Data Centre Magazine December 2023 | Page 16

My Truong TITLE : FIELD CTO AND CHAIRMAN
THE DATA CENTRE INTERVIEW

SSIA AND EQUINIX ’ S

MY TRUONG

The new Chairman at the Sustainable and Scalable Infrastructure Alliance ( SSIA ), Equinix Field CTO My Truong sits down with Data Centre Magazine

My Truong TITLE : FIELD CTO AND CHAIRMAN

COMPANY : EQUINIX AND SUSTAINABLE AND SCALABLE INFRASTRUCTURE ALLIANCE ( SSIA )
INDUSTRY : DATA CENTRE
Truong is Field CTO at Equinix and has recently taken up the position of Chairman of the SSIA . His diverse career has seen him work for wellknown names including Uber , Molex and Packet .

My Truong has had a varied career , generally working at the intersection of infrastructure and computers at the likes of Uber , Molex , Packet and now Equinix . More recently , Truong has been leading the Open19 V2 working groups and specification process and has focused his energies on sustainability challenges and opportunities . Humbled to be taking over the leadership position in the Sustainable and Scalable Infrastructure Alliance ( SSIA ) – formerly the Linux Foundation ’ s Open19 Project – at what he calls “ such a critical time ”, Truong sits down with Data Centre Magazine ’ s Editor Maya Derrick about what lies ahead for both Equinix and the SSIA .

LOCATION : SAN FRANCISCO , CALIFORNIA
Q . HOW IMPORTANT IS THE REBRAND OF SSIA FROM OPEN19 AS YOU MOVE FORWARD IN A PURSUIT OF CIRCULAR AND RENEWABLE IT , AS WELL AS FOR THE GROWTH OF THE SSIA COMMUNITY ?

» Rebrand doesn ’ t really capture the motivation for changing the name .

16 December 2023