DC BLOX
JEFF UPHUES , CEO OF DC BLOX , DISCUSSES THE COMPANY ’ S GROWTH IN UNDERSERVED MARKETS AND HOW IT EMBEDS ITS TIER 3 DATA CENTRES INTO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
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C BLOX was established in 2014 to provide data centres to markets with a distinct , but unfulfilled , need for them . “ I ’ ve been the CEO of DC BLOX for about three years now ,” says Jeff Uphues . “ I originally joined as a supervisory board member and then was asked by the board of directors to come into the role and lead the company in its expansion , placing these data centres in underserved yet growing markets throughout the Southeastern United States .”
Fulfilling this vision has required a focus on a few core fundamentals . “ There ’ s three things that we do and stay focused on ,” he says . “ One is providing in-market colocation , meaning the housing in a safe , secure environment of servers as well as other technology infrastructure . We provide robust connectivity across our platforms with connections to other cloud service providers , connections to the internet , connections to other major markets . Then we provide cloud services ourselves . Not all data is created equal , and it ’ s critical to be able to store it close to where it ’ s actually being consumed .”
APRIL 2020