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#7: The Sales Machine with Phil Johanet - Part 2

Welcome back to another FUTRtech video podcast. This is part 2 of our Interview with Phil Johanet where we talk about the world of sales in technology.

I have known phil for some time, and if the topic of all-time greatest sales people in the business comes up, Phil’s name is always at the top. Phil brings a sensibility and intelligence to the game that you rarely see. He is the perfect balance of getting it done and fun. I’m super excited to talk with him, Welcome Phil.

#7: The Sales Machine with Phil Johanet - Part 1

Welcome back to another FUTRtech video podcast. Today we are going to talk about the world of sales in technology, and we have a great guest that I am very excited to introduce, Phil Johanet.

I have known phil for some time, and if the topic of all-time greatest sales people in the business comes up, Phil’s name is always at the top. Phil brings a sensibility and intelligence to the game that you rarely see. He is the perfect balance of getting it done and fun. I’m super excited to talk with him, Welcome Phil.

#6: The CIO perspective with Dave Czeszewski - Part 2

Hi everybody, welcome back to another FUTRtech video podcast. This is part 2 of our interview with Dave Czeszewski. If you haven't seen part 1, check it out here

Today we have Dave Czeszewski who is CIO of Perdoceo education Corporation, formerly Career Education Corporation, an educational services company focusing on online education. I am really excited to have Dave here today, because not only does he bring the CIO’s perspective, Dave is particularly interesting, because he is one of the most transformational CIOs I have seen out there. So I’m excited to hear what the secret is to staying ahead in the technology game.

Tips For Picking a Data Center Facility Part 4: Security, Add-ons, and Negotiating the Contract

Welcome back, This is part 4 and the final episode of my series on picking a data center. If you haven’t seen part 1 through 3, please check them out.

Last time we talked about cooling delivery systems, Fire Suppression systems and network. So let’s jump in and start with Security then we’ll talk about add-ons and finally, negotiating a contract.

Tips For Picking a Data Center Facility Part 3: Cooling, Fire Suppression, and Network

So in the last two videos we covered building your own vs. leasing colo space, different tier levels, redundancy factors, frequently used terms, facility considerations, company financials, MEP, PUE and power systems. So if you haven’t seen the first two videos, you can check them out here.

Cooling

Let’s talk about cooling. This is one of the most important and challenging features of a facility. Cooling capabilities are usually what limits the amount of power consumption and density of your facility. Cooling is dependent on the amount of energy you put into the room, the volume of the room and the amount of airflow.

Tips for Choosing a Data Center Part 2: Facility, Location, and Power Systems

Are you picking a data center? Unsure of what you should be looking for? Can’t figure out what makes one data center provider better than another? Well, you came to the right place.

In the last video I talked about building your own vs. leasing colo space (spoiler don’t build your own), and we talked about what the different tier levels mean and we talked about redundancy factors as well as some frequently used terms. So, if you didn’t see part 1 of this series, check it out here, I’ll wait.

Tips For Picking A Data Center Part 1: Lease vs Build, Tiers, and Redundancy

As many of you may know, in my past life I was a CTO of a company that built high security mission critical data center facilities as well as owing and operating data center facilities.

I often talk with clients who are struggling with choosing data center space, so I wanted to give you a few tips when you are on the market looking. I have seen companies make a lot of mistakes over the years.