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Meet the DRFortress Team: Jed Miskella
Welcome back to another installment of our “Meet the DRFortress Team” blog series. Our featured employee is Jed Miskella, the Accounting Manager at DRFortress. Jed began his career at DRFortress in 2007 while completing his Executive MBA at the University of Hawaii,...
Meet the DRFortress Team: David Lyon
Welcome back to another installment of our “Meet the DRFortress Team” blog series. Our featured employee is David Lyon, a Facilities Supervisor at DRFortress. David ensures that all the services DRFortress provides run smoothly for its customers across many...
Meet the DRFortress Team: Maureen Bach
Welcome back to another installment of our “Meet the DRFortress Team” blog series. Our featured employee is Maureen Bach, Sales and Marketing Coordinator at DRFortress. Maureen assists with project management, event planning, reporting, and customer and internal...
Meet the DRFortress Team: Tommy Clement
Tommy Clement was no stranger to the telecom industry before joining DRFortress in May 2020. His resume included 16 years of industry experience at companies in Hawaii such as TWTC, TW Telecom, Level 3 Communications and CenturyLink. He says that before he even...
Meet the DRFortress Team: Millicent Perreira-Gilmore
Millicent Perreira-Gilmore, who started working at DRFortress 5 years ago, is the company’s Channel Partner and Sales Manager. She oversees the data center’s sales team and works hand in hand with its Channel Partners. Millie also spends part of her time building...
ITW’21 Interview: DRFortress’ Data Center Expansion, Cloud Connect Services & Future Plans
2021 has been a big year for DRFortress. The world-class data center in Honolulu, Hawaii, completed an expansion and has broadened its offerings to better connect the Island with the rest of the world. DRFortress is the most connected data center in Hawaii and...
DRFortress Kicks Off Diverse Paths Initiative with Kailua Beach Clean Up
DRFortress team members recently partnered with Honolulu Parks and Recreation to adopt and clean up Kailua Beach as part of the data center's new Diverse Paths program. The data center staff launched this initiative with a dual mission to support educational and...
Pandemic Recovery and Choosing Your Data Center in Hawaii
The Pandemic shed new light on the global importance of connecting online, made possible largely by data centers, including data centers in Hawaii. Of the more than 800 companies surveyed by the Hawaii Employers Council, 47.5% are undecided about if or when they’ll...
DRFortress CFO Rosa White Featured on Capacity Magazine’s 20 Women to Watch List
We are pleased to announce that Rosa White, DRFortress’ Chief Financial Officer and Co-Founder has been named one of the 20 Women to Watch in 2021 by Capacity Magazine. This annual global recognition celebrates 20 women who are great leaders in the wholesale modern...
Top 10 Hurricane Season Tips for Hawaii Businesses
The 2021 Pacific hurricane season is already here - running from June 1 through November 30. While all eyes are on the weather, businesses and network operators in Hawaii are focused on safeguarding their critical data to keep business operations up and running in the...