# Why Cloud Providers Are Redefining Their Data Center Cooling

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Podcast: [Cloud Computing with Fexingo: AWS, Azure, GCP, and Modern Infrastructure Conversations](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cloud-computing-with-fexingo-aws-azure-gcp-and-modern-infrastructure-conversations-7871918)
Published: 2026-06-14T07:54:22+00:00
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## Resource

Episode 50 dives into a hidden revolution in cloud infrastructure: how AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud are moving beyond traditional air cooling to liquid immersion and two-phase cooling for high-density AI racks. Lucas and Luna explore the specific pivot at a new Azure data center in Phoenix, where Microsoft is testing direct-to-chip liquid cooling for NVIDIA H200 GPUs. They discuss the thermal design power leap from 15 kilowatts per rack to over 100 kilowatts, and what this means for cloud pricing, sustainability, and data center location strategy. No marketing fluff — just the engineering reality that is reshaping where and how cloud providers build. If you've wondered why cloud regions are sprouting in places like Northern Virginia, Iowa, and Finland, this episode explains the heat behind the compute. #CloudComputing #AWS #Azure #GoogleCloud #DataCenterCooling #LiquidCooling #ImmersionCooling #AIHardware #NVIDIA #H200 #ThermalDesignPower #PhoenixDataCenter #Sustainability #Technology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Infrastructure #PodcastEpisode50 Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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