This March/April issue ofMission Critical includes our second 7x24 Exchange supplement. You can find it in the centerfold, and it will be widely available at the 7x24 Exchange’s Spring 2012 conference in Florida. Its pages include an interview I did with Syska Hennessy Group’s Cyrus Izzo. During that interview, I asked Cy what he thought was the most important factor changing data center construction. His answer, TCO (total cost of ownership), surprised me greatly. Cy makes a great case that data center owners have struck a much-needed balance between construction and operation costs, including energy.
Cy was chosen as the interview subject because of his role as vice president of 7x24 Exchange International. You might remember that Dave Schirmacher, now 7x24 Exchange’s president, played a similar role in the supplement that we prepared prior to Fall 2011 Conference. Coincidentally, both men sit on Mission Critical’s advisory board. Not coincidentally, both men have dedicated their careers to helping the industry improve, and both have chosen to do at least some of this work as volunteers to the 7x24 Exchange, which says volumes about the organization’s role in the industry. We’re honored to partner with them on this project.