Hands-On to Hyperscale: Designing Smarter Data Centers

Episode Description

The demand for data centers has never been higher, and it’s evolving faster than most can keep up. In Part 2 of our conversation with Kaylen Bushell, we go beyond her career story to dig deep into the operational realities shaping modern data center design.

Kaylen shares why failure domains, redundancy models, and maintenance planning aren’t just checkboxes, they’re the foundation of uptime in an AI-driven world. From the surprising gaps in design thinking to how AI workplaces are “melting racks”, this episode is a masterclass in how to build smarter, not just bigger.

Key Topics:

• Rethinking redundancy: distributed vs. block models
• How AI demand is reshaping load profiles
• The operational cost of poor design decisions
• Why automation and robotics are the future of construction
• Building trust between trades, designers, and operators