J. Todd Raymond, CEO and Managing Director of 1547 Critical Systems Realty, shares the strategy behind the company’s approach to highly interconnected data center facilities, historically known as carrier hotels.
These urban interconnection hubs have been critical junction points for decades, and 1547 is positioning them to stay that way for the next 20, 30, 40, and 50 years. Todd walks through how the team identifies network-rich assets that have been underinvested over time, then brings the value add: security upgrades, redundant power and cooling, and added capacity, all while keeping live customer traffic flowing.
These are hard projects, and that is exactly why they work. 1547 has built a team that has spent most of their careers revitalizing complex interconnection facilities, bringing decades of hands-on experience to every acquisition and redevelopment.
He also digs into how 1547 future-proofs interconnection infrastructure in space-constrained urban footprints, from leveraging liquid cooling to deliver more power-dense environments in limited square footage, to exploring how the satellite relationships built through the Hawaii assets could one day let LEO providers cross-connect directly inside 1547 facilities. The goal is always the same: skate to where the puck is going.
It comes down to acquiring the right properties, listening to tenants, and redeveloping these buildings so they are set up to thrive for decades to come.
