Thought Leadership | Empirix Partners

24 articles

July 28, 2026

Podcast

35 min listen

Artificial Intelligence

Garbage In, Garbage Out: What AI Actually Means for the Job Market

Today, we ask the question most “AI-is-coming-for-your-job" beliefs fail to answer: is AI actually different from every technology panic before it?

Zach Peña

July 14, 2026

Podcast

35 min listen

Data Centers

Building the Arena: Separating Fact from Fiction in Data Center Power Consumption

Today, we explore one of the most contentious conversations in the data center market right now: power.

Zach Peña

June 24, 2026

Podcast

28 min listen

Data Centers

Building the Arena: A Healthier Discussion on Data Centers and Water Consumption

Today, we explore one of the most volatile conversations in the data center market right now: water.

Zach Peña

April 14, 2026

Podcast

31 min listen

Data Centers

Bubble or Market? Understanding the Economics and Ecosystems Behind the AI Infrastructure Investment

Today, we explore one question: Is AI investment a bubble or the foundation of a mega market?

Zach Peña

March 26, 2026

Podcast

25 min listen

Data Centers

Beyond Five Nines: Navigating the Evolution of Redundancy in Data Center Design

Today, we examine how different data center segments are taking radically different approaches to redundancy and what these diverging strategies mean for suppliers, risk allocation, and the industry’s understanding of what “true redundancy” actually requires.

Zach Peña

February 25, 2026

Podcast

31 min listen

Mindset

Surviving Success: Why Mishandling Growth Kills Businesses Despite Massive Demand

Today, we explore the paradox of success in the data center industry - how rapid growth introduces new failure modes and why many organizations die not from lack of demand, but from mishandling the very success they've achieved.

Zach Peña

January 23, 2026

Podcast

33 min listen

Supply Chain

When Waiting Isn’t an Option: A Discussion with Jake Ring, President of PDM, Live from PTC 2026

Today, we sit down with Jake Ring, President of PDM, live from PTC 2026 in Hawaii to discuss how his company is disrupting the transformer market with unprecedented lead times, mobile substations, and innovative solutions for the AI factory era's power challenges.

Zach Peña

October 23, 2025

Podcast

30 min listen

Mindset

Building the Skill of Grit: Why Mental Toughness Separates Winners from Losers

Today, we explore mental toughness as a learnable skill rather than an innate trait, examining how grit separates winners from losers in the high-stakes data center industry and what it takes to build this capability in yourself and your teams.

Zach Peña

September 30, 2025

Article

4 min read

Mindset · Inside Empirix

Doing More with Less: How Empirix Partners Leveraged Discipline to Scale Effectively

One of the hardest challenges for a growing startup is balancing two competing needs: staying efficient while keeping up with increasing demand.

Zach Peña

April 17, 2025

Article

4 min read

Mindset

How to Recognize Normal Variance in the Data Center Market, and Why It Matters for Long-Term Success

The data center market has been riding a wave of explosive growth.

Zach Peña

April 3, 2025

Podcast

27 min listen

Inside Empirix

Strategic Intent to Market Impact: Empirix Partners Reflects on Two Years of Strategic Growth

Today, we are celebrating Empirix Partners' second birthday by discussing lessons learned and reflecting on our journey over the past two years in the rapidly evolving data center industry.

Zach Peña

March 14, 2025

Article

4 min read

Data Centers

The Emergence of Specialized Owner’s Representation: Creating a Competitive Advantage in Modern Data Center Developments

The scale of data center development has undergone a seismic shift in just the past few years.

Zach Peña

February 20, 2025

Article

3 min read

Data Centers

Inside 2025’s AI Infrastructure Investment Announcements

A dated look at early-2025 AI infrastructure announcements, with the scope, currency and time period of each investment kept distinct.

Zach Peña

January 23, 2025

Podcast

23 min listen

Data Centers

Live from PTC ’25: Can Data Centers Keep Riding the Growth Wave?

Today, Hyper Solution's Matt Caldwell joins the podcast to explore the unprecedented transformation happening in the data center industry, discussing how current growth patterns mirror historical industrial revolutions but at an accelerated pace.

Zach Peña

September 11, 2024

Podcast

28 min listen

Supply Chain

Data Center Market Nearing Consolidation and Supply Chain Mastery Is Key to Survival

Today, we're examining the data center market's entry into the stability phase of its maturity curve.

Zach Peña

August 14, 2024

Podcast

15 min listen

Supply Chain

Part 1: “The Age of Easy” Feature with The Purchaser, KODIS, and Empirix Partners

In a first-in-class roundtable discussion sponsored by The Purchaser, executive leadership from Empirix Partners and KODIS explore the end of “The Age of Easy” for mission-critical companies.

