Digital Uptime Podcast Series

Asia's data center sector is expanding fast to keep pace with AI growth — but the infrastructure behind it faces mounting pressure. In this episode of Digital Uptime, Trent Williams and Lay See Ong dig into the real-world challenges shaping that build-out, from power availability and site selection to resource constraints and supply chain risk. They also explore why investors are shifting their attention toward resilience and risk management as the keys to long-term success in digital infrastructure.

In this episode of Digital Uptime, Kate Fowler, Global Head of Nuclear and Alastair Nicklin, Senior Director, Natural Resources unpack the deepening links between artificial intelligence, data centres and nuclear power. Their conversation dives into how the explosive rise in computing demand has turned dependable electricity into a strategic imperative, the role nuclear energy could play in fortifying digital infrastructure, and the balance of risk and opportunity that comes with rolling out next-generation nuclear technologies to power the future.

As digital infrastructure becomes increasingly critical to economic activity, how can organizations maintain digital uptime in a world of growing system pressures and interdependencies? In this episode, host Sonal Madhok, Technology Risks Analyst at the Willis Research Network, is joined by Lucy Stanbrough, Head of Emerging Risks Research, to explore how the risk landscape for digital infrastructure is evolving beyond traditional operational concerns. Together, they examine how rising demand for power, water, and computing capacity is creating new pressures across interconnected systems, and why resilience now depends on understanding the relationships between infrastructure, supply chains, energy networks, and wider societal systems.

How is climate change reshaping risk for the digital infrastructure and data center sector? In this episode, host Ester Calavia is joined by senior directors Dulce Perez and Richard Bater from Willis' Climate Practice to explore the growing exposure of digital infrastructure to natural catastrophes and chronic climate hazards.

Join our Willis experts Tom Grandmaison, George Haitsch, and Trent Williams as they examine the rapidly expanding AI-driven data center sector. This episode brings together global construction, technology, and risk management insights essential for navigating today's digital infrastructure landscape.