With one of the most challenging years behind us, DSI would like to wish all of our customers and partners a wonderful holiday season. While this year has been difficult for all of us, we can all be proud of the individual roles we have played as Data Center practitioners. Throughout the year, DSI’s dedicated employees have continued to serve our clients during the pandemic...
Read MoreMany factors put pressure on an existing Data Center that may require a move to a new location. However, moving a Data Center is a daunting task— evaluating destination options, identifying time and cost of a move, planning and testing processes and equipment, and then actually moving hardware, data and applications. With Data Center operations representing a quarter of total IT costs in many organizations,...
Read MoreData Center Managers live in fear of power outages, and rightly so. With the growing interdependency of IT and business to meet the real-time needs of customers, any unplanned downtime from power loss can be disastrous to business continuity, reputation and budget. In its 2020 survey results, Uptime Institute notes that 75% of Data Center owners reported that significant downtime events were preventable. The single biggest cause of Data...
Read MoreManaging the temperature in the Data Center is top of mind for Data Center owners and operators in order to keep critical IT equipment working properly. If the CRAC unit isn’t providing the necessary cooling level, there may be a tendency to think additional cooling capacity is the answer. In many cases, however, that isn’t the right move. Instead, managing airflow is the way to...
Read MoreWith pandemic-fueled increases in online work, education and entertainment, Data Centers of all types have proven their worth time and again in the last many months. These critical facilities have met the challenges of new workloads and changes in how they provide services. They have also continued to deliver vital connectivity and storage while in many cases facing reduced budgets and staffing restrictions. Next year,...
Read MoreThe pandemic has changed the world of work. The rapid shift to remote working for many employees last spring has led companies to think differently about how technology supports the business. And this, in turn, is impacting how Data Centers do business. A recent webinar from RF Code discussed this shift: Remote Management, Virtual Visibility, and the Socially Distanced Data Center. Among the major changes from...
Read MoreCOVID-19 has not slowed down the Southern California Chapter of 7x24 Exchange, as they continue to deliver impactful educational discussions. Last week’s Zoom meeting was no different as Greg Stover of Vertiv made a great presentation on "High Density is Coming." Following was an informative panel discussion which Greg moderated and was joined by Data Center experts: Steve Press (Kaiser Permanente), Steve Coon (kW Mission...
Read MoreData Centers are a critical player in how we live our lives. Our current environment—of increased online learning, working from home, and virtually connecting with friends and family—has only highlighted their key role. In fact, the demand for ecommerce and virtual connectivity during this global pandemic underlies significant financial performance—Data Center REITs outperformed other sectors during the first half of 2020. Research from JLL identified three...
Read More5G is here and growing fast! Leviton Network Solutions, in a well-attended webinar last week, made recommendations for "preparing your Data Center infrastructure for the coming waves of 5G adoption." Leviton expects 1 billion 5G subscriptions by the end of 2023. With its faster speeds, higher capacity, and lower latency, this kind of coverage will change the experience of businesses and individuals with access to...
Read MoreToday, we released our Fall Newsletter with a special focus on some of the natural disasters that threaten the seamless operation of Data Centers throughout California and the Pacific Northwest. You can read about the ways we’re helping customers ensure their backup power is ready to go at a moment’s notice, as well as an article in Mission Critical Magazine highlighting DSI’s commitment to Data...
Read MoreDave McCoy is Vice President of Sales for DSI, focused on developing high quality data center solutions for DSI’s clients and partners. Prior to joining DSI, Dave spent 35 years with IBM and 2.5 years with Kyndryl in the Site and Facilities organization providing data center solutions for many Fortune 500 clients. Dave specializes in solution development and contract negotiations related to Design, Build, Renovation, and Prefabricated Modular data center solutions.
Freeman Dennison is Branch Manager, Arizona for DSI. Mr. Dennison is responsible for ensuring the success of customer projects. His responsibilities include ensuring customer satisfaction, maintaining project budgets, and completing jobs on schedule. Freeman has 35 years of experience and his electrical expertise has been essential to DSI’s UPS replacement service offering. It takes great skills to successfully migrate our clients critical load to their new UPS systems.
Juan Vega is a Service Manager for DSI, overseeing all of DSI’s Preventative Maintenance services. Juan coordinates with vendors and manufacturers in the data center industry to ensure that data centers and other critical facilities are receiving the maintenance they require.
Joey Apostle is an Account Manager for DSI and has overseen some of DSI’s largest and most complex design and installation projects. Joey’s expertise in data center electrical systems enables him to successfully navigate the challenges of working in live data centers. Understanding the critical nature of our clients’ data centers allows Joey to avoid risks that can impact operation during construction.
His communication skills and attention to detail make Joey one of DSI’s most valuable project team members.
Joseph Kokrak is a Project Manager for DSI. He began his career as a Lead Electrician at DSI. He is now a key Project Manager who oversees new and expansion data center initiatives from design through close-out documentation.
Marty Fisher is Sales/Project Manager with over 15 years IT experience. Responsible for growing business, managing partner/vendor relationships and overseeing new and existing projects.