Data Center Discovery: The Where/How to Host, Migrate or Build

The global data center marketplace is fast moving, complex and dynamic. Finding the right partners for your business can be a challenge. Data Center Discovery was developed to help make sense of your options. Their online, worldwide directory of data center companies includes everyone you need to know find the right colocation or hosting provider, migrate to the cloud or build and operate your own data center.

We caught up with Eric Gallant so you could find out more about them:

Owners:
Eric Gallant, a 23 year veteran of the mission critical industry with experience spanning all phases of the data center life cycle. Including site selection, design, bidding, construction, integration, commissioning and operations & maintenance.

Location:
We established datacentersicovery.com in Atlanta because this city is a hub of datacenter activity in the Southeast. In addition, Atlanta features a highly educated and diverse talent pool and vibrant technology and startup communities.

Employees:
Eric Gallant CEO and Founder
Becca Potter Marketing Director

Founded:
2013, the global directory website went live in August of 2013.

Funded or bootstrapped:
Bootstraped

Price of Services:
There is no charge to search our directory of data center companies. For companies that would like to be listed in the directory, we offer 4 tiers of participation. Tiers are based on the number of states and/or countries where the listing will appear and the number of specialties selected.
The tiers are:
+Basic Profile Free 10 selections
+Bronze Profile $25/month 25 selections
+Silver Profile $50/month 50 selections
+Gold Profile $250/month Unlimited

What Customers Get:
Hundreds of people visit our site each day looking for data center space, software, contractors, engineers, and manufacturers. Customers who create profiles in our directory have the opportunity to have their corporate profile viewed by these active purchasers. Customers who select one of our paid profiles can improve their search ranking and visibility by adding media files and additional corporate information. We also actively drive web traffic to our customer’s profiles through strategic use of social media vectors and blogging.

Check back on a few days to find out how Eric got the idea for Data Center Discovery, what tools they use, how they stay on top of trend, and what's unique about their culture.

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