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I Love Data Centers
by I Love Data Centers
Podcast by I Love Data Centers
Episodes
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The Customer Defines The Edge - Episode 53 - Phillip Marangella
The Customer Defines The Edge - Episode 53 - Phillip Marangella by I Love Data Centers
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The Greenest Electron is the One you Never Need to Use - Episode 52 - Shawn Mills
The Greenest Electron is the One you Never Need to Use - Episode 52 - Shawn Mills by I Love Data Centers
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Data Centers and Interconnection in Omaha - Episode 51 -Todd Cushing
Data Centers and Interconnection in Omaha - Episode 51 -Todd Cushing by I Love Data Centers
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Measuring What Matters on the Edge - Episode 50 - Bruce Lehrman
Measuring What Matters on the Edge - Episode 50 - Bruce Lehrman by I Love Data Centers
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I Love Underground Data Centers - Episode 49 - Todd Murren
I Love Underground Data Centers - Episode 49 - Todd Murren by I Love Data Centers
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Data Center Industry Gateway for Military Veterans - Episode 48 – Jason Okroy
In this episode I spend time talking with Jason Okroy, Co-founder and CEO of Salute Mission Critical, a US military veteran focused data center services company. Having toured hundreds of production data centers over the years, the facilities I have walked through that were the cleanest and with...
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Balance is Important. Words Matter. - Episode 047 - Jeff Wabik
Early on in our conversation, Jeff politely made me aware that he has socks older than me. Apart from this telling me that he definitely needs some new socks, I became even more excited to dig into the interview knowing that he has literally been helping to build the infrastructure that runs the...
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Focused on Strong Business Fundamentals - Episode 046 - Rich Lee
Staying on topic re: demystifying the Interconnection Services Industry and our recent Interconnection Playbook launch, I spent time with successful data center and managed hosting entrepreneur Rich Lee who is now spearheading Pureport, a multicloud interconnection provider. Rich happens to also...
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Drive Quality in Everything You Do - Episode 045 - Chris Downie
Excited to share with you a few stories from Chris Downie on his professional experience growing into the data center industry. His unique perspective as the CEO of both Telx during the acquisition by Digital Realty Trust in 2015 and Peak10 during their acquisition of Viawest in 2017 (now...
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Megaport & Interconnection Services 101 - Episode 44 - Misha Cetrone
The Interconnection Services Playbook, which serves as an attempt to demystify the Interconnection Services Industry, is now released into the wild! Keeping with this topic, I thought it appropriate to interview another one of my favorite people in the industry, Misha Cetrone, Sr. Global…
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Fascinating, Exciting, and So Much Opportunity - Episode 43 - James Grice
I was lucky enough to grab some time with attorney James Grice for this episode to do a serious knowledge drop regarding data center tax frameworks applicable to the data center asset class. If reading that got you as excited as it did me, you're in the right place! James and I geek out on tax...
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Hyperscale Level Performance to the Multi-tenant Colocation Market - Episode 42 - Jake Ring
Given how little innovation has gone on in the commercial data center colocation industry as of late, I was skeptical when someone told me the GIGA Data Center located north of Charlotte, NC was delivering a product that was unique. Although modular data centers are nothing new, I was definitely...
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Great Culture Makes Great Business - Episode 41 - Ed Henigin
Data Foundry is one of the oldest privately owned data center companies in the world. They've managed to build a highly profitable business and survive a number of economic downturns over two and half decades by sticking to their core values and being highly selective about the clients they work...
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Network is the Wild Wild West - Episode 040 - Erik Knight
SD-WAN has been hyped for a few years now as a "game changer" in the industry that will replace WAN MPLS networks. I have definitely seen a rise in the numer of clients and consultants starting to deploy these solutions lately, and can clearly understand the value in the visibility and control...
