TONY QORRI
DATABANK
While the speed to develop has increased exponentially, Tony says AI is not the sole driver:“ There are companies out there really focused on just solely AI development. Conversely, DataBank is very versatile. We do have some AI clients, but a lot of our work is still centred around major enterprise customers, many of which we have worked with for 10 or 15 years.”
DataBank’ s USP centres on adaptability and flexibility rather than specialisation. The company’ s approach to infrastructure allows it to serve enterprise customers with traditional workloads alongside clients pursuing machine learning and highdensity computing strategies.
This combination requires bespoke infrastructure made in close collaboration with customers that can pivot between different requirements without the need for a rebuild or significant change programme.
“ We have really evolved and we have to continue to be versatile,” Tony says.“ AI has certainly changed some of our approach in terms of infrastructure we deploy, like switchgear as an example. What companies like us may have focused on in the past has evolved because of the growing demand for hybrid solutions.
“ In particular, there is a big focus on density now and shrinking building size. But most importantly, we’ re having to focus on future proofing sites – data centres have to be ready for AI or machine learning workloads.”
TONY QORRI
VICE PRESIDENT, CONSTRUCTION
Tony Qorri joined DataBank as Vice President of Construction in December of 2021 with the responsibility of overall construction efforts on large construction projects as well as customer fit-out projects. Tony came to DataBank as part of the DataBank acquisition of Zayo’ s colocation division, zColo, where he served as Director of Construction for seven years. Prior to Tony’ s tenure at Zayo, he worked for a General Contracting / Construction Management firm in New York City where he served as Senior Vice President of Operations for 7 Years. Tony has been in the mission critical industry for 15 years where he has built multiple Enterprise data centres for many of the financial institutions as well as the top five colocation companies on a global perspective. His time spent on both the contractor side as well as the end user side makes him a very wellrounded individual that understands all aspects of engineering, building, and operating a data centre.
78 February 2026