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Jeff Uphues
to accelerate its growth . “ We ’ ve spent a lot of time looking at where we can expand and how we can grow even faster . There are 16 markets we ’ ve identified , and we ’ ve lined up roughly the next five to six locations . We ’ re picking up our pace to put in at least two to three data centres per year .” The choice of a new location is only arrived at after significant investigation , however , as Uphues explains . “ To help us determine the size and scope of the facility we ’ re looking to build , we look
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Jeff Uphues

EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Jeff leads DC BLOX as a proven C-Level executive with deep expertise in data centre infrastructure , hybrid cloud services and the operation of communication networks . He is responsible for setting and leading the company ’ s strategy in driving the growth and profitability of best-in-class infrastructure for digital services . Prior to DC BLOX , Jeff held numerous C-suite leadership positions in sales , marketing and operations for Liquid Web , Cbeyond , Bandwidth , ACSI Network Technologies and MCI . Jeff graduated from the Harvard Business School , Rice University ’ s Jones School of Business Executive Education program and completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at Arlington . www . constructionglobal . com