Power Reality Check
January 28, 2026 by Jake Ring, PDM CEO Guest podcast, “When waiting isn’t an option…” Waikiki Beach, Hawaii. At PTC 2026, Zach Peña, CEO of Empirix Partners, and Jake Ring, CEO of PDM, sat down together to discuss the rapidly evolving landscape of data center growth and power infrastructure – from transformer shortages and grid constraints to on‑site generation, engineering realities, and the race to power […]
Biggest Takeaways from IMN – The Data Center Private Equity Dealmakers’ Forum
February 6, 2025 – The Union League, New York City, NY by Jake Ring, PDM Co-founder and President The city that never sleeps did not disappoint in terms of gathering thought leaders and investors to the IMN Data Center PE Forum. Discussions I was involved in focused on the rapid advancements and challenges in AI and […]
Biggest Takeaway from PTC 2025
January 22, 2025 – Pacific Telecom Conference, Honolulu, HI by Jake Ring, PDM Co-founder and President Data center demand Okay, the biggest takeaway I have from PTC this year is a reinforcement of the large amount of data center demand coming from the market. There is an October 2024 McKinley report that suggests global demand for data center capacity […]
