show. We can watch strangers things or formula 1 from the Soccer field, usually i...

The Children’s Guide to Content Delivery with Craig Matsumoto from 2022-02-16T06:00

Unless you're citizen one in Nerdville, you probably have no idea how the stream you watch or the content you consume actually gets to your device – much less who provides the infrastructure we ...

Bringing in the Light with Doug Mohney from 2022-02-09T06:00

Congress has authorized 65 Billion Dollars to be spent on telecom infrastructure and while that's a lot of money, Editor and Technologist Doug Mohney thinks this could be a game changer in our l...

3D Printing Space Food! with Gene Boland from 2022-02-02T06:00

When asked how could industry help NASA with their mission to Mars they answered – obviously help us to print our food – in space. Gene Boland, a scientist and expert in soft tissue 3d printing ...

The Balancing Act of Fitness and Nutrition with Alyssa Scheele from 2022-01-26T06:00

If you’re like me you struggle to eat, sleep, and exercise in a way that brings healing and balance to your life. Alyssa Scheele, a competitive bodybuilder, fitness expert, and coach; joins me t...

What is the Internet, Really? with Sandy McMurtry from 2022-01-19T18:04:50

Sandy McMurtry has been building the internet – well before it was the internet. If you’ve watched Stranger Things, The Witcher, or Ted Lasso, you can thank engineers like Sandy. Sandy joins us ...

The Age of Exponential Change with Azeem Azhar from 2022-01-12T06:00

This week you probably didn’t give a second thought to using your phone, electricity, or your car. Azeem Azhar, a brilliant UK Futurist, says in the next century there will be a technology compa...

The Magic of Magic with Producer Derek from 2022-01-05T06:00

Magic: the Gathering is, at it’s heart, not about Magic at all, it’s about math. Math wrapped in a beautiful wrapper of Science Fiction and High Fantasy – that has captured the imagination of ov...

2021 Year in Review with Producer Derek from 2021-12-29T06:00

Join Dave McCall as he brings on QTS Experience Producer Derek to discuss their favorite conversations of 2021, what they were about, and why you'd love them on this week's episode of The QTS Ex...

The Future of Music with Tim Huffman&Jeremy Gilbertson from 2021-12-22T06:00

This week Dave is joined by two amazing musicians and technologists to discuss the impact of technology on music. Grammy Nominated artist Tim Huffman and Award winning producer Jeremy Gilbertson...

The Anti-Architect with Christian Girodano from 2021-12-15T06:00

Christian Giordano calls himself the Anti architect. Christian isn’t against architecture, it is clearly one of his life's passions, but he is for leveraging AI, Virtual Reality, 3D printing and...

The Quantified Athlete with Christina Chase from 2021-12-08T06:00

Is it possible to identify the next Messie, Earnhardt, or Brady using big data? Christina Chase thinks so, and as the founder of the MIT Sports lab, she should know. Professor Chase explains the...

Leadership Honesty with Grant Shih from 2021-12-01T06:00

Freedom requires guardrails. It may seem counterintuitive but my guest this week, Grant Shih, CIO of National DCP, explains how this and the concept of "wake" impacts organizations in a profound...

Thankfulness with Dave McCall from 2021-11-24T06:00

Join The QTS Experience host Dave McCall, as he monologues about what we can be thankful for. The last decade is one of the most disruptive decades the world has ever seen, not to mention the la...

No Tolerance for Chaos with Dr. Steve Andriole from 2021-11-17T06:00

In order for traditional organizations to disruptively change, Professor Steve Andriole says you have to protect your innovators from the Chaos killers. Join us for the conversation, on the next...

Fail Big with Jennifer Wilde from 2021-11-10T06:00

This week Jennifer Wilde, Director of Innovation Ecosystem, joins Dave to discuss how her experience with Humanitarian Crisis Relief helped shape her position on systems innovation and how busin...

The Datacenter Whisperer with Rich Miller from 2021-11-03T06:00

Data center investment and development is accelerating. Markets are growing and changing at an unprecedented pace, and sometimes it’s hard to understand the full implications of that. Rich Mille...

War of the Web: The Future of Pattern Recognition with Mattias Fridström from 2021-10-27T06:00

Mattias Fridström is an internet evangelist and expert for one of the largest internet companies on earth. He explains how AI and Machine learning will help us protect ourselves from the war of ...

