Businesses today face a complex array of conditions, including ever-changing economic climates, technology trends, and other obstacles that thwart many less-than-solid companies.
When the Steel ORCA team started planning, it was our intention of being the “Greenest Data Center on Earth,” and, as a data center/services company, we were in the enviable position of being unrestrained by established corporate policies, legacy designs, or outdated facilities.
High temperatures make data center managers break out in cold sweats. Even though the thermostat may read a comfortable 76ºF, customers at colocation facilities say, “There must be a problem here, this room is so hot.”
An occupational privilege I never take for granted is access to a variety of organization’s strategic charters and the senior executives who define them. My last column looked at Tim Caulfield’s journey to CEO of American Internet Service (AIS) in San Diego, CA.