Business Chief USA April 2019

policies so being able to offer them
renewable energy helps them maintain
those green credentials. In Sacramento,
we work with our utility partner, the
Sacramento Municipal Utility District
(SMUD), to ensure that our energy
utilization is a combination of wind and
hydro, solar and biomass. We are also
working with energy providers in all of
our locations to develop renewable
energy options for our customers.”
Recycled concrete and repurposed
steel are other ways he cites to reduce
the amount of material sent to landfills.
EARNING A REPUTATION AS A TRUSTED,
STABLE PROVIDER
For Joe Goldsmith, a big benefit of
being under the NTT umbrella is that
the parent represents a single, stable,
and substantial source of capital.
“Unlike a lot of the data center providers
in the market today, especially the
private-equity backed companies, we
have a single source of capital,”
Goldsmith says. “We don’t have to go
from bank to bank when we want to
come into a new market, raise debt, raid
equity, look for investment partners, or
manage to restrictive covenants. This
“Efficient cooling
systems lead
to efficient data
centers that
reduce your
operating
expense and
ultimately lower
the total cost of
ownership for
the customer”
—
Joe Goldsmith,
Senior Vice President
and Chief Revenue Officer
at RagingWire
RagingWire Dallas TX1 Data Center
– Data Floor
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