DataBank starts off 2022 in a strong position with bold moves and the appointment of a new COO, Joe Minarik. As a pioneer in the cloud and data center community, Minarik joins DataBank from Amazon, where he served 16 years, leading the development of the company’s underlying data center, network strategy and infrastructure across a global footprint of 25 regions, 18 Availability Zones and 275 Points of Presence.

At DataBank, Minarik will consolidate all operational functions under his leadership, including data center and colocation operations, engineering, construction, managed services, network and security, and IT operations.  

“Joe Minarik possesses the perfect blend of operational experience and pioneering vision to help DataBank realize its goal of becoming the dominant edge infrastructure platform in the country. Consolidating our data center, colocation, managed services, network, and software development efforts under Joe’s leadership will enable DataBank to deliver a transformative, software-driven, edge infrastructure experience for our customers.” – Raul K. Martynek – CEO DataBank

“DataBank understands the agile infrastructure experience buyers are seeking, has the right vision of where the edge is going, and the resources to execute on it. From facility footprint to software enablement, they have all the pieces in place and I’m looking forward to bringing it all together to create something that leads the industry into the future.” – Joe Minarik – COO DataBank

This kicks off a big year with more bold DataBank moves ahead. Stay tuned for DataBank’s news and updates by following the company on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.