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How The Planet and Proofpoint Accelerated Growth in Europe
Outsourcing Data Centre Requirements to a European Specialist
Will Charnock, Vice President of Technology at The Planet, the global leader in IT hosting, and Alexei Rodriguez, Senior Director of Operations and IT at Proofpoint, a leading provider of SaaS email security, archiving and compliance solutions, share their thoughts on the role data centers play in overseas expansion.
Panel discussion
Click on a question below to listen to the on-demand replay of this interactive discussion as our panel shares their thoughts on outsourcing data centre requirements to a European specialist.
Both of your companies are based in the United States and were expanding into Europe – what challenges were you facing?
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What were you hoping to achieve by outsourcing your data center to a European specialist?
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What key features were you looking for when it came to selecting a European data center?
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What were the benefits of having a European team supporting you during the transition to the new data center?
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What systems are you currently outsourcing to TelecityGroup?
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How long did it take to get your systems up and running at TelecityGroup’s data centers?
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What was the procurement process like? Did you purchase equipment in Europe or ship everything over from the United States?
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What lessons did you learn from going through the exercise of moving to a European data center? What would you recommend other companies in the same situation do or not do?
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What internal steps are involved in moving to a European data center? Was there a team assigned to this task?
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How frequently do you send staff over to TelecityGroup’s data centers for operational purposes?
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