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Unveiling the Data Center - Episode 39 - Ryan Barbera
While advancements in the data center industry have made shopping the scene as a consumer seem more complicated, it's actually more accessible than ever. Ryan Barbera and I discuss the red tape and the mystique surrounding the industry and how making your next data center decision isn't as…
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Your IT is Likely Less Automated than Dominos - Episode 038 - Josh Williams
Now that the dust has settled with INAP's acquisition of Singlehop, I wanted to speak with one of the brains at the company who was front and center during the transition to get a raw view into the why, how and what's next at the company. Who better than my friend Josh Williams, INAP's now VP of...
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All Things Data Center Interconnection - Episode 037 - ChristianKoch
I've been trying to make sense of how Megaport, Packet Fabric, PurePort, Equinix's ECX, Digital Realty's Service Exchange, DE-CIX, Epsilon, etc. all differentiate from one another over the past 12 months with little success. Thankfully, my friend and fellow industry trouble maker Christian Koch,...
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Your Data is Getting Safer... Sort of - Episode 036 - Aaron Hughes
Aaron Hughes has spent decades architecting, building and managing various components that make up the internet we all use today. Ever heard of PeeringDB.com? Yeah, that was one of his many "side projects" that was put together in a matter of days because it simply needed to be done and he saw no...
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Finding Packet - Episode 035 - Jacob Smith
Jacob and I are aligned on a mission to bring sexy back to the infrastructure that runs the brave new digital world we live in. Our conversation covers how he evolved from a 2nd Bassoon in the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia to the CMO and cofounder of a transformational cloud service provider…
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Episode 034 - Paul Croteau - Stories from an Early Racker
You know those moments when numerous people tell you that you "NEEEED" to talk to someone because they think you'll instantly get along, and then you finally meet the person and, in fact, you discover they were spot on? Well, this episode was one of those moments. Paul is a fascinating character...
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Episode 033 - Sam Barhoumeh - All Things Public Cloud
In this episode I spent some time with my new friend Sam Barhoumeh, Founder and CEO of ReadyNetworks, a full service technology solutions firm based in Chicagoland that provides cloud infrastructure, security, and IT consulting. In short, Sam and I talk all things cloud. Flavors of Cloud…
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Episode 032 - Hugh Carspecken - EDGE is the new Cloud
The “Edge” has become one of the new buzzwords that unfortunately means both everything and nothing at the same time, much like the term “Cloud.” Given Hugh’s experience operating micro data centers around the world, we try to provide some tangible case studies for actual edge data center...
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Episode 031 - Ken Male - IT Spend Visualization is a Game Changer
This week on the I Love Data Centers podcast: CxO NExUS, I interview the Chief Executive Officer of CxO NExUS, Ken Male. With more than 25 years of leadership positions in IT research, Ken Male possesses a deep understanding of how C-Suite executives leverage fact based data to improve...
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Episode 030 - Mark Houpt - All Things Data and Data Center Security
This week on the I Love Data Centers podcast: All Things Data and Data Center Security, I interview the Chief Information Security Officer of Databank, Mark Houpt. Whereas security has typically been an afterthought for most companies in the past, it has quickly become the most talked about topic...
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Episode 029 - AJ Byers - The Montreal Data Center Market is so Hot Right Now
This week on the I Love Data Centers podcast: The Montreal Data Center Market is so Hot Right Now, I interview the President and CEO of Root Data Center, AJ Byers. Although Episode 6 with Philbert Shih touched on the topic, I have heard numerous times about major deployments going down in and...
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Episode 028 - Alan Fagan - IT Components, SDN and The Irish Technology Boom
This week on the I Love Data Centers podcast: IT Components, SDN and The Irish Technology Boom, I interview the North America Sales Manager at EPS Global, Alan Fagan. This interview is part of our partnership with Enterprise Ireland and in conjunction with an upcoming Irish Data Center Forum Sean...
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Episode 027 - Mark Del Bianco - Drones and PII
This week on the I Love Data Centers podcast, we interview Mark Del Bianco, an attorney who represents direct sales agents and services providers in the data center industry, with experience in how drones are used for data collection. In this podcast, Del Bianco and I discuss the EU’s GDPR, its...
