Ep. 257 - José Luis Friebel: Data Centers Love Plumbers

José Luis Friebel got into data centers by accident — second job interview in London, start tomorrow, we've got a conference in six months. Best accident of his life, he says. He told me the thing slowing this whole build-out down isn't power. It's plumbers. I did not expect that. Chapters 00:00:00  From a sunny coastal town in Spain to the global data center business 00:07:13  Why an industry that built the cloud still doesn't talk to itself 00:12:08  The panel where somebody says "you're full of crap" — and nobody's offended 00:17:03  The human capital crunch, and the unsung heroes of modern civilization 00:19:57  Scholarships, electricians and plumbers: not charity, industry survival 00:29:26  What communities actually say when you ask them 00:34:11  Water, energy, and what it takes to be a good neighbor 00:38:50  Why the industry got caught by surprise on transparency 00:43:55  AI as infrastructure, and 90 billion in Aragon 00:48:16  Radiologists, drones, and why AI creates more jobs than it destroys 00:54:41  AI cities, and the jobs question: direct, indirect, and induced 01:02:22  "You're not an island, you're a peninsula" 01:04:49  What José wants you to remember Links & References José Luis Friebel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jose-luis-friebel-dcd/ InfraXmedia: https://www.infraxmedia.com/ DatacenterDynamics: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/ AI Cities Summit Europe 2027: https://www.aicitysummit.com/europe/2027 AI Cities Summit launch: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/marketwatch/infraxmedia-launches-ai-cities-summit-series-to-support-governments-navigating-ai-infrastructure-growth/ SPAINDC (Spanish Data Center Association): https://spaindc.com/ MEXDC (Mexican Data Center Association): https://asmexdc.com/ Infrastructure Masons: https://imasons.org/ Lays Rodrigues: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lays-rodrigues/ George Rockett: https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-rockett-b18a3b4/ Dan Loosemore: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-loosemore-marketing-specialist/ Thank you for visiting our channel, be sure to Like, Comment, and Subscribe! For more information, go to https://www.Q.com Learn More about QTS Data Centers on the QTS YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/users/qtsdatacenters Think you have a great topic for a podcast or would like to schedule an interview with Dave? Send in your requests to [email protected]