Aakash Patel
Data Center Mechanical Engineer Microsoft
Aakash is a results-driven Mechanical Engineer specializing in mission-critical data center operations with experience at leading technology companies including Microsoft and Amazon Web Services (AWS). With a strong focus on operational efficiency, safety, and reliability, he has supported 24/7 facility performance, executed capacity-enhancing upgrades, and led engineering audits across global sites.
At Microsoft, he drives mechanical solutions that optimize uptime and performance, while his previous work at AWS strengthened data center resilience through advanced troubleshooting, Root Cause Analysis, and Corrective Action development to meet the demands of high-reliability environments.
Seminars
Thursday 19th February 2026
Panel: Strengthening Stakeholder Communication to Bridge Gaps Between Design Intent & Operational Reality
3:30 pm
- Facilitating dialogue between rack manufacturers, infrastructure engineers and operations teams to ensure mechanical designs align with server/rack requirements
- Examining the lack of full-system integration ownership across vendors, designers and contractors, and how to prevent fragmented integrations and misalignment between components
- Highlighting breakdowns at commissioning handoff to identify where design plans often crash with operational realities to prevent issues early
- Building industry-wide collaboration frameworks to support rapid growth, knowledge transfer and alignment on evolving workload and cooling demands
