Data Center World 2025

Join Bill Kleyman, AFCOM Data Center World Program Chair and CEO of Apolo.us, for his highly anticipated State of the Data Center presentation. Drawing from the AFCOM State of the Data Center 2025 Report, Bill will explore recent advancements in data center technology, covering key topics such as data center growth, power and cooling challenges, cloud trends, infrastructure threats, and budget trends.

He'll discuss how over 100 megawatts of new construction have been added monthly since late 2021, the doubling of the U.S. colocation market, and the rise in DCIM adoption to 69%. Bill will address the significant increase in rack density from 7 kW/rack in 2021 to 16 kW/rack in 2024, with 79% expecting further increases due to AI and high-performance workloads. This session will also cover cloud repatriation driven by rising costs, the adoption of FinOps, and the impact of outages, with over half of respondents reporting losses exceeding $100,000. Additionally, Bill will touch on emerging topics like nuclear energy for sustainable data centers, AI's influence on operations, liquid cooling advancements, and security challenges.

With a future-forward outlook, Bill's address will inform and inspire, providing a comprehensive glimpse into the ongoing innovation and exciting prospects in the data center industry. This session is essential for those looking to stay at the forefront of data center trends and technologies, offering expert analysis on vital industry concerns and future directions.

• Data center growth

• Power challenges

• Cloud trends

• Infrastructure threats

• Budget trends