Kelly joined 451 Research in April 2011 as an analyst covering the economics and finances of the datacenter and hosting industries. In her current role, she leads the services analyst teams, which track hosting, managed services and multi-tenant datacenter providers worldwide. Coverage includes providers, market size, datacenter supply and demand, and the dynamics of the industry overall.
Before joining 451 Research, Kelly spent nearly 10 years in private equity, focusing on investments in telecommunications, IT and datacenters. Prior to that, she worked for several years at the OECD in Paris, managing the organization's budget process.
She has a BA from Wesleyan University and an MA in International Business and Economics from the Fletcher School at Tufts University.
The company is using professional services and application services to attract customers to its hybrid colo/cloud managed service options. We visited its newest datacenter in the greater Toronto area to learn more.
Datacenter provider Switch has filed for an initial public offering. It is also investing in geographic expansion in Reno, Nevada; Michigan; and Atlanta. Assuming those projects stay on track, they could boost Switch in the next few years.
The company continues to fill space in its Edison, New Jersey facility with its modular design and datacenter-as-a-service business model. While the New York/New Jersey datacenter market for the financial sector remains in a lull, IO is seeking ways to appeal to hyperscale cloud and managed hosting firms.
In the relatively stagnant New York/New Jersey market, as far as large-scale colocation deals go, the company is beginning to see some renewed growth from the financial services sector so critical to the industry in the region.
Agile cloud and managed infrastructure solutions provider Webair continues to see success with local enterprises and organizations. The company's growing DRaaS options and connections to public clouds have resonated, particularly with healthcare firms and other compliance-minded companies.
Newly acquired Netelligent has a well-connected datacenter in Montreal, currently the fastest-growing market in the country. With experienced management, eStruxture hopes to quickly become a national player via M&A and datacenter construction.
New Alert Set
"My Alert"
Failed to Set Alert
"My Alert"
Here are a few tips for navigating our Research.
Quickly access any of our research and data products.
Browse the research & data that aligns with your specific interest.
Discover new and more flexible ways of finding relevant content.
Set notifications for the topics & companies you care about most.
Access any page in the dashboard from here.
Hand picked content for you and your team.
