Construction Magazine October 2019 | Page 91

Sean Maskell
customers extensive carrier and cloud choice within close proximity to their consumers .” With over 28 interconnection hubs and 5 hyperscale capacity data centres across the US and Canada , Cologix is one of the leading technology agnostic colocation service providers in the region . We sat down with Maskell to discuss Cologix ’ s four impressive new data centre projects across Canada and the US , as well as the strategies and trends at the heart of the company ’ s vision for success .
Cologix ’ s identity as an interconnection , cloud on-ramp and colocation services organization sees it work with some of the largest technology companies in the world . “ Our client base is one of the best ,” Maskell enthuses . “ The five top technology companies in the world are in our facilities .” To attract and maintain relationships with that calibre of customer , Cologix has become a preeminent source of expertise when providing space , power and cooling in locations that give clients the maximized opportunities for interconnection . As an agnostic data service 91
EXECUTIVE PROFILE

Sean Maskell

Sean Maskell is President General Manager of Cologix Canada and a veteran within the Canadian telecommunications industry . During his 20 + years , Sean has founded and developed two start-up organizations within the ITC industry and merged the Telehouse Canada business with Cologix in 2012 . Sean has a broad range of core competencies including ; leadership , sales , business development , data centre design , and operation . He has focused and specialized in legacy data centre retrofitting , and innovative future proof designs . Sean has a remarkable history and remains passionate about the Canadian data centre landscape .
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