Ep. 8 Ian McClarty, President at phoenixNAP | Data Center Go-to-Market Podcast

In episode 8 of the Data Center Go-to-Market Podcast, you’ll learn how to adapt sales strategies to evolving customer needs, realign your IT career to new areas of growth, and understand how AI is impacting roles and tools within data centers. Ian McClarty also provides insights into the regional impacts of semiconductor manufacturing expansions. This episode provides advice and recommendations directly from an industry leader to help data center professionals grow and stay informed on technology trends. #datacentergtm #dcsmi #datacenters #salesstrategy #careeradvice #AI #semiconductors0:00 Coming up In this episode of the Data Center Go-to-Market Podcast0:51 Introducing Ian McClarty, President of phoenixNAP1:39 How Ian McClarty from phoenixNAP got started in the data center industry4:54 Managed service providers (MSPs and MSSPs) and colocation data center infrastructure9:04 Career advice for those new to the data center industry11:46 Career advice for those who've been in the data center industry for a while15:01 Semiconductor industry in Phoenix17:54 Data center power generation21:50 How data center sales and marketing are changing26:40 The impact of AI on phoenixNAP 31:57 Connect with Ian McClarty, President of phoenixNAP on LinkedIn and Learn About phoenixNAP