The Purpose of Business with Devlin Liles from 2021-10-20T06:00

Your body needs to breath oxygen to survive – but that doesn’t mean it’s purpose is to breathe oxygen. Devlin Liles is a passionate technologist who argues that while a business must be profitab...

Are You Playing Offense or Defense with Cyber Security with Ed Bursk from 2021-10-13T06:00

Dave McCall and his returning guest, robotics, automation and Cybersecurity expert Ed Bursk, says most of us have a better offense than defense when it comes to "data security.” What does he mea...

Your Data is Valuable, Get Paid What Its Worth with Charlie Silver from 2021-10-06T06:00

The most valuable commodity on earth is data and human beings create 2 cell phones worth of data every day – why aren’t we getting paid for it? Join me and Charlie Silver, a data expert, as we d...

Innovation Extinction with Dan McClure from 2021-09-29T06:00

The last few decades have been spectacularly successful in creating the most complex products and services the world has ever seen and if you don’t change how you go about innovating right now –...

eWasting Away with James Patrignelli from 2021-09-22T06:00

Last year Americans threw away 60 million dollars in gold and silver – in our phones.  Join James Patrignelli and I as we discuss the hidden cost of eWaste and how it’s destroying our environmen...

Green Gravity with Robert Piconi from 2021-09-15T06:00

If you've listened to the show, you have heard academics from Berkeley and MIT insist that in order to have renewable energy, you must have grid-level energy storage. Not only that, but the stor...

Col. Heidi Heiden, Godfather of the Internet Part 2 from 2021-09-08T06:00

Pick a point in time in the last 40 years during the creation development and adaptation of the internet, and you would certainly encounter this week's guest, Col. Heidi Heiden (ret). In this 2 ...

Col. Heidi Heiden, Godfather of the Internet Part 1 from 2021-09-01T06:00

Pick a point in time in the last 40 years during the creation development and adaptation of the internet, and you would certainly encounter this week's guest, Col. Heidi Heiden (ret). In this 2 ...

The Digital Time Machine with Sherman Ikemoto from 2021-08-25T06:00

Sherman Ikemoto is a magician. He builds time machines that allow you to see into the future, how cool is that? Through the use of Digital Twins he can recreate a physical building virtually, wh...

Without Grid Storage, No Renewable Energy with Dr. Donald Sadoway from 2021-08-18T06:00

Building the grid with renewable energy is impossible...unless you have grid level energy storage. MIT Professor Donald Sadoway, founder at Ambri and Sadoway Labs, explains what the challenge is...

Thriving Alignment with Grant Shih from 2021-08-13T06:00

A team that isn’t aligned on it’s purpose is going to struggle. An organization that doesn’t take care of its people will fail. In our fourth and final part of the ATP CIO Charity Event, Grant S...

The Art of the Possible with Edwina Payne from 2021-08-12T06:00

Traditionally CIO’s have focused on the technology of the business. In this third part of our four part series from the ATP CIO Charity Event, Edwina Payne illustrates the need for CIO’s to expl...

Transforming the Customer Experience with Dwain Wilcox from 2021-08-11T06:00

In this second part of our four part ATP CIO Charity Event series, Dwain Wilcox from TK Elevators reminds us that the customer experience may be the most important component of digital transform...

The CIO Whisperer with Michael Snyder from 2021-08-10T06:00

This week I sit down with CIO’s and thought leaders in a 4 part series recorded at the ATP CIO Charity Golf Tournament in Atlanta. In this first episode, Michael Snyder and I discuss how to ensu...

Ecocentrism vs. Technocentrism with Dan Scarbrough from 2021-08-04T06:00

Can technology resolve the challenges mankind is creating to preserve the planet for future generations?

Ecocentrism (meaning values centered on ecology) and technocentrism (meaning val...

Sustainability as a Culture with Eric Gertsman from 2021-07-28T06:00

We all know about Software as a Service, it was essentially invented by Salesforce. Eric Gertsman, Director, Data Center Planning & Sustainability, explains how the world’s largest CRM has woven su...

SMART Data Centers: Sending Infrastructure to School with Brent Bensten from 2021-07-21T06:00

Brent Bensten, CTO of QTS Datacenters, shares what a SMART Datacenter is and how it leverages data to drive efficiency, enhance security, and reduce environmental impact … on the next QTS Experi...

