AI In IT And How Roles Are Evolving
Techstrong.ai, Thursday, April 24th, 2025
DataBank COO Joe Minarik and CTO Vlad Friedman discuss how responsibilities for building and deploying artificial intelligence (AI) applications within IT organizations are evolving.
In this episode of Techstrong AI, DataBank CEO Joe Minarik and CTO Vlad Friedman join Mike Vizard to discuss the evolution of AI infrastructure. As demand for AI inference engines and high-performance computing grows, enterprises are increasingly shifting workloads from hyperscalers back to private or co-located data centers for greater control, cost efficiency, and data security.
DataBank, which operates 70 facilities across 27 U.S. regions, plays a crucial role in providing the power and cooling infrastructure required to support AI deployments. The rise of generative AI is reshaping traditional IT responsibilities, moving model management from data science teams to core infrastructure teams.