Whitham joins Digital Realty from Terremark Federal Group where he was Vice President, National Security, a position responsible for sales to federal agencies focused on law enforcement and intelligence. Whitham has also worked for Sprint Government Systems in its Department of Defense and intelligence group. He is a graduate of Wake Forest University.
“Damian is highly respected in the federal data center market. His two decades of experience working with government agencies makes him a great addition to our team,” said Brent Behrman, Senior Vice President of Sales at Digital Realty. “With Damian’s help, we plan to expand our market share with the federal government, offering its agencies the same value proposition that has been so compelling for our corporate enterprise users.”
“The recent federal mandate for agencies to consolidate their data centers is opening up opportunities for Digital Realty to have productive dialogues with them about their IT strategy,” said Andrew Schaap, Vice President of Sales at Digital Realty. “This mandate is prompting civilian and defense agencies to closely review their data center strategies and take a fresh approach to their IT infrastructure. Our data center solutions solve significant technical and financial challenges for them and are a highly attractive option for agencies seeking flexible facilities and an operating expense financial structure that is compatible with tightening budgets.”
“Digital Realty is one of the best-known brand names in the commercial data center market. My goal is to help build that same level of awareness and success within the federal market,” said Damian Whitham. “Digital Realty provides Tier III data center solutions that address significant pain points for federal agencies, including scarce capital for large builds and tighter IT budgets. Those pain points pose unattractive tradeoffs for federal agencies pursuing data center builds or consolidations, which is where Digital Realty can be so helpful with its opex leasing model. Digital Realty can offer federal agencies solutions to consolidate into economical and modern data centers, but without the huge capital outlays involved with capex projects.”
About Digital Realty
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. focuses on delivering customer driven data center solutions by providing secure, reliable and cost effective facilities that meet each customer’s unique data center needs. Digital Realty’s customers include domestic and international companies across multiple industry verticals ranging from information technology and Internet enterprises, to manufacturing and financial services. Digital Realty’s 102 properties, excluding three properties held as investments in unconsolidated joint ventures, comprise approximately 19.1 million square feet as ofFebruary 27, 2012, including 2.4 million square feet of space held for redevelopment. Digital Realty’s portfolio is located in 31 markets throughout Europe, North America, Singapore and Australia. Additional information about Digital Realty is included in the Company Overview, which is available on the Investors page of Digital Realty’s website at http://www.digitalrealty.com.
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