The Data Center Rockstar with Peter Hannaford from 2021-07-14T06:00

Peter has built and operated data centers around the world. He is an innovator in infrastructure cooling a legendary operator, and an early adapter in the fight for sustainability within the ind...

The Science of Fear with Eva Holland from 2021-07-07T06:00

We all like a great adventure right? But what if that adventure has to deal with confronting life long anxiety, phobias, and debilitating fear? Freelance writer Eva Holland joins me as she discu...

Supremely Human with Jeremy Gilbertson, Part 2 from 2021-06-30T09:03:51

My next guest says connecting through music and storytelling is supremely human. Jeremy Gilbertson Is a technologist, musician, writer, and producer, but mostly, he is supremely human, on this e...

Supremely Human with Jeremy Gilbertson, Part 1 from 2021-06-23T06:00

The Internet of Things – or Internet of Risk? with Steve Brumer, Part 2 from 2021-06-16T06:00

We all love to connect our things to the internet – Steve Brumer, an IoT expert, joins me to discuss how these benefits can create risks that we never imagined – on the next QTS Experience.

The Internet of Things – or Internet of Risk? with Steve Brumer, Part 1 from 2021-06-10T11:00

We all love to connect our things to the internet – Steve Brumer, an IoT expert, joins me to discuss how these benefits can create risks that we never imagined – on the next QTS Experience.

Human or Robot: Which has the Higher Value Proposition? with Chris Kocks Part 2 from 2021-06-02T06:00

You may not see them but there are already Robots among us. Chris Kocks, founder and CEO of RoboSolucio, joins me this week to discuss what the near term role of Robots will and won’t be on the ...

Human or Robot: Which has the Higher Value Proposition? with Chris Kocks Part 1 from 2021-05-26T11:31:20

You may not see them but there are already Robots among us. Chris Kocks, founder and CEO of RoboSolucio, joins me this week to discuss what the near term role of Robots will and won’t be on the ...

Our Multiverse is Being Built, One Digital Twin at a Time with Ed Bursk from 2021-05-19T06:00

Block by Block and bit by bit we are recreating the physical world in the digital world. A Digital Twin is, “by definition” the exact representation of a physical object or process by a digital ...

5G: Nursery Rhyme or Future Tech? with Dean Bubley from 2021-05-12T06:00

Is meaningful 5G Imminent or is Geo Politics playing us a lullaby while we wait for the low latency 5G Emperor to make a decision? Join Dave McCall as he discusses this and more with returning e...

Walking for Water with Jennifer Hawley - Part 2 from 2021-05-05T06:00

More than 800 children under age 5 die every day from diarrhea caused by contaminated water, poor sanitation, and unsafe hygiene. But we believe the global water and sanitation crisis can be sol...

Walking for Water with Jennifer Hawley - Part 1 from 2021-04-28T06:00

More than 800 children under age 5 die every day from diarrhea caused by contaminated water, poor sanitation, and unsafe hygiene. But we believe the global water and sanitation crisis can be sol...

Sustainable Energy Has the Most Jobs! with Dr. Daniel Kammen from 2021-04-21T06:00

This winter parts of the US energy grid went dark. Join David McCall and Professor Daniel Kammen as he explains how energy storage could have made the difference, on the next QTS Experience. Listen

Why do we need Centers of Data? from 2021-04-14T06:00

You have heard Dave explain what data centers are, their operations, and how they are built. Join him this week as he hosts Garry Connolly, Founder and President of Host in Ireland, who explains...

The Magic of Predicting Weather with Andrew Blum; Part 2 from 2021-04-07T06:00

We have made a time machine. An accurate, future telling device, available to all of us. Author and Journalist Andrew Blum, author of “The Weather Machine: A Journey Inside the Forecast” joins m...

The Magic of Predicting Weather with Andrew Blum; Part 1 from 2021-03-31T06:00

We have made a time machine. An accurate, future telling device, available to all of us. Author and Journalist Andrew Blum, author of “The Weather Machine: A Journey Inside the Forecast” joins m...

What's Up Next for Data Centers? with David Liggitt from 2021-03-24T06:00

What do Data Centers, Cross Fit, and Training tomorrows leaders have in common? David Liggitt from Datacenter Hawk leads a lively discussion on what data centers are and their future role. We al...

The Man Knows Data Centers with Rich Miller; Part 2 from 2021-03-17T06:00

This week Rich joins Dave to revisit his predictions from 2020 – what took place, what didn’t, and what we can expect in 2021 on the next QTS Experience.

