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On Episode 2 of my Podcast, I'm talking about 5 reasons that companies lease data centers.

#1 - The Economic Advantage

#2 - Flexible Solutions

#3 - Scalable Options

#4 - Competitive Market

#5 - Time Savings

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On Episode 1 of my Podcast, I'm talking about 8 Ways the DATA CENTER INDUSTRY HAS CHANGED since I started in the business.

#1 - The Data Center User Matured

#2 - The Data Center Operator Matured

#3 - Connectivity/Network more important in data center users decisions

#4 - Data Center Requirement Sizes Changed

#5 - Product Changed, Competition Increased & Pricing Decreased

#6 - The "Edge" is the new "Cloud"

#7 - Flexibility for user becomes more important

#8 - Massive growth in several markets, moderate growth in most

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DCD Webscale in SAN FRANCISCO June 2018-

I talked hyperscale data center growth with Compass Datacenters' Nancy Novak, Turner Construction's Ben Kaplan, ABB's Ciaran Flanagan, and 1547 Managing Director Corey Welp.

We dove in to how this type of data center development has and will continue to change the industry.

One of the trends driving changing data center environments is DENSITY and how end users deploy their infrastructure. Here we discuss how changes in density are impacting the data center industry.

Here's what's happening in the data center industry during 2Q 2018 -

1. Large user demand

2. Increased International Demand

3. Telecom Providers EXIT the space

4. Operators Push Toward Efficiency

Great discussion with Chris Crosby, CEO of Compass Datacenters. We dig in to where the market is going, their latest acquisitions, and his greatest leadership lesson.

Great discussion with INAP Regional Vice President Tom Panarisi discussing the data center industry. Interesting perspective on user changes over the last several years related to both increased services and growth in the market.

Cyxtera President of Data Center Services Randy Rowland and I go topic by topic talking about the data center industry - and how Cyxtera is working to change the game.

A great discussion with Chris Downie, Flexential's CEO where we covered the state of the data center industry, his approach to leading the company, and how the industry will change over the next several years.

Topics also covered include:

* Data Center Market Investment

* Hybrid IT users

* Flexential's Growth Plans

* Industry Vertical Trends

* New Facility Delivery

* What Leaders Have Impacted His Career

Several trends emerged in 1Q 2018 in the data center industry, and we are discussing them here. Hyperscale leasing continued to be focused on scale, flexibility and timing. Vacancy rates increased in the top 4 largest data center markets. The "Planned Power" market we track at datacenterHawk increased across the board as well, and Hybrid Solutions were front and center as data center users mature in their consumption of IT infrastructure.