Flexential CEO Ryan Mallory Discusses Power, AI, and Bending the Physics Curve

The Data Center Frontier Show

In this episode of the Data Center Frontier Show, we sit down with Ryan Mallory, the newly appointed CEO of Flexential, following a coordinated leadership transition in October from Chris Downie.

Mallory outlines Flexential's strategic focus on the AI-driven future, positioning the company at the critical "inference edge" where enterprise CPU meets AI GPU. He breaks down the AI infrastructure boom into a clear three-stage build cycle and explains why the enterprise "killer app"—Agentic AI—plays directly into Flexential's strengths in interconnection and multi-tenant solutions.

We also dive into:

• Power Strategy: How Flexential's modular, 36-72 MW build strategy avoids community strain and wins utility favor.

• Product Roadmap: The evolution to Gen 5 and Gen 6 data centers, blending air and liquid cooling for mixed-density AI workloads.

• The Bold Bet: Mallory's vision for the next 2-3 years, which involves "bending the physics curve" with geospatial energy and transmission to overcome terrestrial limits.

Tune in for a insightful conversation on power, planning, and the future of data center infrastructure.