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What does it take to build a global network from the ground up? It might start with a coffee meeting and a pivot from managing 10,000-acre cattle ranches. This is the story of the evolution of modern connectivity, told by someone who was there from the beginning.

The AI revolution is here, and data centers are its beating heart! Gone are the days of data centers being just overlooked IT infrastructure; they are now the "cool kids on the block," essential for powering the most significant technological shift of our generation.

AI is driving data infrastructure to a breaking point. In this episode of Uplink, Jonathan Atkin—Managing Director and Global Head of Communications Infrastructure Investment Research at RBC Capital Markets—joins host Michael Reid to explore how AI is reshaping connectivity, investment, and infrastructure strategy.

Cloud costs are climbing, and optimization isn’t always enough. In this episode, Jonathan Staff, Head of Private Cloud at Macquarie Cloud Services, explores how organizations are managing the growing complexity of cloud services. He shares his perspective on cost management, the role of hybrid cloud in balancing efficiency and flexibility, and the impact of AI on infrastructure planning.

Connecting DigitalOcean and AWS with Megaport In this demo, Kevin Dresser, Solution Architect at Megaport, shows you how to connect your infrastructure across DigitalOcean and AWS using a Megaport Cloud Router (MCR). You’ll learn how to: Deploy a Cloud Router Create a virtual connection (VXC) to DigitalOcean via Partner Network Connect Set up a connection to AWS via Direct Connect Configure BGP and validate route learning Achieve seamless, private connectivity between cloud environments.

Nature is Brazil’s battery. Now it’s driving a new era of sustainable data centers.

Most Brazilian businesses are still on-prem—but the shift to colocation is opening doors to new infrastructure like cloud and sustainable data centers.

Colo is not dead. Forget cloud-only strategies—AI is driving a resurgence in colocation and a rethink of what hybrid infrastructure really means. AI has flipped the script on how we think about digital infrastructure. In this episode, we’re joined by TierPoint SVP Don Schuett to explore how the surge in AI demand has fundamentally reshaped the data center industry—impacting everything from hardware design to real estate strategy.

Chris Sharp, CTO of Digital Realty, shares how private interconnection is powering the future of AI, gaming, and enterprise networking.

“The best data center market I’ve ever seen.” Raul Martynek, CEO of DataBank, explains how the explosion of AI is creating unprecedented demand in the data center space—and why this moment is unlike any before it.