Data Center Nation Toronto 26 Interview with James Beer and Anu Young

In this interview from DCN Toronto, Anu Young, Director of IT Infrastructure and Operations at Canadian Blood Services, and James Beer, CEO of Qu Data Centres, discuss the infrastructure behind critical healthcare services and why reliability directly affects patient outcomes. Anu and James explore the systems supporting blood and plasma collection, stem cell and organ matching, as well as how Canadian Blood Services is modernizing its core infrastructure following a major outage and working with its data center partner to strengthen resilience. The conversation also covers risk management, cybersecurity, data sovereignty and the importance of transparent partnerships, alongside how AI and predictive tools could improve healthcare operations and increase demand for power, cooling and computing capacity. DCN Toronto 2027 will examine the technologies, investment and infrastructure requirements shaping the next phase of Canada’s data center market. 8 June 2027 Automotive Building, Toronto