About our guest:

Rich Mi...

The Man Knows Data Centers with Rich Miller - Part 1 from 2021-03-10T06:00

This week Rich joins Dave to revisit his predictions from 2020 – what took place, what didn’t, and what we can expect in 2021 on the next QTS Experience.

About our guest:

Rich Mi...

You Don't Know Jack with Jack Ossa - Part 2 from 2021-03-03T06:00

Architecture can be described as the art and science of designing buildings and structures. Jack Ossa is a World Class Architect and the world certainly needs spaces that work for us now. But Ja...

You Don't Know Jack with Jack Ossa - Part 1 from 2021-02-24T06:00

Architecture can be described as the art and science of designing buildings and structures. Jack Ossa is a World Class Architect and the world certainly needs spaces that work for us now. But Ja...

2010-2020; The Most Disruptive Decade in History Part 2 with David Houle from 2021-02-17T06:00

David Houle declares that 2010 to 2020 was the most disruptive decade in recent human history. Well duh! The interesting thing is - he called that in 2010 … because David Houle is a futurist. Wh...

2010-2020; The Most Disruptive Decade in History Part 1 with David Houle from 2021-02-10T06:00

David Houle declares that 2010 to 2020 was the most disruptive decade in recent human history. Well duh! The interesting thing is - he called that in 2010 … because David Houle is a futurist. Wh...

How Covid Changed the Film Industry Part 2 from 2021-02-03T06:00

We love to relax with movies. They bring us together as experience stories together. While 2019 was one of the most financially successful years in movie making history the Pandemic has stood th...

How Covid Changed the Film Industry Part 1 from 2021-01-27T06:00

We love to relax with movies. They bring us together as experience stories together. While 2019 was one of the most financially successful years in movie making history the Pandemic has stood th...

NANOG Advancing the Internet, Empowering People, Reflecting Diversity from 2021-01-20T11:17:46

Some say that connectivity tools are the most enabling technologies on the planet. Imagine surviving a pandemic without the ability to remote work, tele medicine, distance learning, online groce...

Mental Health, the Hidden Consequence of Covid-19 from 2021-01-13T06:00

The world of technology has responded better than anyone imagined in the age of Covid. Remote Work, Data Centers, Connectivity, Tele Medicine, remote learning et al, we adapted and survived. Rem...

The Nomad Futurists Look Ahead by Looking Back from 2021-01-06T06:00

Phillip Koblence and Nabeel Mahmood are the team behind The Nomad Futurist podcast. In order to talk about the future, you have to understand the past. Join Phil, Nabeel, and Dave as we discuss ...

Merry Christmas, Happy New Years, and End of Year Musings from 2020-12-23T06:00

Everyone here at QTS Data Centers and The QTS Experience wishes you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays (for whichever Holiday you celebrate!) We'll see you again in 2021!

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Growing Goodness with Jake Dukes&Camp Southern Ground from 2020-12-16T06:00

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The CTO Whisperer with Joel Beasley from 2020-12-09T06:00

Joel Beasley knows CTO’s. He published his book “The Modern CTO” in 2017 and his podcast of the same name is the #1 Leadership & Tech Podcast in the world. Joel joins me this week to share hard ...

The Journey to CTO with Emmett (Trey) Hawkins from 2020-12-02T06:00

Trey Hawkins has been a CTO for 20 years, pretty incredible for a guy in his mid-40’s. I asked Trey to share with us how he moved from single contributor to leader, how has he pivoted in the age...

Staying Thankful in 2020 with Dave McCall from 2020-11-25T06:00

This is the time of year to give thanks for the good things that have happened. Even in a time like now of social or political uncertainty, as well with the threat of a global pandemic looming o...

Game On: The New Era of Sport with Darcy Lorincz from 2020-11-18T06:00

Visit The QTS Experience YouTube Channel for video versions of all the podcasts, and be sure to Like, Comment, and Subscri...

Be Transformed; The Digital Paradigm with Mike Sutcliff from 2020-11-11T06:00

Have you ever been stuck? Despite your best plans, talent, experience and budget, you are well and truly stuck. Obviously, you call for help. But who do you call? Well, Mike Sutcliff, Accenture ...

