Business Chief USA September 2019

customers extensive carrier and cloud
choice within close proximity to their
consumers.” With over 28 interconnection
hubs and 5 hyperscale capacity
data centres across the US and Canada,
Cologix is one of the leading technology
agnostic colocation service
providers in the region. We sat down
with Maskell to discuss Cologix’s four
impressive new data centre projects
across Canada and the US, as well as
the strategies and trends at the heart
of the company’s vision for success.
Cologix’s identity as an interconnection,
cloud on-ramp and colocation
services organization sees it work with
some of the largest technology companies
in the world. “Our client base
is one of the best,” Maskell enthuses.
“The five top technology companies
in the world are in our facilities.” To attract
and maintain relationships with
that calibre of customer, Cologix has
become a preeminent source of expertise
when providing space, power and
cooling in locations that give clients the
maximized opportunities for interconnection.
As an agnostic data service 229
EXECUTIVE PROFILE
Sean Maskell
Sean Maskell is President of Cologix Canada and a veteran
within the Canadian telecommunications industry.
During his 20+ years, Sean has founded and developed
two start-up organizations within the ITC industry and
merged the Telehouse Canada business with Cologix
in 2012. Sean has a broad range of core competencies
including; leadership, sales, business development, data
centre design, and operation. He has focused and
specialized in legacy data centre retrofitting,
and innovative future proof designs. Sean
has a remarkable history and remains
passionate about the Canadian data
centre landscape.
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