The cloud and colocation markets are seeing unprecedented levels of increasing demand from all sectors of the IT industry ranging from legacy enterprise operators ‘testing the waters’ to start-ups and innovators taking a cloud first, cloud only approach. Yet, each new client brings with them a host of new demands, systems architecture, and a bit of naiveté that adds complexity to the design, construction, and operation of commercial data centers. Join us in this session to review the latest results and findings from the 2017 industry survey and put the results in perspective with real-world observations and practical experience in addressing the dynamic needs of real-world clients.
Phill Lawson-Shanks (bio)
Chief Architect and VP Innovation
EdgeConnex
Jack Pouchet (bio)
Vice President Market Development
Vertiv