Slowing Down Covid - One IP at a Time with Staffan Göjeryd from 2020-11-04T07:00

There isn’t a cloud, social media, or any other online service without the world being connected, In fact we don’t have to imagine what it would be like to experience a pandemic if we couldn’t w...

Digital Transformation: The Forced Evolution of the Business Sector with JJ James from 2020-10-28T06:00

There is a moment in the movie Gladiator when Russell Crow shouts out to the crowd “Are you not entertained?!” Well, JJ James, recent winner of CIO of the year, joins host David McCall as they w...

Is 5G Changing the Future – or a Unicorn in Disguise? with Dean Bubley from 2020-10-21T06:00

Other than AI, or recently released documentaries on the evils of Social Media, 5G is the most hyped technology of the last several years. But Will 5G change your life? According to Futurist and...

The Old Space isn’t the New Space! with Doug Mohney - Part 2 from 2020-10-14T06:00

If you used your phone, tablet, car, etc. you almost certainly connected to a Satellite. There are Satellite constellations being deployed, right now, to deliver more connectivity to more people...

The Old Space isn’t the New Space! with Doug Mohney - Part 1 from 2020-10-07T06:00

If you used your phone, tablet, car, etc. you almost certainly connected to a Satellite. There are Satellite constellations being deployed, right now, to deliver more connectivity to more people...

Internet Connections and Vulnerabilities with Bill Cook from 2020-09-30T06:00

Think about all the ways you use your tablet or phone. Banking, Shopping Healthcare, Gaming, Home Security, your job … it all lives on that mobile device or laptop. Bill Cook joins me this week ...

Energy Storage: Sustainability's Secret Ingredient with Dr. Daniel Kammen from 2020-09-23T06:00

All intelligent people today are talking about Sustainable energy – How do we buy it, how do we source it, and how do we use it. This is particularly true if you’re a very large consumer of thos...

Adapt or Face Extinction with Don Mitchell from 2020-09-16T06:00

Data Centers are literally where the ideas of the whole world live. Think about it – Cloud, eCommerce, Social Media – all of them live in a Data Center. Without a data center there is no distanc...

Using Technology To Regrow Decimated Forests with Jad Daley from 2020-09-09T06:00

What do data centers and forests have in common? In this episode, I sit down with CEO of American Forest, Jad Daley. I was amazed at how relevant our conversation was for today. Bringing togethe...

Big Data: Changing the World, One Soccer Club at a Time with Dr. Bret Myers Part 2 from 2020-09-02T06:00

How are athletes becoming so much stronger, training more efficiently, healing faster? With data of course. Dr Bret Myers Professor of Data Analytics at Villanova and consultant to the professio...

Big Data: Changing the World, One Soccer Club at a Time with Dr. Bret Myers - Part 1 from 2020-08-26T06:00

How are athletes becoming so much stronger, training more efficiently, healing faster? With data of course. Dr Bret Myers Professor of Data Analytics at Villanova and consultant to the professio...

Data Centers are the Lifeline to the World with Rich Miller from 2020-08-19T06:00

Virtually every single part of our world requires collaboration tools that live in a Data Center. Business, Education, Healthcare, Governance, Banking, Social Media, Entertainment, it is all bei...

Redefining Innovation and Technology in the Banking Sector with Elizabeth Hoemeke from 2020-08-05T06:00

Instant speed, digital transactions are no longer a science fiction idea. They have been well integrated into our society. But the banking industry is an old industry, and can be difficult to tu...

Keeping the World Connected Through Data Centers with Tim Huffman from 2020-07-29T06:00

Right now, almost all of our public facilities are empty; schools, office buildings, shopping malls, etc. All of that activity has shifted online. In this Post-COVID reality, data centers are fa...

Just-In-Time Data Centers with Chris McLean from 2020-07-22T06:00

Imagine having to build a 30 year facility to host infrastructure that changes every 5 years. Yeah, that’s a data center. Chris McLean articulates that making parts of the data center modular ac...

Data Centers Are The New Factories and Data Is Their Widget with Garry Connolly from 2020-07-15T06:00

Data Centers are the new factories and data is their widget. Data is, at the heart, of all technology change today. Every generation thinks they invented music – and yet there are only 32 sounds...

The Power of Green: Energy, Water, Waste with Travis Wright from 2020-07-08T06:00

3% of the Earth’s produced energy is used by data centers; QTS consumes as much power as the entire country of Belize. In order to be more green, QTS decided to go all in on sustainability. On a...

