TELEHOUSE, THE HUMAN ELEMENT: A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE

Interview with Akihiko Yamaguchi, EVP and CMO of KDDI America and COO of Telehouse America

Aki Yamaguchi is the Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of KDDI America and Chief Operating Officer of Telehouse America. We recently had the opportunity to interview Mr. Yamaguchi and discuss his background, the impact of Big Data and the Internet of Things (IoT) on data centers, as well as the current state of the colocation market.

From E-mail to IoT

Interestingly enough, Mr. Yamaguchi, who’s worked with the KDDI Group for over 26 years, did not originally set out to start his professional career in the technology industry.

“To be perfectly honest, at the beginning of my career I was not at all interested in any of the technical disciplines,” he shared with us. “I studied English literature and was attracted to business as an opportunity to advance my language skills and interact with other professionals from all over the world.”

After joining KDDI, Mr. Yamaguchi quickly developed an affinity for the telecommunications sector and was struck by the nature of its continuously developing innovations.

“The telecom industry has been growing very quickly and things shift rapidly,” he noted. “Technologies get old after six months or so, and I was very attracted to the dynamic changes ones sees happening throughout the industry every day.”

Looking back, Mr. Yamaguchi can still recall the initial impact of email as a means for business development and customer relations.

“It’s a funny thing,” he stated, recalling the early days of widespread internet access and email. “When business shifted from simple handwriting to personal computers and e-mail correspondence, I would often call clients immediately after sending an email for fear that it wouldn’t be received. It truly was a dramatic change for many professionals.” Read more visit original source...

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Telehouse America
7 Teleport Drive,
Staten Island,
New York, USA 10311
Phone No: 718–355–2500
Email: gregory.grant@telehouse.com

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TELEHOUSE GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT: TOKYO, THE HEART OF JAPAN’S DIGITAL AWAKENING

Driven by Global Enterprises, Tokyo Has Become Asia’s Largest Colocation Market

The telecommunications market of Japan is among the largest, most profitable and most advanced in the world. While Japan was initially slow to introduce the internet and broadband access, today the country has more broadband subscribers than all of Europe combined. In fact, driven by the demand of high-speed internet and mobility services, the Japanese telecom industry is on track to become one of the most developed global markets.

The growth of the Japan’s telecom industry can be attributed to the burgeoning middle-class and the increased interest of leading global enterprises in establishing a presence there. Recognizing the importance of enhancing the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector across the country to improve social and commercial development, the Japanese government has taken active steps to develop its nascent digital economy, including a more liberalized approach to foreign investments and programs to encourage technological innovation.

At the heart of Japan’s digital awakening, there is a growing demand for data center space in the country’s major metro areas, especially Tokyo, spurred in part by the need to accommodate the expansion of leading multinationals’ business across the island nation. The greater Tokyo metropolitan area, the most populous in the world, has a population of approximately 35 million. View Original Source...


Contact Details:
Telehouse America
7 Teleport Drive,
Staten Island,
New York, USA 10311
Phone No: 718–355–2500
Email: gregory.grant@telehouse.com

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TELEHOUSE GREEN: INNOVATION THROUGH COLLABORATION

How the Open Compute Project Is Transforming Data Center Infrastructure and Hardware

As Albert Einstein once stated, “Problems cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them.”

In the data center and colocation industry, where copious amounts of energy used to power critical infrastructure cause significant strain on natural resources and the bottom line of facility owners and operators, the need for a new level of thinking has become an existential requirement. To meet this challenge, the data center community has been forced to shift its longstanding and entrenched perspective on hardware and infrastructure to become more dynamic, inventive and holistic in its approach to design.

Enter the Open Compute Project, which was inspired by the creativity and collaboration exemplified by open source software. The Open Compute Project officially launched in 2011 when Facebook decided to share its design for the world’s most energy-efficient data center with the public. Soon after, Intel®, Rackspace, Goldman Sachs and Andy Bechtolsheim, the electrical engineer who co-founded Sun Microsystems and later became an early investor in Google, enlisted their support.

The mission of the Open Compute Project is based on a simple, yet powerful concept. Members of this community believe that openly sharing ideas, specifications and intellectual property is the key to maximizing innovation and reducing complexity in the tech components needed to support the growing demands on compute infrastructure. Today, with hundreds of participants actively collaborating, the Open Compute Project is transforming data center infrastructure and hardware design with a focus on energy and material efficiencies.

The Data Center: A Single, Ubiquitous Ecosystem

While traditional data center design often occurs in isolated components such as the building, servers and software, by contrast, the Open Compute Project evaluates the collective influence of all components within the data center environment. This unique approach to viewing the data center as a single, ubiquitous ecosystem leads to optimized energy and material use, as well as reduced environmental impact. Three core aspects of the Open Compute Project’s approach to data center infrastructure and hardware include enhanced rack design, localized back-up power and evolved machinery. View Original Source...


Contact Details:
Telehouse America
7 Teleport Drive,
Staten Island,
New York, USA 10311
Phone No: 718–355–2500
Email: gregory.grant@telehouse.com

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TELEHOUSE PREPARES FOR TUESDAY WINTER STORM, STELLA 3/14/2017

Please be advised: Telehouse Facilities Department has been actively tracking the Nor’easter Stella and is taking precautionary measures to mitigate the risk of the storm predicted to hit New York and the New England area Monday evening into Tuesday evening.

Staten Island’s 7 Teleport and Chelsea 85 10th Avenue both have been notified of the potential blizzard conditions and will be maintaining consistent operation for our customers throughout the upcoming days.

At this time, Telehouse has taken proactive measures for this work and has made accommodations for additional coverage with engineers and operation technicians in the event that storm conditions hit the tristate area.

Telehouse has already conducted full inspections of all critical equipment including UPS, generator, chiller, and switch gear to be in normal working conditions before the weekend. We have also prepared spare parts kits for emergency equipment as a proactive measure. In addition, our fueling companies and vendors have been notified to place their teams on a stand by condition. To know more click here ...


Contact Details:
Telehouse America
7 Teleport Drive,
Staten Island,
New York, USA 10311
Phone No: 718–355–2500
Email: gregory.grant@telehouse.com

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