Chris Crosby is founder and CEO of Compass Datacenters. He has more than 25 years of technology, real estate, and investment experience. He received a bachelor's degree in computer science from the University of Texas at Austin. He currently serves as the vice chair of the board for the master’s in datacenter systems engineering degree program at Southern Methodist University and is also active in the Lonestar chapter of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO).
As compelling as the title may have seemed, it turns out that the story read a lot like one of those mystery novels where it’s obvious who did it after the first page or two. If you, like me, guessed big cloud guys, consider yourself a member in good standing in the Hercule Poirot society of data center detectives.
It’s sad to say, but some people — and things — just can’t get out from under the negative connotations of a past action or two. In popular parlance, we refer to this as “Having a bad rep.”
Don’t we all agree that less is more? Einstein certainly thought so when he attempted to develop a “unified theory” that could explain the world of physics.
When I was a kid I wanted to be a major league shortstop. I’m pretty sure that most of you reading this had plans for an alternative career in your younger days.