How Data Shapes the Film Industry with Mark Hofmeyer; Part 2 from 2020-07-01T06:00

The digital revolution has had a profound impact on our society. Its influence on the arts, business, social interaction, and how we elect our leaders has changed our culture and how business is...

How Data Shapes the Film Industry with Mark Hofmeyer; Part 1 from 2020-06-24T06:00

The digital revolution has had a profound impact on our society. Its influence on the arts, business, social interaction, and how we elect our leaders has changed our culture and how business is...

Data Infrastructure and the Public Sector with David McOmber and Kathleen O'Leary from 2020-06-10T06:00

The largest purchaser of goods and services in the world is the United States government. You would think it would be simple, then, to do business with the public sector – it isn’t. Host David M...

Are We Right At The Edge? with Peter Cohen from 2020-05-27T06:00

"What is the edge and where is it"? Before Covid-19 this question was, arguably, the single most talked about topic along with it's twin "5G". Just before the advent of the quarantine, telecom-e...

How Data Tonnage and Data Gravity Affect Global Markets with Rich Miller from 2020-05-13T06:00

In any industry there are certain individuals that really do see the forest and the trees. In the Data Center industry Rich Miller is one of those persons. Today our topics range from Data Tonna...

The Benefits and Risks of Connecting Your World - with Steve Brumer; Part 2 from 2020-04-29T06:00

In the early 90's Coca-Cola began placing devices in their vending machines to better manage them through data. Who new it was the dawn of the Machine-to-Machine era, now called the Internet of ...

The Benefits and Risks of Connecting Your World - with Steve Brumer; Part 1 from 2020-04-15T06:00

In the early 90's Coca-Cola began placing devices in their vending machines to better manage them through data. Who new it was the dawn of the Machine-to-Machine era, now called the Internet of ...

A CIO's Response to the New Global Reality with Jason "JJ" James from 2020-04-01T06:00

The world is changing, literally right before us – the last time there was a non-war global disruption was Atlantis or Noah. Jason “JJ” James and David McCall talk about how AI, Remote Work, and...

The Power of Change: Digitizing Without disruption with Oliver Schmidt from 2020-03-18T06:00

Imagine replacing an enterprise ERP system while operating a multi-billion dollar public company, without outages, with a tight timeline and fully operational upon completion. I know, crazy righ...

How Innovation Led to Virtual Colocation with Brent Bensten from 2020-03-04T06:00

This week, Dave sits across the table from Brent Bensten, CTO of QTS' new Innovation Lab, and discuss possible changes to the traditional colocation experience. Can innovation drive positive cha...

Lagging Out: How Latency Disrupts Next-Gen Gaming with Sean Baillie from 2020-02-19T07:00

What do High Frequency Trading and Online Gaming have in common? Latency of course. I sit down with Sean Baillie, connectivity and all around telecom guru, as we talk through how solving the latenc...

Introducing: QTS Innovation Lab with Jon Greaves from 2020-02-06T06:00

Join David McCall and CTO, Jon Greaves on this week's episode introducing the QTS Innovation Lab.

The QTS Innovation Lab (QIL) is an acc...

Cybersecurity: The Risk and the Response with Jeremy Hehl from 2020-01-22T06:00

We all agree Data is a precious thing. Remember when privacy and security used to mean different things? Today I’m joined by Jeremy Hehl, a Cyber Security  expert, as we talk about the risk and ...

Fortifying the Internet with Clint Heiden from 2020-01-08T06:00

What if the internet, or even part of the internet, just stopped? The internet is connected to everything with no single points of failure, so how could it be “shut down”? Imagine the impact to ...

Connecting Data and the Internet of Everything with Peter Cohen from 2019-12-18T06:00

We all have our “Go To” apps…..business productivity, travel, social media, streaming video, and dozens more. And most of us have absolutely no idea how they “communicate” with the Interwebs – t...

Putting AI and Machine Learning into Action in the Data Center with Jon Greaves from 2019-12-11T06:00

Do you remember when a doorbell was, well just a doorbell? Now it’s a logistics system, security guard, and NCIS all rolled into one. The point is that infrastructure companies are now technolog...

What is the QTS Experience? from 2019-12-04T11:06:16

Everybody relies on data, it’s the commodity of the whole world. Think about it. What business, artist, industry, or interest group isn’t creating, using, moving, or enhancing data?
On this ...