Celebrating 25 Years of Leadership: Bill Severn’s Legacy at 1623 Farnam
How do you measure the impact of 25 years? For Bill Severn, President and CEO of 1623 Farnam, it’s not just about longevity — it’s about vision, growth and community. On June 5, Bill celebrated a remarkable milestone: His silver anniversary with 1623 Farnam. Bill has helped shape the organization into one of the Midwest’s […]
Exploring Digital Infrastructure in 2025: Bill Severn Offers Insights on JSA Virtual Roundtable
In the recent JSA Virtual Roundtable held on November 20, “Digital Infrastructure Trends, Innovations, New Markets & More: What Will Define 2025?”, a group of amazing industry leaders convened to discuss the future of digital infrastructure. Our own Bill Severn, CEO and President of 1623 Farnam, provided valuable insights into the evolving landscape. Severn emphasized […]
1623 Farnam Appoints Bill Severn as CEO and President
1623 Farnam, a regional leader in network-neutral edge interconnection and data center services, announces the appointment of Bill Severn to the position of CEO and President of the organization. As a long-time industry leader, Severn has played a key role in 1623 Farnam’s technological acceleration and ongoing growth since 2019 as Operating Partner for parent […]
1623 Farnam’s Bill Severn Shares New Year Predictions for Infrastructure and Sustainability on Industry Roundtable
Bill Severn, EVP of 1623 Farnam, recently presented as a panelist for an industry discussion on sustainability trends in network infrastructure looking ahead to 2024, alongside other luminaries from Hitachi Energy and Equus Compute Solutions. The panel, moderated by Robert Powell of Telecom Ramblings, discussed a number of topics relevant to the entire industry approaching […]
How Data Gravity Will Shake Up The IT Community
Data gravity will increasingly weigh on businesses and IT professionals, whether they start preparing for it now or wait until there’s no other choice. More people are logging into networks with more devices every day, generating ever more data that inevitably pulls applications and services toward it. Understanding data gravity and its impact on IT […]
Shifting Cloud and Connectivity Conversations for 2023: What to Know
Once again, we’ve come to the most wonderful time of the year. Yes, it’s time for holiday shopping, family visits, and general cheer — but on the business side, it’s the time when all organizations look forward and start planning for the new year. With every new fiscal year comes new IT goals, new operational […]
Home is Where the Hyperscale is. 1623 Farnam EVP Talks Data Gravity with Pacific Telecommunications Council
Data gravity is a key megatrend as well as a philosophy that is ramping up. It also raises many questions as organizations grapple with what it is and how to best leverage. As content providers, edge data centers and enterprise IT teams collaborate to answer those questions to assess the value of data gravity and […]
