Today is a great day for innovation and I'm excited to post my first marketing video for Fílos Technology. I wanted to put something together that is to the point and outlines our value proposition, which is a no-cost, vendor-neutral approach to onboarding IT services.

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While power remains the bright, shiny object in data center development, connectivity due diligence can't be overlooked. During operation, connectivity becomes just as critical as power for tenant success. Need to discuss your site's connectivity strategy? DM me.

Carrier relationships add complexity layers. Different construction costs, permitting services, business requirements. Some need minimum commitments - a 200MW facility attracts interest where 10MW won't. Others see your site as part of their regional expansion strategy.

We evaluate both long-haul (connecting cities/regions over hundreds+ miles) and short-haul fiber (metro/local loop/last mile for shorter distances, carrier hotels, public cloud connections). Each serves different strategic purposes.

Your data center's purpose drives connectivity requirements. Targeting HFT customers in Tier 1 markets? Physical proximity to financial hubs means NOTHING if your fiber route adds extra miles and critical milliseconds of latency. Geography ≠ connectivity.

Critical early questions: How far is nearest fiber? What's the path to your buildings? On a Greenfield site spanning hundreds of acres, where do buildings sit relative to fiber entry points? North/south or east/west entry? This impacts your entire campus layout.

The complexity goes WAY beyond "run fiber to the site." Even with one carrier, you need two diverse routes. For large campuses (500+ MW), you're looking at 4-6 carriers, each requiring diverse paths. Different buildings = different fiber strategies entirely.

Power gets all the attention because it kicks off projects. Just got off a call with a group seeking only Greenfield sites with completed load studies. But here's what we can't forget: for 30-40 years of operation, connectivity is what makes your facility valuable to tenants.

We've been diving deep into de-risking data center sites - both Greenfield and Brownfield projects. Last week: power. This week: something equally critical but often overshadowed - fiber and connectivity. Here's why this matters more than you think.

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Link to today’s card: Song in the background is created by me. Primary inspiration is Bullet The Blue Sky by @U2 on The Joshua Tree. #MusicLover.

From #AIInfraDeck Release 4: #GradingAndExcavation for data centers. Leveling ground & redistributing soil ensures proper drainage to prevent water intrusion. Creates space for foundations & utilities. Essential for stable, flood-resistant sites & structural integrity.

So yes, I'm definitely a big fan of nerds and geeks. I'm a proud geek myself, and I leverage my engineering background daily, never shy about putting it on the table for everyone to see. The data center world needs more "super power nerds"!.

You'll see them go from quiet to lighting up as they explain natural gas generators, hydrogen fuel cells, or substation upgrades. We can't only operate at high level in business all the time. Sometimes we need to go deep, and I find that incredibly valuable.

In meetings, I love geeking out with technical folks, asking questions that might seem off-topic but fascinate those with technical depth. It's a great way to connect with introverted technical people - they do a complete 180 when you dig into their expertise.

This shows up everywhere - even with deadlines. If someone says "next week," I want a specific day. Not to hold them rigidly to it, but to level set expectations. It even bleeds into my daughters' math homework: "That's five what? Five inches? Five meters?".

I'm an engineer through and through. When someone says "150" without units, it makes me literally uncomfortable. I have to stop: "150 what? Megawatts? Kilowatts?" My engineering brain needs that level of detail. Some find it annoying, some helpful, some amusing.

Being called a nerd or geek used to be an insult growing up - now it's a badge of honor. That's why I proudly display my Johns Hopkins mechanical engineering degree. I'm definitely in the geek category, and you'll see this show up constantly in my meetings.

We were learning about the power story for a gigawatt site introduction between an offtaker and development company. A gentleman from the dev company, talking about their power experts, said: "They are super power nerds." And honestly? That's the highest compliment possible.

It's been incredibly exciting sitting in so many data center meetings. We evaluate 3-4 new sites weekly, and the activity in this space is absolutely amazing. Power is everything - and I recently heard a quote that perfectly captures why technical expertise matters.