Ep245: Ivo Ivanov: AI, Interconnection, and Why Latency Is the New Currency

I sat down with Ivo Ivanov to talk interconnection, AI, latency, resilience, and why digital infrastructure has to get closer to people. Airports, robots, sovereignty, and even space made their way into this one. Chapters: 00:00:00 - Intro & Why Interconnection Matters Now 00:01:20 - Explaining Interconnection in Plain English 00:06:09 - Why the Internet Must Be Developed Further 00:08:45 - Latency, Eye Blinks, and Real-Time Robotics 00:14:10 - Why Digital Infrastructure Must Be Everywhere 00:17:10 - Reducing Complexity Through Interconnection 00:19:47 - AI-IX, Agent Routing, and GPU as a Service 00:24:42 - Teaching New Employees the Language of Interconnection 00:28:39 - Carrier Neutral and Data Center Neutral Explained 00:31:22 - What Neutrality Has Meant for New York and Dallas 00:38:19 - Resilience, Redundancy, and Operational Risk 00:41:09 - Latency Is the New Currency 00:45:39 - Data Sovereignty, Security, and National Power 00:51:44 - What the Industry Is Still Underestimating 00:56:22 - Space Connectivity and the Digital Divide 01:01:01 - What Data Center Leaders Need to Hear 01:06:15 - Final Takeaway: Why This Industry Matters References and External Links DE-CIX corporate website: https://www.de-cix.net/en DE-CIX North America: https://www.de-cix.net/en/north-america DE-CIX Academy: https://www.de-cix.net/en/resources/de-cix-academy Interconnection Academy: https://www.interconnectionacademy.net/ DE-CIX AI-IX press release: https://www.de-cix.net/en/about-de-cix/media/press-releases/de-cix-launches-worlds-first-fully-integrated-ai-internet-exchange-ai-ix-to-support-model-training-and-inference DE-CIX neutrality study / US IX release: https://www.de-cix.net/en/about-de-cix/media/press-releases/80-of-us-internet-exchanges-are-now-data-center-and-carrier-neutral DE-CIX Space IX: www.space-ix.net Ivo Ivanov on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivo-ivanov-de-cix   Thank you for visiting our channel, be sure to Like, Comment, and Subscribe! For more information, go to https://www.QTSDataCenters.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]