

datacenterHawk
datacenterHawk
Helping people make the best data center decisions possible.
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Nov 5, 2018 • 39min
ROB MORRIS - SKYBOX MANAGING PARTNER talks Recent Houston Deal and His History in the Space
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Nov 1, 2018 • 51min
Episode 4: UPCOMING DATA GROWTH AND THE IMPACT ON THE DATA CENTER INDUSTRY
On Episode 4 of our Hawk Podcast, I review a solid IDC whitepaper regarding data growth with our first podcast guest, Black and Veatch Director of Data Centers Rob Nash-Boulden.
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Oct 16, 2018 • 24min
Episode 3: SIX 4Q 2018 DATA CENTER MARKET TRENDS
On Episode 3 of my Podcast, I'm talking about Six Data Center Market Trends from the 4th quarter of 2018.
#1 - Hyperscale Data Center Demand Cooled in 3Q 2018
#2 - Supply Chain is Top-of-Mind for Data Center Operators
#3 - Large Requirements are Creating Supply Challenges
#4 - Design Evolution Required to Attract Hyperscale Opportunities is Changing
#5 - Focus on Renewable Energy is Continuing to Increase
#6 - Operators are Eyeing International Expansion
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Oct 9, 2018 • 39min
RYAN SULLIVAN - RACKHOUSE MANAGING DIRECTOR talks Recent Acquisitions, Investor Groups, and Markets
On HawkTalk 18, Ryan Sullivan stops by and we talk about:
- Ryan's path to success in the data center industry
- Their mindset behind acquiring 3, LARGE data centers in Dallas, Phoenix and Kansas City
- Sale Leasebacks - why his company is focused on this as a way to acquire data center assets in different markets
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Oct 1, 2018 • 26min
ALIGNED ENERGY'S ANDREW SCHAAP on future-proofing, water conservation, and much more!
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Sep 27, 2018 • 34min
STREAM'S MICHAEL LAHOUD on Chicago, Supply Chain, Soccer, & More
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Sep 11, 2018 • 35min
Episode 2: 5 REASONS COMPANIES LEASE DATA CENTERS
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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Learn more about the data center industry at www.datacenterhawk.com
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Aug 29, 2018 • 39min
Episode 1: 8 WAYS THE DATA CENTER INDUSTRY IS CHANGING, THE NETWORK & THE EDGE
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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Thank you for listening. I am appreciative of your thoughts and comments - and thankful for the opportunity to serve the industry through datacenterHawk.
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Learn more about the data center industry at www.datacenterhawk.com
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Subscribe to our YouTube Channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBkY...
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Jul 27, 2018 • 5min
Hyperscale Discussion RECAP - DCD Webscale in San Francisco
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.

Jul 27, 2018 • 3min
DENSITY - How it's Driving the Data Center 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.


