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as demand grows . However , most of the general public doesn ’ t give much thought to the data centres that power the apps they use every day .
“ People have no real sense about where their data sits ,” he says . “ They don ’ t know how their data traverses around the world and back in microseconds .”
Todd ’ s role is to provide vision , strategy , leadership , business development , financial oversight , operational management , innovation and risk management to nurture eStruxture . The growth of the Canadian data centre market and digital infrastructure industry , may be a result of the above .
“ We used to be a just-in-time development vehicle . Now , we ’ re thinking 24 or even 36 months ahead . One of my biggest challenges was investment dollars and how do we keep up with the rapid pace of change and investment that ’ s required ,” Todd shares .
Despite the challenges , opportunities have arisen , such as eStruxture ’ s CAN $ 1.8bn recapitalisation .
eStruxture ’ s diverse team carries the company forward Founded in 2017 , eStruxture started as a young company with a vision to revolutionise the Canadian data centre industry . The company ’ s founding principles focus on the people it works with and supporting environmental sustainability .
“ We built an incredible company , with incredible people from diverse backgrounds ,” Todd says proudly . “ One of the things we ’ re super proud
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