Zac Smith left his role leading Equinix Metal in June of 2023. Since then, he’s been thinking deeply about the present and potential future of data centers, OEMs, chip makers & more.

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Featuring:

• Zac Smith – Twitter, LinkedIn, Website
• Jerod Santo – Mastodon, Twitter, GitHub, LinkedIn
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Show Notes:

• Building on global bare metal (Founders Talk #84)
• Whiplash (2014) - IMDb
• You’ll own nothing and be happy - Wikipedia
• From Sun to Oxide (Changelog Interviews #592)
• We have a right to repair! (Changelog Interviews #582)
• SSI Alliance
• Three Mile Island nuclear power plant will reopen for Microsoft
• Ethical Hacker Warns: Check Your Charger ASAP & What Happens After Clicking Adult Sites

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