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Episode 026 - Sean Patrick Tario - How I Got Here; Rich Miller Interviews the Interviewer
This week on the I Love Data Centers podcast: How I Got Here, Rich Miller Interviews Sean Patrick Tario, the voice and vision behind the I Love Data Centers Podcast. Due to the volume of requests to turn the tables and have someone interview me for the podcast, we decided to do just that in this...
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Episode 025 - Rob DeVita - Past, Present & Future of OPEN IX & Carrier Hotels
Rob attended one of my data center bootcamps in Denver years ago and instantly became an advocate for the education I was providing the industry. It took all of a few minutes for me to become a huge advocate of his as well, as he is, truly, a master of his craft. He also knows how to throw truly...
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Episode 024 - Phil Keenan - MicroCorp's Cloud Elements Division and The Anatomy of a Master Agency
This week on the I Love Data Centers podcast: MicroCorp’s New Cloud Elements Division and the Anatomy of a Telecom Master Agency, I interview the President of MicroCorp, Phil Keenan. When I first met Phil in Atlanta nearly 3 years ago, it was obvious he was different than every other executive I...
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Episode 023 - Rich Miller - Founder & Editor of DataCenterKnowledge.com and DataCenterFrontier.com
This week on the I Love Data Centers podcast: Founder & Editor of DataCenterKnowledge.com and DataCenterFrontier.com, I interview the one and only Rich Miller. If you’re in the data center industry, you’ve likely come across www.datacenterknowledge.com or www.datacenterfrontier.com. If you…
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Episode 022 - Heather Vescent - Strategic Foresight and The Cyber Attack Survival Manual
This week on the I Love Data Centers podcast: Strategic Foresight and The Cyber Attack Survival Manual, I interview author and bona fide futurist Heather Vescent. Heather and I met nearly a decade ago at a VC event in Los Angeles. Our mutual passion for innovation, technology, strategic thinking,...
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Episode 021 - Rob Butler - Unwrapping the Indirect IT Sales Channel
Becoming an independent IT consultant and navigating the indirect sales channel ecosystem can appear daunting. It appears daunting, because it is daunting. For those starting agencies on their own, this is no different than starting any entrepreneurial venture. For those catering to these...
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Episode 020 - Kevin Miller - Network Infrastructure Deep Dive for Terrestrial Fiber Optics
The interview I did with Gil Santaliz in Episode 18 got my wheels turning on the topic of fiber optics and I wanted to learn more. It just so happens that one of my friends right here in my backyard, Kevin Miller, runs a firm that specializes in designing and manufacturing customized optical…
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Episode 019 - Cost Wellness - Introduction to Telecomm Expense Management
This week on the I Love Data Centers podcast: An Introduction to Telecom Expense Management (TEM). This is a data center podcast, so you may ask "why TEM?" Well, the reality is over One Trillions dollars is spent annually by companies on the networks that carry voice and data. As such, due to the...
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Episode 018 - Gil Santaliz - Network Infrastructure Deep Dive Undersea Cables & Landing Stations
This week on the I Love Data Centers podcast: Network Infrastructure Deep Dive for Undersea Cables and Landing Stations, I interview Gil Santaliz. You may have wondered about the infrastructure that carries data from one continent to another. Gil Santaliz, CEO of NJFX.net (a carrier neutral cable...
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Episode 017 - Jeffrey A. Moerdler - Data Center Industry Attorney Perspectives
This week on the I Love Data Centers podcast: Data Center Industry Attorney Perspectives, I interview Jeffery A. Moerdler. My favorite interviews are ones where I get to scratch my itch for more industry knowledge and this was most definitely the case with this interview. Jeffrey A. Moerdler…
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Episode 016 - Atlanta's 55 & 56 Marietta Data Centers - Tim Kiser
This week on the I Love Data Centers podcast: Atlanta's 55 & 56 Marietta Data Centers, I interview Tim Kiser. Tim Kiser served as an Air Force B52 bomber pilot during Operation Desert Storm and is the founder and CEO of Colocation Atlanta (Colo Atl), a local provider of colocation and...
