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In episode 162 of the Data Center Go-to-Market Podcast, you’ll Joshua Feinberg talks with Yong Tan, Global Director of Sales for AI systems for data centers at Supermicro, about how the AI data center “gold rush” is reshaping careers, infrastructure design, and customer expectations

🚀 You’ll hear Yong’s journey from engineering and IT roles at EMC and Microsoft into leading AI data center sales, why the window to participate in the AI infrastructure boom may only be 12–18 months, how power density, liquid cooling, and GPU-driven architectures are changing data center strategy, and what early-career and mid-career professionals should be doing right now to stay relevant

📈 Yong also shares his favorite AI productivity tools, thoughts on modular data centers, ecosystem trends around Nvidia, and how advances like self-driving vehicles connect back to AI-ready data centers 🤖

Ep. 162 Yong Tan, Global Director of Sales (US and Global Accounts) - AI Systems for Data Centers of Supermicro | Data Center Go-to-Market Podcast

0:00 Coming up In this episode of the Data Center Go-to-Market Podcast

0:59 Introducing Yong Tan, Global Director of Sales (US and Global Accounts) - AI Systems for Data Centers at Supermicro

1:29 Career Journey to AI Systems for Data Centers, Global Director of Sales at Supermicro

4:10 How Data Center Sales is Rapidly Changing: Hiring IT Professionals and Engineers Into Business Development

9:04 Advice on Entry-Level Data Center Jobs/Careers

14:34 Advice for Mid-Career Data Center Professionals Seeking New Opportunities

19:48 Biggest AI Data Center Challenges and Mistakes

25:47 Subscribe to the Data Center Sales and Marketing Newsletter (DCSMI)

26:23 Data Center Obsolescence Lifecycle and Real Estate-Centric Data Center Operators

28:37 Consolidating Data Center Ecosystem to Accelerate Time to Market: Space, Power, Location, and Cooling

34:17 Modular Data Centers with Integrated Solutions, Modular Data Center Construction, and Nvidia Ecosystem Portfolio Companies

36:40 Favorite Data Center Sales Productivity Tools

40:55 Future of AI Data Center Global Sales

48:45 Yong Tan (Connect with on LinkedIn) and Supermicro (Follow on LinkedIn and Website)

52:48 Subscribe to the Data Center Sales and Marketing Newsletter (DCSMI)

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