This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to the use of cookies. Visit our updated privacy and cookie policy to learn more.
This Website Uses Cookies
By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to our cookie policy. Learn More
This website requires certain cookies to work and uses other cookies to help you have the best experience. By visiting this website, certain cookies have already been set, which you may delete and block. By closing this message or continuing to use our site, you agree to the use of cookies. Visit our updated privacy and cookie policy to learn more.
Mission Critical logo
search
cart
facebook twitter linkedin youtube
  • Sign In
  • Create Account
  • Sign Out
  • My Account
Mission Critical logo
  • Magazine
    • Digital Edition
    • Subscribe
    • Single Copy Sales
    • Current Issue
  • News
    • Industry News
    • Coronavirus Coverage
    • Case Studies
    • Events Calendar
    • International Data Center Day
  • Products
    • New Products
  • Technologies
    • 5G
    • Cloud Computing
    • Cybersecurity
    • Edge Computing
    • Infrastructure
    • Power
  • Operations
    • Building Commissioning
    • Decommissioning
    • Facility Design
    • Life Safety
    • Site Selection
    • Thermal Management
    • Training and Education
  • Columns
    • Writing on the Edge
    • Hot Aisle Insight
    • MC Skills Exchange
    • On Target Series
    • Real (Estate) Talk
    • Unconventional Wisdom
    • Guest Column
    • Sustainable Operations
  • Multimedia
    • Videos
    • Podcasts
    • Photo Galleries
    • Infographics
    • Webinars
    • eNewsletter
  • Contests
    • Most Critical Player Award
    • Top Tier Product Awards
    • Women in Technology
  • Directory
    • Buyers Guide
    • Get Listed
    • Take a Tour
  • Resources
    • Quizzes
    • White Papers
    • Glossary
    • Technical Advisory Board
    • Store
    • Classifieds
    • Partners
    • Market Research
    • Custom Content & Marketing Services
    • Continuing Education
    • DCEP
    • Jooble
  • Contact
    • Contact Us
    • Advertise
    • Editorial Guidelines
Home » Authors » Chris Crosby
Chris Crosby

Chris Crosby

Chris Crosby is the CEO and founder of Compass Datacenters. Chris has over 20 years of technology experience and over 10 years of real estate and investment experience. Previously, Chris served as a senior executive and founding member of Digital Realty Trust. Chris was senior vice president of Corporate Development for Digital Realty Trust, responsible for growth initiatives including establishing the company’s presence in Asia.

Articles

ARTICLES

Chris Crosby
Unconventional Wisdom

Building on the Edge

You can help your site from failing
Mc1007crosby
Chris Crosby
February 3, 2021
No Comments
Like so many things, when it comes to data centers, you get what you pay for.
Read More
Chris Crosby
Unconventional Wisdom

The Race to the Edge

It’s not the direction, it’s the velocity
Mc1007crosby
Chris Crosby
November 6, 2020
No Comments
When it comes to the edge, I think we all tacitly believe the answer to the business model issue is a question composed of equal parts of how and when.
Read More
Chris Crosby

The COVID Conundrum: Solutions to the new normal

Mc1007crosby
Chris Crosby
September 17, 2020
No Comments
Traditionally, commissioning involves a team of 20 to 25 people crowding into confined spaces to monitor equipment and sensors — a thing of the past … for now, at least.
Read More
Data Centers Among Most Essential Services
Unconventional Wisdom

Data Centers Are Among the Most Essential Services

A glimpse into a post-COVID world
Mc1007crosby
Chris Crosby
June 4, 2020
One Comment
Although data centers are the foundation upon which the internet rests, COVID-19 has demonstrated the reliance on them isn’t limited to the needs of each provider’s customers but rather collectively, in terms of the applications they provide and the end users they support
Read More
island

How Connected Can We Get?

