EXA INFRASTRUCTURE
“ The dedicated data centre interconnectivity programme – which we launched a few months after the launch of EXA and is still ongoing today – enables us to take a more proactive approach to capital deployment , building into key strategic data centres ahead of customer orders , rather a game of “ pin the cost on an anchor customer ,” Lesov explains .
“ We look at each data centre individually , by focusing on size ( in terms of MW and floor space ), power density , PUE , age of the facility , future scalability , and many other factors , which are all part of our due diligence process . Then , once a candidate site has made it to the shortlist , we execute within a few months , and bring the site online .”
EXA also proactively surveys its customers , to understand where they need their sites to be – not only today , but in one , three- and five-years ’ time . EXA aims to be amongst the first movers in these locations . Operating in such a strategic way not only enables EXA to grow with its customers but it means EXA is also driving industry developments . “ It ’ s a positive mutualism ,” Lesov says .
104 April 2023