Bill Kleyman, CEO of Apolo, says the gigawatt era is here, and our industry has to grow up fast. We get into power as a relationship, the new physical security frontline, why every data center is becoming an AI data center, and what bravery actually looks like in this market.Chapters:Links and References:Bill Kleyman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billkleyman Apolo (Bill’s company): https://www.apolo.us Bill Kleyman personal site: https://billkleyman.com AFCOM article — "2026: The Gigawatt Era Begins" (Bill’s monthly AFCOM piece referenced at the top of the episode). Read it hereAFCOM State of the Data Center 2026 — the 10th-anniversary edition of the report Bill authored. The "human threats overtaking ransomware" and "84% changing physical security" figures both come from this report.AFCOM resources AFCOM forthcoming security article — "The New Frontline: Securing Data Centers in an AI Era," scheduled for AFCOM publication the Friday of the recording week. AFCOM news feedBastille Networks (referenced for wireless / drone-based facility security): https://bastille.net Volta Grid (referenced for behind-the-meter natural gas generation): https://www.voltagrid.com Schneider Electric Innovation Summit (where Bill heard the 200 GW projection): https://www.se.com/us/en/work/campaign/innovation/summit.jsp NVIDIA GTC 2026 (Jensen Huang trillions-of-chips and 600 kW rack reference): https://www.nvidia.com/gtc Game Developers Conference (GDC) - Bill’s Luminary Stage talk: https://gdconf.com Nomad Futurist (industry talent and education organization Bill is on the board of): https://nomadfuturist.org Infrastructure Masons (where Bill chairs the Education Committee): https://imasons.org AFCOM (where Bill is Data Center World Program Chair): https://afcom.com 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]