DATACENTER UNITED
Friso Haringsma , Managing Director of DataCenter United , talks DC expansion , work culture and why local problems require local solutions
With the recent acquisition of another three data centres ( DCs ) across several regions , DataCenter United ( DCU ) – based in Antwerp , Belgium – is growing at an increasingly rapid pace . “ We want a country-wide network of well-connected , well-established , highquality and efficient DCs that offer multiple services to our customers ,” says Friso Haringsma , Managing Director of DCU .
Haringsma originally gained experience of the DC world through being a customer at a previous IT company , the workings of which allowed him the insight and expertise to establish DCU down the line .
A further , and critical insight into the GC market needs came from his discernment of a disparity in demand and supply . Haringsma says : “ DCU was founded in 2010 with our first Antwerp DC , after we noticed that engineers were always travelling to other regions and countries because there were simply no solutions in the local area . So we recognised a gap in the market , saw an opportunity due to the high demand and short supply of such services , and so established DCU – only , it wasn ’ t called DCU back then . The ‘ united ’ designation came about after our expansions , establishing interconnectivity between our web of DCs , which were then united , digitally-speaking .”
168 June 2022