Niche as defined by Webster’s is “a place, employment, status, or activity for which a person or thing is best fitted — finally found her niche.”

When analysts stated that the mergers & acquisitions (M&A) market would continue to grow in 2017 (after a robust 2016) they weren’t lying.

ESD designs and consults for three of the top five hyperscale clients worldwide, and four of the top five colocation/wholesale providers.

In the past I have written about a myriad of topics and have participated on the speaking circuit discussing “The Cloud has Walls,” “The New Role of the CIO,” and total cost of ownership (TCO).

As we exit the holiday spirit, I wanted to discuss another type of spirit that creates success within the workplace.

Recently, I had the pleasure to work on a HPC project with a colleague of mine, Mike Thomas.

Since May is still considered winter in Chicago, I thought it prudent to write about some of the common problems associated with installing critical equipment outdoors.

Recently I was participating on a panel at the Data Center Summit in San Francisco. The panel consisted of Michael Rechtin, moderator from Baker McKenzie, with additional panelist Jason O’Connell from Infinity SDC, as well as panelists from Equinix and Structure Research.

Over the last year I have been writing about the new role of the CIO. Columns have included such topics as program roll outs, TCO and cloud, metadata, the role of the CIO driving profits, and technology innovation.