Inside the World of Data Centers, with Derek Siler, Flexential (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 753)
In this episode of North Fulton Business Radio, host John Ray interviewed Derek Seiler from Flexential, a company that provides data center infrastructure services. They discussed the importance of data centers, how Flexential helps businesses manage their data, and the significance of having data centers across the country for better application performance. Derek also highlighted Flexential’s capabilities in hosting and managing the vast data and computational needs of modern businesses, including AI workloads. He also delved into the challenges and solutions around data security, phishing attacks, the importance of multi-factor authentication in protecting business data, success stories, and much more.
John Ray is the host of North Fulton Business Radio. The show is recorded and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.
Derek Siler, Solutions Architect and Channel Sales, Flexential
Flexential empowers the IT journey of the nation’s most complex businesses by offering flexible and tailored hybrid IT solutions comprised of colocation, cloud, connectivity, data protection, managed services, and professional services. The company builds on a platform of three million square feet of data center space in 19 highly connected markets, and on its 100Gbps private backbone to meet the most stringent challenges in security, compliance, and resiliency. See how Flexential goes beyond the four walls of the data center to empower IT through an interactive map found on www.flexential.com.
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Topics Discussed in this Episode
00:00 Introduction to North Fulton Business Radio
01:28 Welcoming Derek Siler from Flexential
01:38 Exploring Flexential’s Impact on Data Center Infrastructure
03:44 The Importance of Scale in Data Center Operations
07:05 Navigating the Complexities of Cloud Computing
08:52 The Critical Role of Data Centers in Today’s Digital World
11:31 Security Measures and Challenges in Data Management
20:26 The Future of AI and Flexential’s Role
24:43 Identifying Ideal Clients for Flexential
25:48 Success Stories and How to Connect with Flexential
29:25 Closing Remarks and Additional Resources
About North Fulton Business Radio and host John Ray
With over 750 shows and having featured over 1,200 guests, North Fulton Business Radio is the longest-running podcast in the North Fulton area, covering business in our community like no one else. We are the undisputed “Voice of Business” in North Fulton!
The show welcomes a wide variety of business, non-profit, and community leaders to get the word out about the important work they’re doing to serve their market, their community, and their profession. There’s no discrimination based on company size, and there’s never any “pay to play.” North Fulton Business Radio supports and celebrates business by sharing positive business stories that traditional media ignore. Some media leans left. Some media leans right. We lean business.
John Ray is the host of North Fulton Business Radio. The show is recorded and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, and many others.
The studio address is 275 South Main Street, Alpharetta, GA 30009.
John Ray also operates his own business advisory practice. John’s services include advising solopreneurs and small professional services firms on their value, their positioning and business development, and their pricing. His clients are professionals who are selling their expertise, such as consultants, coaches, attorneys, CPAs, accountants and bookkeepers, marketing professionals, and other professional services practitioners.
John is the bestselling author of The Generosity Mindset: A Journey to Business Success by Raising Your Confidence, Value, and Prices.
Renasant Bank has humble roots, starting in 1904 as a $100,000 bank in a Lee County, Mississippi, bakery. Since then, Renasant has become one of the Southeast’s strongest financial institutions, with over $13 billion in assets and more than 190 banking, lending, wealth management, and financial services offices in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida. All of Renasant’s success stems from each of their banker’s commitment to investing in their communities as a way of better understanding the people they serve. At Renasant Bank, they understand you because they work and live alongside you every day.