Zach Peña

May 15, 2024

Article

1 min read

Mindset

The Mission-Critical World Requires a Pioneer’s Mindset: Ethan Summers Writes Ask a COS Issue 42

In the 42nd issue of Ask a COS, Empirix Partners’ own Chief of Staff, Ethan Summers, writes about the necessity of pioneers in the mission-critical world.

Zach Peña

April 19, 2024

Article

3 min read

Data Centers

So You’re New to the Data Center World… Here’s What You Need to Know to Navigate Its Complexities

In today’s world, data centers are essential for many businesses.

Zach Peña

April 5, 2024

Podcast

14 min listen

Inside Empirix

Meet the Empirix Partners Team: Chief of Staff Ethan Summers, Journalism to Mission-Critical

Today, we are highlighting the story of our Chief of Staff, Ethan Summers.

Zach Peña

December 11, 2023

Article

3 min read

Supply Chain

Mapping the Path to Efficiency: Supply Chain Process Mapping at DatacenterCo

An anonymized account of supply chain process mapping, from identifying bottlenecks to improving visibility and supplier coordination.

Zach Peña

October 26, 2023

Article

2 min read

Supply Chain

Unleash the Power of Data Within Your Supply Chain: Transforming Innovation and Decision Making

In today’s hyper-connected business ecosystem, the saying, Data is king, resonates louder than ever.

Zach Peña

October 19, 2023

Article

2 min read

Mindset

The Importance of Having a Sustainable Value Mindset and the Hidden Costs of Going It Alone

In the mission-critical space, where speed, reliability, and scalability drive success, how you handle procurement matters immensely.

Zach Peña

July 21, 2023

Article

3 min read

Supply Chain

How Procurement Consultants Can Be a Secret Weapon in Today’s Volatile and Complex Supply Chain Landscape

In today’s fast-paced and interconnected business landscape, supply chain management plays a critical role in an organization’s success.

Zach Peña

July 21, 2023

Article

3 min read

Data Centers

Unveiling the Data Center Maze: The Role of Strategic Sourcing and Procurement in Data Center Operations

In the digital age, data centers have become the backbone of our connected world, enabling the storage, processing, and delivery of vast amounts of information.

Zach Peña

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Garbage In, Garbage Out: What AI Actually Means for the Job Market

Building the Arena: Separating Fact from Fiction in Data Center Power Consumption

Building the Arena: A Healthier Discussion on Data Centers and Water Consumption

Bubble or Market? Understanding the Economics and Ecosystems Behind the AI Infrastructure Investment

Beyond Five Nines: Navigating the Evolution of Redundancy in Data Center Design

Surviving Success: Why Mishandling Growth Kills Businesses Despite Massive Demand

When Waiting Isn’t an Option: A Discussion with Jake Ring, President of PDM, Live from PTC 2026

Building the Skill of Grit: Why Mental Toughness Separates Winners from Losers

Doing More with Less: How Empirix Partners Leveraged Discipline to Scale Effectively

How to Recognize Normal Variance in the Data Center Market, and Why It Matters for Long-Term Success

Strategic Intent to Market Impact: Empirix Partners Reflects on Two Years of Strategic Growth

The Emergence of Specialized Owner’s Representation: Creating a Competitive Advantage in Modern Data Center Developments

Inside 2025’s AI Infrastructure Investment Announcements

Live from PTC ’25: Can Data Centers Keep Riding the Growth Wave?

Data Center Market Nearing Consolidation and Supply Chain Mastery Is Key to Survival

Part 1: “The Age of Easy” Feature with The Purchaser, KODIS, and Empirix Partners

The Mission-Critical World Requires a Pioneer’s Mindset: Ethan Summers Writes Ask a COS Issue 42

So You’re New to the Data Center World… Here’s What You Need to Know to Navigate Its Complexities

Meet the Empirix Partners Team: Chief of Staff Ethan Summers, Journalism to Mission-Critical

Mapping the Path to Efficiency: Supply Chain Process Mapping at DatacenterCo

Unleash the Power of Data Within Your Supply Chain: Transforming Innovation and Decision Making

The Importance of Having a Sustainable Value Mindset and the Hidden Costs of Going It Alone

How Procurement Consultants Can Be a Secret Weapon in Today’s Volatile and Complex Supply Chain Landscape

Unveiling the Data Center Maze: The Role of Strategic Sourcing and Procurement in Data Center Operations

Your next mission-critical project Online, on time

Notes from within
mission-critical supply chains

Your next mission-critical project
Online, on time