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Eddie Kilbane is the CEO and co-founder of the company , and has watched Dataplex flourish since 2009 ; the business signed its first client in 2012 , in the B10 Data Centre in North west Dublin . Among other things , this signing allowed it to showcase its Green Energy cooling solution , a deployment that was years in advance of any other data centre in Europe .

A turning point for the visibility of the business came when Dataplex won a contract in 2015 with a large global operator . “ Having somebody on board with an internationally recognisable brand name gave it the validation through the global operator ’ s due diligence which we were struggling to get elsewhere ,” says Kilbane . “ The global operator ’ s data centre team was extremely tough and thorough in terms of their processes , so by winning that contract , we had an example to show other customers .”

Kilbane has a long history in the construction industry , as part of a management team on large projects such as Chelsea Harbour , Canary Wharf , and the Channel Tunnel . Whilst developing vast amounts of construction and communication network experience and gaining contacts , Kilbane saw the deregulation of the telecommunications market in Ireland as an opportunity to establish a company that would provide a turnkey solution of design , wayleave , construction and commission for the new telecomunications carriers . More companies would be moving to the country to build a new cable and telecoms industry , and in 1998 , he moved his family there from the UK to become a part of it .

While the inclusion of a global operator as a client did provide Dataplex with much-needed weight in the industry , it is elements of the company from within that have created the rising star it is today . For example , thanks to the temperate climate in Ireland , Dataplex maintains and operates the greenest data

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