The answer is way more than you think
Mc1007crosby
Chris Crosby
February 7, 2020
No Comments
This year alone, one in five internet users will own a wearable device, according to Business Insider Intelligence. If you thought of smart watches and wireless earbuds after you read that line, you’re not wrong this time, but you’re not exactly right, either.
Read More
20-Crosby-lead-900x550.jpg
Unconventional Wisdom

Questions About Driverless Cars and the IT Infrastructure Behind Them

Where are we going? And when?
Mc1007crosby
Chris Crosby
January 8, 2020
No Comments

I just read an article about the inexorable march to a future filled with driverless cars. Based on past history, things seem to be moving forward as one might expect. Naturally, a lot of folks are excited, but I think this whole driverless movement raises some questions that might be overlooked in the standards development process.


Read More
What’s Driving Everyone To The Edge
The Optimal Edge

What’s Driving Everyone To The Edge?

Although edge is in its infancy, the future is coming fast.
Mc1007crosby
Chris Crosby
June 3, 2019
No Comments

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few years, you know that you can’t swing a dead cat nowadays without hitting someone talking about the “edge.” One could make a serious argument the edge has supplanted the cloud as the IT topic that everyone talks about but doesn’t agree on a shared definition.


Read More
Chris Crosby

Edge Computing Practical Reality

It’s hype vs. reality for edge computing.
Mc1007crosby
Chris Crosby
May 13, 2019
No Comments

We are all familiar with the schism between hype and reality. For example, your favorite baseball team signs a hyped prospect who scouts are projecting will be “the next Mays,” but unfortunately, he winds up hitting more like Shirley Mays than Willie Mays and is never heard from again.


Read More
Chris Crosby

Missile Defense Systems and Data Center Security

Security protocols are not being followed.
Mc1007crosby
Chris Crosby
March 25, 2019
No Comments

The United States government employs more than 2 million non-military personnel. That’s roughly the population of New Mexico. If you’re saying, “Wow, that’s a lot of folks,” you’d be right.


Read More
Chris Crosby

The Data Center Evolution

Stay atop the shifting sands.
Mc1007crosby
Chris Crosby
January 21, 2019
No Comments

If Darwin were writing about data centers, he’d say that the abodes of compute and storage are going through a phase of rapid evolution, and it’s this evolution that is driving the massive degree of projected growth in data centers over the coming years.


Read More
View All Articles by Chris Crosby
Subscribe For Free!
  • Digital Edition Subscription
  • eNewsletter
  • Online Registration
  • Subscription Customer Service

More Videos

Popular Stories

The Thought Cloud Podcasts MAIN

Podcast | International Data Center Day

Chris Crosby

Building on the Edge

What’s Hiding in High-Density Deployments?

What’s Hiding in High-Density Deployments?

Rychecky main image

How To Secure Your Infrastructure

PoliceOfficer

The Future of Law Enforcement Relies On Connectivity and Mobile Solutions

Chatsworth webinar

Events

December 30, 2030

Webinar Sponsorship Information

For webinar sponsorship information, visit www.bnpevents.com/webinars or email webinars@bnpmedia.com.

View All Submit An Event

Products

Handbook of Data Center Management, Second Edition (CRC Press Revivals)

Handbook of Data Center Management, Second Edition (CRC Press Revivals)

See More Products
MC Evoqua  webinar

Mission Critical Magazine

February 2021 cover image

2021 February

Find out more about the future of critical infrastructure in this issue of Mission Critical.

View More Create Account
  • Resources
    • List Rental
    • Security Group
    • Product Info (Free)
    • Editorial Guidelines
    • Survey And Sample
  • Want More
    • Connect
  • Privacy
    • PRIVACY POLICY
    • TERMS & CONDITIONS
    • DO NOT SELL MY PERSONAL INFORMATION
    • PRIVACY REQUEST
    • ACCESSIBILITY

Copyright ©2021. All Rights Reserved BNP Media.

Design, CMS, Hosting & Web Development :: ePublishing