KDDI TELEHOUSE “ Moreover ,” says Manabu Takagi , “ carrierneutral DCs can increase speed to market by enabling connections to providers quickly and creating strategic networks with customers to improve their service offerings . Customers can therefore enjoy the rich connectivity and flourish in this DC ‘ city ’.”
Before joining KDDI Telehouse , Takagi worked with a consulting firm - one of the Big Four , plus another firm specialising in DC ’ s - and has had over 10 years of experience in the data centre industry . He joined KDDI in 2017 as Strategic Planning Manager .
Now General Manager of Telehouse , Global Data Center Business , Manabu Takagi is responsible for the global Data Centre team - excluding Japan - with roles and responsibilities spanning across strategic planning , business development and business management .
KDDI Telehouse opened its first data centre in New York in 1989 , initially providing services for Japanese banks and trading companies . They gradually expanded their global footprint as a result of increased demand in the market . Takagi says ,“ the growth of public cloud has changed the market significantly and they have changed their strategy accordingly , to focus on building interconnection hubs in key and upcoming data centre markets ”.
Sustaining DCCI operation and expansion through Sustainability Describing KDDI Telehouse ’ s approach to sustainability , he says , “ We understand that sustainability - and especially achieving carbon neutrality - is a major initiative for our customers and the data centre market as a whole . KDDI Telehouse has committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2050 , and we ’ re working on achieving 50 % by 2030 against a 2019 baseline ”.
In order to implement actionable steps , KDDI Telehouse has departmentalised the process , thereby creating measurable systems and organisational feedback loops to achieve these goals .
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