There aren’t going to be any closed offices Maurice Mortell, Managing Director Ireland and Emerging Markets Equinix

Equinix recently announced the findings of its annual global study. Findings of the study included:

62% of businesses in Ireland have rearchitected their IT infrastructure to meet new remote and hybrid working demands, with tech budgets increasing to accelerate digital transformation.

75% of digital leaders in Ireland believe there will be long-term changes to where and how people work within their organisation.

49% of companies in Ireland still intend to expand into new regions, countries or metros, despite the disruption experienced as a result of COVID-19.

Ronan talks to Maurice Mortell, Managing Director Ireland and Emerging Markets Equinix, about this and more.

Maurice talks about the findings of its annual global study, how Ireland compared to other countries, hot desks, remote working, cloud computing and broadband. Maurice also talks about sustainability, climate neutral data centre pact, legacy infrastructure, and green bonds.

More about Maurice:

Maurice overseas the Equinix business in Ireland, playing a key role in the Equinix Ireland strategy and expansion and Executive Council Member, Host in Ireland. Maurice also sits on the Equinix executive management team for EMEA. Prior to this, Maurice was appointed as the Country Manager for Ireland with Telecity Group in August 2011 and was also selected as the VP of Emerging Markets in January 2014.

Prior to his role within Telecity, Maurice was the CEO of Irish data centre operator, Data Electronics for over 10 years. As CEO, Maurice set the vision and strategy for the company, driving consistent business growth during his leadership tenure. With over 20 years’ experience in the data centre sector, Maurice has been a key figure in the rise of the data-centre industry in Ireland and is highly regarded as a thought leader on Ireland’s potential to be a global digital hub.