The purpose of the Data Center Exchange is to shine a positive light on the Data Center Industry. Often an industry misunderstood and often subject to great levels of scrutiny surrounding the environmental and social impact of the industry. But it’s an industry that takes this seriously. There are so many great initiatives across the industry relating to ESG which are hugely positive. And no better company to lift the lid on that Stack Infrastructure. Michillay Brown (Vice President of ESG) joins us to discuss her career background, her view on the Data Center Industry’s stance on ESG and wh ..read more

In this podcast series, ⁠Del Connolly⁠ will be joined by industry leaders to discuss topics such as the culture of a fast-growing business within the sector, sustainability, engineering, construction challenges, diversity & inclusion, and much more. Mergers and Acquisitions are fairly common across the Data Center Industry. When they occur, the complex process of integrating businesses begins. This episode we welcome Jeremy Pease- CEO of Colohouse/Hivelocity (recently merged) to discuss his experience of M&A’s across the industry, his thoughts on the challenges you have to navigate as ..read more

In this podcast series, Del Connolly will be joined by industry leaders to discuss topics such as the culture of a fast-growing business within the sector, sustainability, engineering, construction challenges, diversity & inclusion, and much more. In this episode we explore the Gender gap that exists within the Data Center industry, statistics show that only 20% of the workforce is made up of women. We discuss Lindsey’s journey, her view of the gender gap across the industry, what can help change this in the future and explore some of the positive initiatives out there. Lindsey Bruner is ..read more

In this episode, we are joined by John Shingler who has one of the most fascinating backgrounds of any Data Center Leader! We delve a little into John’s past ranging from a serviceman as a Navy Nuke through to being a full-time College Football coach, then in to the Oil & Gas industry to now being a Data Center Operations leader. John talks about those transitions and also offers insights into his view on the skills gap, the need to embrace people outside of industry and just how powerful this can be for retention and engagement. It’s a great episode and you really get to see the importanc ..read more

In this episode, we are joined by Susanna Kass to discuss all things Sustainability within the Data Center world. One of the hottest topics across an industry which often gets bad press relating to the environmental impact it has. We explore how just this criticism is, the challenges the industry faces, the great work it is doing and just how far the industry has come. Susanna is somebody who speaks with a huge amount of experience, knowledge and passion. It’s an episode not to be missed. To get in touch with host, Del Connolly, Please email him at: d.connolly@wearelhi.com ..read more

Ernest gives us an insight in to his career and route into the Digital Infrastructure world. We explore just how much of a problem the skills-gap is for the industry, some of the potential remedies and the importance of people in the process! To get in touch with host, Del Connolly, Please email him at: d.connolly@wearelhi.com ..read more

We are delighted to welcome Tony Grayson to the Data Center Exchange. Tony is a former sub commander and now an Executive within the Digital Infrastructure world. As the General Manager of Compass Quantum, he is at the helm of a hugely exciting new modular Data Center solution. We touch on some of the features and advantages of the solution and look at the journey so far. We also cannot invite Tony on the podcast without touching on his background in the services, how ex servicemen and women can help plug the undoubted skills gap within the industry, his role as Veterans Chair within the Infr ..read more

In this podcast series, Del will be joined by industry leaders to discuss topics such as the culture of a fast-growing business within the sector, sustainability, engineering, construction challenges, diversity & inclusion, and much more. Building on from episode 3, we talk to Anna Carlton, VP, Culture and Learning at Compass Datacenters. Anna is hugely passionate about all things culture and a real curator of culture at one of the shining stars of the Data Center Development Industry. We delve in to organizational culture holistically, and explore the differences culturally between organi ..read more

We are delighted to be joined by Chris Yetman. Chris is the COO of Vantage Data Centers, one of the fastest-growing organizations within the sector. I wanted to discuss how organizational culture impacts the high performance and growth of a business. Particularly a business operating to such high standards expected within the Data Center market. Chris talks us through his personal journey and offers us an insight into the success of Vantage, the mindset and approach to customer engagement. This is a rare opportunity to gain an insight into what is one of the industry's success storie ..read more

What is a Data Center? How does it impact our lives? How have they changed the way that we live? How rewarding can a career be within the industry? This episode we ask these questions to Aashna Puri, Director of Strategy and Sustainability at one of the leading Data Centre Developers, CyrusOne. We also look at Aashna’s route in to the industry and her fascinating entrepreneurial background which centers around connecting people. Aashna has lived in seven countries across three continents and is a natural connector with a focus on diverse and interdisciplinary solutions to drive strategy. As a ..read more