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AI is reshaping digital infrastructure, but the biggest challenge isn't always building bigger data centers, it's finding the power to run them. In this episode of Uplink, Michael Reid sits down with Tony Rossabi, Founder & CEO of OCOLO, to discuss how AI is changing the data center industry and what it takes to deliver the next generation of infrastructure.

Tony Rossabi, aka the Godfather, has spent 30 years in this industry. Car washes to Telx to building data centers. He sat down with our CEO Michael Reid to break down what’s actually happening underneath the AI headlines, from where the real demand is coming from, to why a single megawatt of power is so hard to find, and how a team of eight is building 19 ten-megawatt facilities across two continents in 24 months.

How long does it take to deploy a network? We asked Cisco Live. The answers were… something. Drop what your guess was below.

The tech industry is literally a different place every six months right now. Renen Hallak, CEO of @VASTData breaks down what that actually means for the people building inside it. Full Uplink episode is up now on our channel.

AI infrastructure is entering a new phase – one where the biggest challenge may no longer be building better models, but building systems capable of feeding them. In this episode of Uplink, Michael Reid sits down with Renen Hallak, Founder and CEO of VAST Data, to explore the infrastructure realities behind the AI boom. From software-defined storage and GPU-scale architectures to neoclouds and agentic AI, this conversation dives deep into the systems powering the future of artificial intelligence.

This step-by-step guide shows how easy it is to connect to AWS using Megaport. In this video, we cover: Provisioning an AWS Direct Connect Port in your chosen data center Selecting your AWS region Finding your ASN and AWS Account ID in the AWS Management Console Specifying your VLANs Attaching the virtual gateway for your VPC.

How to lock services – learn how to lock and unlock Ports and MCRs in the Megaport Portal to prevent accidental changes or deletions. This video shows how to: Lock a Port or MCR from the Services page Understand the lock status indicators Unlock a service when changes are needed.

VXC connectivity – learn how to verify Virtual Cross Connect (VXC) status and diagnose connectivity issues in the Megaport Portal. This video covers: Checking VXC status from the Services page Identifying connectivity issues between endpoints Understanding VXC status indicators.

What does it take to shape the backbone of the internet? For Raphael Maunier, it started with three failed bachelor’s attempts and a leap into configuring Cisco routers with zero formal training. In this episode of Uplink, Raphael Maunier, Co-Founder and COO of OpsMill, joins host Michael Reid to share the remarkable story of how chance, risk-taking, and vision led him to co-found multiple internet infrastructure companies—France IX, Acorus Networks, and more—ultimately acquired by global tech players.

We’ve teamed up with the Heavy Networking podcast to take you under the hood of Megaport’s resilient, software-driven network. Luke Gollan, Network Automation Engineer at Megaport, joins Heavy Networking hosts Ethan Banks and Drew Conry-Murray to unpack what happens when you click “provision” in the Megaport portal.