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    Datacloud Global Congress 2025

    Just returned from an inspiring few days at Datacloud Global Congress 2025 in Cannes, grateful for the opportunity to reconnect with so many valued colleagues and partners. It was a great reminder that it’s always about the people.

    This milestone anniversary brought together 3,500+ digital infrastructure leaders, reminding me why our industry thrives on relationships. Given the sector’s pause after a positive Q1, it was energizing to feel renewed optimism.

    Five Key Takeaways:
    🏗️ “Powered Land” remains the new Black Gold The hunt for suitable sites with reliable power infrastructure has become critical. Successful leaders are building relationships with landowners, utilities, and local governments years in advance. What’s striking: renewable energy investment is tracking datacentre expansion, creating clusters that remind us datacentres are part of an exciting transition.

    🌍 Supply Chain Evolution With 10% baseline tariffs, our sector is demonstrating remarkable adaptability. Partnerships are strengthening as leaders view challenges as opportunities to build more resilient supply networks. Executives see this as a chance to deepen relationships with new partners while supporting existing ones.

    🚀 New Platform Launches Demand Exceptional Talent The wave of new digital infrastructure platforms across cloud, edge, and colocation requires rare talent. Beyond technical expertise, these ventures need leaders who can simultaneously build teams, establish partnerships, and execute go-to-market strategies in compressed timeframes.

    🤝 Navigating Challenges Strengthens Partnerships Recent market adjustments—including Microsoft’s portfolio recalibration—have created opportunities for deeper collaboration. Leaders investing in relationships during these periods position themselves for sustained success.

    🎯 Building Success Through Trusted Search Partnerships Having worked through multiple market cycles, I’ve witnessed how the right search partnership becomes a cornerstone of sustainable growth. Your search partner serves as an extension of your leadership team—understanding culture, anticipating needs, and maintaining talent relationships even during quiet periods.

    The most enduring partnerships share three elements: deep institutional knowledge, ongoing market intelligence, and ability to move quickly because groundwork is already laid. This isn’t transactional hiring—it’s having a trusted advisor invested in long-term success.
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    Thank you to everyone who connected in Cannes. For those I missed, I look forward to continuing our conversations and exploring how we can help building the future of digital infrastructure—together.

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