Richard Kenny (Interact/Techbuyer) - From MMA to learning how to 'un-break the internet'

One of the biggest emitters in our world is the internet. In this episode we speak to Richard Kenny, MD of Interact. Interact are a real David in a world of Goliaths, developing some of the most innovative approaches to reducing the energy consumption of the world's data centres. They recently beat Microsoft to the award for Energy Impact at the Data Centre Design awards. Rich is down to earth and full of great stories in this conversation. We discuss:Buying, rebuilding, and selling his first computer aged 9Becoming one of the first professional MMA fighters in the UK and how his experience influenced his later careerThe importance of 'controlling the controllable'His studies and early career in international development and poverty alleviationTechbuyer's ethos around refurbishment and the circular economyTheir breakthrough in disproving Moore's law - that computer chips do not double in performance and efficiency every two yearsThe data centre industry's blind spot for their own hardware and the efficiencies that can be created by optimising and reconfiguringHow the streaming of music hit 'Despacito' used the same energy as 4 African nationsWhether you should consume data on 4g, 3g, WiFi, and how many photos you should be takingHis optimism for the future driven by innovative technologyHis love of his home county of Yorkshire and the burgeoning tech sector that's growing thereHis wish for political change through getting more diverse people into powerHow the most important jobs are not remunerated as such in his viewFollow Rich on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-kenny-6b46a250/www.techbuyer.comRob on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-warren/Want to appear? [email protected]: ⁠standingongiants.com⁠