FLEXENTIAL
CEO Chris Downie discusses the key differentiators putting Flexential ahead of the competition as a flexible and essential data center partner with a company-wide focus on customer success
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H aving combined in August 2017 , Peak10 and ViaWest rebranded as Flexential in January 2018 to highlight the organization ’ s commitment to being both flexible and essential to its IT customers . Since then , the data center and hybrid IT operator has continued its forbears ’ strong expansion methodology and commitment to the customer experience . “ We spend a ton of time making sure that we ’ ve got a customer success culture – an organization-wide strategy that puts customers at the top ,” says CEO Chris Downie .
A seasoned data center industry veteran , Downie is also a passionate rugby fan with both college and postgraduate playing experience . He carries the cooperative , strategic and spiritual ethos of the sport through his role as chief executive – with great success thus far . “ Rugby is a sport where strategy and teamwork are key to how you execute plays – you have to pass backwards to advance your team and there are no breaks between plays . At Flexential we also focus on strategy and teamwork .
AUGUST 2019