Bill Severn

1623 Farnam Appoints Bill Severn as CEO and President

2024-01-17T09:29:35-06:00

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 company BERKS Group. Most recently, Severn spearheaded a 3MW power deployment, expanding capacity at 1623 Farnam to support advanced hyperscale peering and colocation demands today and in the future. “I’ve had the pleasure of working within and supporting the 1623 Farnam ecosystem for more than five years now, and I am proud to take on [...]

1623 Farnam Appoints Bill Severn as CEO and President2024-01-17T09:29:35-06:00

1623 Farnam’s Bill Severn Shares New Year Predictions for Infrastructure and Sustainability on Industry Roundtable

2023-12-08T14:33:11-06:00

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 the New Year, including opportunities for future innovation, expectations for 2024 and keeping pace with new technologies such as AI and Machine Learning. As advanced, power-hungry and connectivity-dependent applications like AI and ML approach on a more rapid timeline than anticipated, where are organizations sourcing their interconnection resources? Where are they finding their powerful infrastructure? [...]

1623 Farnam’s Bill Severn Shares New Year Predictions for Infrastructure and Sustainability on Industry Roundtable2023-12-08T14:33:11-06:00

How Data Gravity Will Shake Up The IT Community

2023-02-06T14:57:41-06:00

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 strategy will be critical for businesses across industries. Data should be readily available for access by applications and services, regardless of location, but the gravity of large data sets can trap them in one place. This fact should make the matter a key strategic concern for IT professionals, who must figure out how to prevent [...]

How Data Gravity Will Shake Up The IT Community2023-02-06T14:57:41-06:00

Shifting Cloud and Connectivity Conversations for 2023: What to Know

2022-12-06T14:42:36-06:00

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 aspirations, and new applications and technologies to incorporate. Of course, success across these areas means knowing just how to pivot to meet (or even exceed) new customer desires and more advanced corporate benchmarks. On the horizon for the upcoming year, we see the Metaverse, AI, XR, 5G (and 6G) as leaders that will guide how [...]

Shifting Cloud and Connectivity Conversations for 2023: What to Know2022-12-06T14:42:36-06:00

Home is Where the Hyperscale is. 1623 Farnam EVP Talks Data Gravity with Pacific Telecommunications Council

2022-10-19T14:09:09-05:00

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 make informed decisions for digital transformation, there are a few key considerations to keep in mind.  First, understanding that the concept is not a nuisance but can be an indicator of where businesses can tap the value of their data and connectivity with the least effort.  Second, follow where the data leads. This is not [...]

Home is Where the Hyperscale is. 1623 Farnam EVP Talks Data Gravity with Pacific Telecommunications Council2022-10-19T14:09:09-05:00
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