Why Data Centers Need One View Across Power, Facilities, and IT

Why Data Centers Need One View Across Power, Facilities, and IT

From Digital Innovations in Oil and Gas with Geoffrey Cann by Geoffrey Cann

February 11, 2026 · 33 min

About this episode

This episode discusses the evolving operations of data centers and the shift towards cloud-native platforms for managing energy and infrastructure.

Data centers have shifted from supporting enterprise IT to running large parts of the digital economy . They now host AI model training , AI inference , and many critical digital services . As this shift accelerates, data centers are placing greater demands on power systems and operations teams . Managing energy use , uptime , and physical infrastructure has become central to how these facilities operate. The challenge is that data center growth is moving faster than the tools used to manage it . Many operators still depend on legacy monitoring systems and spreadsheets to understand complex environments. These approaches struggle with rising power density , sustainability targets , and security requirements . At the same time, data sovereignty and grid access are influencing where new infrastructure can be built. In this episode, I speak with Jad Jebara , CEO and co-founder of Hyperview , about how data center operations are changing. We discuss why cloud-native platforms are replacing legacy tools for managing power , facilities , IT , and OT systems . Jad explains how improved operational visibility supports security , efficiency , and scalability . We also explore what these…

People in this episode

Host: Geoffrey Cann

Guest: Jad Jebara

Topics covered

  • data centers
  • cloud-native platforms
  • energy management
  • digital infrastructure
  • AI
  • operational visibility

Keywords

  • data centers
  • AI model training
  • energy management
  • cloud-native
  • operational visibility
  • digital economy
  • sustainability

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hyperview

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