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Episode 015 - Meet Me Room and Internet Exchange Innovation in the Data Center Industry Hunter Newby
This week on the I Love Data Centers podcast: Meet Me Room and Internet Exchange Innovation in the Data Center Industry, I interview Hunter Newby. If you've worked in the data center industry for more than a few years and haven't heard name Hunter Newby, you simply haven't been paying attention....
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Episode 014 - Systems Theory, Technology, Ethics, and Corporate Transformation
"We Need a revolution in our behavior, in our ethics, rather than just a revolution in our technology." -Brian Patrick Green I was introduced to Stuart Robbins through reading his book, "Lessons in Grid Computing: The System Is a Mirror," over a decade ago. As a young professional that had just...
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Episode 013 - Data Center M&A, Elite Sales DNA, and Women in IT - Shelagh Montgomery
When I was a fast moving young sales executive working for the national data center company QTS from 2009-2011, Shelagh was one of my favorite people because she knew how to quickly get things done within the company. She was respected by both her peers and the senior leadership within the…
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Episode 012 - Selling the Data Center Marketplace to IT and the C-Suite - Todd M Smith
When we started the I Love Data Centers podcast a few months ago I committed to providing you with raw, honest advice and entertaining stories that will bring you some new, thought-provoking perspectives from people I have met in my career who are unequivocal experts in the data center industry.…
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Episode 011 - Data Center Patents And Perspectives On Artificial Intelligence - Scott Noteboom
In this episode of the I Love Data Centers podcast, Data Center Patents and Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence, we have Scott Noteboom. Scott is the founder and CEO of LitBit, a company focused on making Artificial Intelligence (AI) a useful and practical tool for companies to leverage on a...
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Episode 010 - The Art of Troubleshooting from a Master Troubleshooter
As the CTO and co-founder of an IT firm focused on delivering bleeding edge services to law firms, Jason was one of my first clients when I joined the industry. He quickly became one of my favorite clients when he routinely asked hard questions and held both himself, his team and his providers…
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Episode 009 - History of Internet Protocols, ISPs, SPAM, Internet Exchanges and Peering
There are only a few dozen people on the planet, still working today, who both understand how the internet was originally developed and were actually present and involved during its early evolution. Tim Pozar is among this respected and elite tribe. Our interview attempts to add color to these...
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Episode 008 - A High Density Data Center Colocation Startup Story Sean Holzknecht
This week we have on deck Sean Holzknecht, the co-founder and CEO of Colovore, a high density colocation provider in Santa Clara, CA. Some rich content is in store for you as we explore how Sean migrated from a small town in Alaska to San Francisco where he happened to land a front row seat to…
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Episode 007 - The Godfather of the Colocation Indirect Sales Channel
In this week’s I Love Data Centers episode - The Godfather of the Colocation Indirect Sales Channel - Sean’s guest is Dany Bouchedid, the Founder and CEO of COLOTRAQ. Sean and Dany discuss a great many topics during their time together; such as how he got involved in the industry after a brief...
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Episode 006 - The Evolution of Data Center and Cloud, Insights on AsiaPac and Canada - Philbert Shih
This week's episode of the I Love Data Centers podcast, The Evolution of Data Center and Cloud, with Insights on AsiaPac and Canada, we have a more targeted conversation as Sean interviews Philbert Shih, the Founder and CEO of Structure Research, an independent research and consulting firm....
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Episode 005 - Data Center Trials, Fiber Optics, and House Music - Garrick Sturgill
In this week’s I Love Data Centers episode - Data Center Trials, Fiber Optics, and House Music - Sean’s guest is Garrick Sturgill, the Director or Technology, Carrier Relations and Colo Operations at Centeris Data Centers based in Puyallup, WA, just south of Seattle. First, Sean explores the…
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Episode 004 - Evolution of a Telecommunications and Data Center Industry Titan - with Raul Martynek
In this week’s I Love Data Centers episode, Evolution of a Telecommunications and Data Center Industry Titan, our guest is Raul Martynek. Raul currently works as a partner with the communications focused private equity firm Digital Bridge. He has led numerous companies through successful...
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