Welcome to Episode 4 of Architects of Acceleration — Applied Digital’s five-part series on building Polaris Forge 1, a first-of-its-kind, AI-optimized campus in Ellendale, North Dakota. This episode explores what it really takes to operate a 100 MW AI-ready facility. COO Laura Laltrello walks us through the challenges of launching high-density infrastructure—from liquid cooling systems and power redundancy to remote workforce strategy and contingency planning at scale. 🎙️ Featured Speaker: - Laura Laltrello, Chief Operating Officer, Applied Digital - Moderated by Philbert Shih, Managing Director, Structure Research 🔍 What You’ll Learn: - How high-density operations differ from traditional data centers - Why real-time monitoring, redundancy, and failover systems matter - How rural environments like North Dakota offer hidden operational advantages - Lessons learned while scaling from build to live operations at Polaris Forge ▶️ Start from the beginning — watch Episode 1 here: 📺 Designing a 100 MW AI Factory: ▶️ Watch our Overview Video: 📄 Download Our White Paper: 🌐 Explore More from Applied Digital: Website: LinkedIn: X (Twitter): #AIInfrastructure #DataCenters #AIOperations #LiquidCooling #PolarisForge