The Rise of the Agile Data Center with Tim Banks

26/01/2021 42 min Episodio 180
The Rise of the Agile Data Center with Tim Banks

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About the Tim BanksTim Banks is currently with Packet, an Equinix Company, where he is a Principal Solutions Architect. His tech career spans over 20 years through various sectors. Tim’s initial journey into tech started as a US Marine, having originally joined the Marine Corps to be a musician. He was later reassigned into an avionics specialty based on the results of standardized testing. Upon leaving the Marine Corps, he went on to work for hardware manufacturers and defense contractors as a civilian. Later, he left government contracting for the private sector, working both in large corporate environments and in small startups. While working in the private sector, he honed his skills in systems administration and operations for large Unix-based datastores.Today, Tim leverages his years in operations, DevOps, and Site Reliability Engineering to advise and consult with engineering groups in his current role. Tim is also a husband and a father of five children, as well as a competitive Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner. Currently, he is the reigning American National and Pan American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu champion in his division.Links Referenced: Equinix Metal: https://metal.equinix.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/elchefe 

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