AI cloud Nscale has hired Oracle executive Sam Huckaby to head its data center team.

Huckaby takes on the role of president of data centers at Nscale, where he will lead the expansion of AI infrastructure across Europe and North America, including overseeing data center building, operations, and capital deployment.

Huckaby joins from Oracle, where he served as senior vice president of data center infrastructure. Prior to that, he held leadership roles at Vantage Data Centers for nearly seven years, most recently as chief development officer EMEA.

Nscale's announcement noted that Huckaby has, during his career, built and led high-performing teams responsible for the development of hyperscale data center campuses.

Huckaby said on LinkedIn: "After my time at Oracle leading large-scale infrastructure, I've made the move to one of the most innovative companies in AI infra right now. Two weeks in, I'm more convinced than ever that this was the right call. And the opportunity is real: Nscale is building the compute infrastructure that AI development depends on, at serious scale."

He added: "I joined Nscale because I believe AI infrastructure is one of the most consequential drivers in technology right now, and Nscale is playing to win. But what's reinforced that most these past two weeks isn't just the sites — it's the people. From London to Norway to Texas, I've met a team that is deeply skilled and genuinely invested in what we're building together. And we're growing fast and looking for great people to join us."

Nscale is currently developing several data center locations, including in Finland and Norway. Under its joint venture with Aker, the company has also purchased land in multiple locations in Norway, including in Fauske and Skien, and is planning a 250MW data center in Narvik and a 230MW data center in Kvandal, and has an existing and operational Norwegian site in Glomfjord.

In the US, the company is also developing the ambitious Monarch Compute Campus in West Virginia. With a planned 8GW of capacity, the site was purchased by Nscale in March 2026.