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Everett Thompson

Mr. Everett Thompson

President, Wired Real Estate Group

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Council Member Biography

Everett Thompson is President, Wired Real Estate Group (www.wiredre.com), a data center advisory firm based in San Francisco. The Wired Real Estate Group advises investors and enterprises on data center leasing and sales, including trends, technologies, value chain, history, competition, buying process, and leasing rates. Mr. Thompson founded the firm after working as Technology Practice Leader at TRI Commercial Real Estate, also of San Francisco. He worked previously at the leading data center company in the US, Equinix, Inc., for five years. Mr. Thompson is familiar with Equinix, 365 Main Savvis, DuPont Fabros, Digital Realty, Internap, Navisite, and over 200 data center and Internet service providers. He also worked at the venture capital arm of Foster Wheeler, Inc., where he developed and closed power projects. Mr. Thompson speaks fluent Japanese. (This is me - Update Profile)


Employment History

2008 - Unspecified
President, Wired Real Estate Group
2007 - 2008
Wired Offices and Data Center Real Estate Advisor , TRI COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SERVICES, INC
2005 - 2006
Consultant, Indendent Consultant - Everett Thompson
2000 - 2005
Manager, Business Development, EQUINIX, INC.
2000 - 2000
Business Development Manager, AMC Network Services

GLG NewsSM Analyses by Everett Thompson(?)

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Cloud, Colocation & Data Center Real Estate Growing Strong

December 14, 2009

Economy Boosts Colo but... | www.datacenterknowledge.com

The cloud, colocation and data center segment is here to stay and growing strong. The Gartner survey highlights a common preference among IT managers for control. The stats suggest strong growth for the segment overall.

Misleading Equinix (Data Center) Statistics

July 28, 2009

Upward Trend in Colo Revenue: Equinix Making $200 More Per Cabinet | www.datacenterknowledge.com

Revenue growth at Equinix and in the data center business is strong, but are you sure it's not just increasing power and cooling consumption? How do you know?

Data Center Pre-Earnings Market Update

July 16, 2008

Data Center Expansions Booming, Study Shows | searchdatacenter.techtarget.com

While the US macro economic fundamentals are weakening, the market for data centers remains strong.  Further, the restriction in access to finance is limiting supply growth significantly.  The benefits of this environment will be reaped by the established players.

Equinix Earnings Analysis

April 29, 2008

Equinix Posts Quarterly Profit | www.reuters.com

Equinix momentum continues, backed by a strong balance sheet and aggressive growth plans.  While pricing growth in the Americas has fallen to inflation levels, the well diversified company will continue to see strong revenue growth.  G&A growth is their one weakness.

Expect Sustained Data Center Demand in First-Half of 2008

January 22, 2008

IT Priorities in 2008: A Truly New Year | searchdatacenter.techtarget.com

1) Despite economic uncertainty, data center demand is strong. 2) The data center economy is smarter and stronger than ever.

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