The Data Center Frontier Show

Talking Data Centers With Compass CEO Chris Crosby

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Rich Miller sits down with Chris Crosby, the CEO of Compass Datacenters, for a wide-ranging conversation about the latest trends in the data center sector. Chris is an industry veteran who was in on the ground floor of the data center boom in working with CoreSite, Digital Realty and now Compass. The conversation explores demand trends from edge to cloud, where new data centers are being built, and why a data center developer has a research and development unit. 

Here's a timeline of topics Rich Miller and Chris Crosby discuss on the podcast:

  • 4:00 - Demand for edge computing, and where we are on the growth curve.
  • 6:39 - How Compass approaches client-centric data center design and construction
  • 9:55 - Why Compass has a Research & Development division (most developers don't), and why it matters.
  • 20:35 - The primacy of the network
  • 22:45 - Data center site selection, and how Compass has been early in identifying cloud computing hubs
  • 25:20 - "Availability Zone Thinking" and how resiliency designs guide where data centers are built
  • 26:30 - Investors love the data center industry. Chris discusses the benefits of patient capital.

    • Here are some stories at Data Center Frontier that provide additional information about items Chris and Rich discuss.

    Making Concrete Greener: Addressing Cement's Carbon Problem

    https://datacenterfrontier.com/making-concrete-greener-addressing-cements-carbon-problem/

    Compass Scales Up for Growth in Top Hyperscale Markets

    https://datacenterfrontier.com/compass-scales-up-for-growth-in-top-hyperscale-markets

    Compass EdgePoint Sees Opportunity in Building Better Networks

    https://datacenterfrontier.com/compass-edgepoint-sees-opportunity-in-building-better-networks/

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