Data Centre Magazine December 2022 | Page 18

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Carolyn Harrington

Carolyn Harrington is the strategist fuelling SpaceDC ’ s market growth and top-rate industry reputation

As the Chief Operating Officer of SpaceDC , Harrington drives the company ’ s business strategy at large , overseeing the maintenance , operation , security and overall operations at the company ’ s data centre sites .

Within her role , Harrington also manages SpaceDC ’ s broad , go-tomarket operations , which include marketing , sales , legal , customer service delivery , and customer account management . Without a doubt , her job description is uniquely broad , representing the extent of her industry experience and acting as a testament to the diversity of her skillset .
She has over two decades ’ worth of management experience , and a background in growing and establishing companies . In fact , very few in the industry have her unique level of experience in launching , directing and fuelling the growth of startups .
Harrington launched the Singaporebased data centre start-up , SpaceDC , in 2019 , when the region ’ s data centre market was just on the cusp of a rapid period of growth .
In the three years since its foundation , she has built up SpaceDC ’ s brand reputation – to the point where it is now recognised across the industry as a sustainability pioneer , at the forefront of data centre technologies .
18 December 2022