Data Center World 2020: A Virtual Experience

Principal consultant leading Bick's Consulting Services business unit with 31 years' experience in data center strategies and mission critical facilities. Focus has included consulting services centered around strategy, build vs. buy, risk management, assessment, planning, design, and owner's representation. He also serves on the board of the Data Center Institute.Our Consulting Services unit provides data center centric business strategies and risk analysis to clients be they in-house, colocated, or outsourced. We provide 3rd party and independent advice. Our senior level staff effectively interface with personnel up and down a client's organization - C-Suite as well as data center/facility operations personnel.Our Business Centric consulting services address strategy development, vendor management, data center optimization, advisory services, insource/outsource/colo analysis, and the business aspects of build vs. buy.Our Facilities Centric consulting services address risk, availability, planning, capacity, potential improvements, consolidation and technical issues around build vs. buy.

Presenting:

• Leveraging Vendor Management to Improve Resiliency - The Hard and Soft Sides