Ep. 128 Yuval Bachar, Founder and CEO of ECL | Data Center Go-to-Market Podcast

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🔋 In episode 128 of the Data Center Go-to-Market Podcast, you’ll join host Joshua Feinberg and Yuval Bachar, CEO of ECL, as they explore the revolutionary world of sustainable data centers! 🌍

In this eye-opening podcast episode, learn how hydrogen-powered infrastructure is transforming the future of computing, with insights into AI-driven management, modular design strategies, and breakthrough energy solutions. 🚀 Discover why traditional data center approaches are becoming obsolete and how innovative companies are solving critical power and scalability challenges for AI and high-performance computing.

Whether you're an engineer, entrepreneur, or tech enthusiast, this conversation reveals the cutting-edge strategies reshaping our digital infrastructure. 💡 Get ready for a deep dive into the next generation of data center innovation!

0:00 Coming up In this episode of the Data Center Go-to-Market Podcast

1:07 Introducing Yuval Bachar, Founder and CEO at ECL

1:26 Career Journey: Microsoft Principal Architect, LinkedIn Head of Data Centers, Meta Network Infrastructure, Cisco Co-Routing, and DEC Alpha

2:56 Why Yuval Bachar Started ECL: Sustainable Data Centers, High-End DC’s for Everyone, and Cooling Solutions

4:51 Large-Scale Fully Sustainable AI Data Centers with Zero Emissions and Zero Water

6:37 Data Center as a Service (Hydrogen Energy Solution Tailored into Data Center Power Architecture)

8:22 Modular Hydrogen-Based Data Centers 1.5-10MW Blocks (Not Modular Data Centers)

9:44 Entry-Level Data Center Career Advice (Supply Chain, Project Management, Program Management, Data Center Operations)

13:53 Mid-Career Pivots/Resets for Data Center Professionals (Startup Lens)

15:41 Biggest Data Center Mistakes with Construction and Hydrogen Fuel Cells/Alternate Energy

18:17 Comparing an ECL Modular, Sustainable, Green Data Center Build vs. Traditional Data Center Builds

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22:13 AI Factories Now, Then Inference, Smart Cities, and EVs

22:48 Data Center Sustainability Teams ⇒ Data Center Planning Teams (Time to Delivery for High Density)

24:24 Edge Applications Balancing Between Hydrogen Generation and the Grid (5-15MW)

25:24 Hydrogen Distribution Systems Needed in the U.S.

26:06 Real Estate Investors (Banks and PE) Driving Hydrogen-Powered Data Center Construction

27:48 ECL Modular Blocks Beautified (Architects Included)

28:59 New Power Architecture with Hydrogen Generation (Eliminating Diesel Generators and UPSs)

30:31 The Future of Being a CEO for a Modular, Sustainable, Green Data Center Builder

33:34 AI Agent Runs the Data Center (Not People)

35:37 AI Agents: Development Platforms, Procedures, Replacing Traditional Business Functions

39:11 Hydrogen Economy Distribution Network: Agentic AI, Autonomous, IoT

41:40 Yuval Bachar (Connect with on LinkedIn) and ECL (Follow on LinkedIn and Website)

42:44 Subscribe to the Data Center Sales and Marketing Newsletter (DCSMI)

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