Portus Data Centers appoints Marco Kain as Managing Director, Munich

Portus Data Centers Muenchen GmbH has appointed Marco Kain as its new Managing Director.

Marco Kain is a proven business leader with 25 years in the IT industry and strong expertise in sales and project management at international companies.

Most recently, he was responsible for the National Channel Partner Business in Germany at security manufacturer Sophos. With his wealth of experience, Marco will make a significant contribution to further expanding Portus Data Centers’ market position.

"New technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the increasing adoption of hybrid cloud by enterprise businesses is creating exponential demand for high performance, local colocation providers. This offers Portus Data Centers a major market opportunity with our state-of-the-art, future-proof, Energy Efficiency Act (EnEfG) ready and sustainable data centres. These are ideally positioned for meeting the growing requirements of our customers who demand maximum availability and agility from their IT systems to ensure their competitive edge.”

He added: “I am very much looking forward to the new challenge and working with the entire team at Portus Data Centers Munich. Together, we will set the course for a successful future by providing first-class solutions and services to our customers."

Adriaan Oosthoek, Chairman of Portus Data Centers, commented: “With our ongoing expansion and growth trajectory Marco is joining Portus Data Centers at an exciting time. I am delighted to have him on board as the Managing Director of our Munich data centre and fully confident that his proven leadership and IT industry track-record will play a key part in its future success.”       

AWS’s planned investments are estimated to contribute £14 billion to the UK’s total GDP over...
The recent denial of a Google Data Center at Grange Castle Business Park in Dublin highlights the...
The London Internet Exchange (LINX) is extending its African interconnection platform to PAIX Data...
EcoDataCenter has acquired parts of a former papermill plant in Borlänge, Sweden. The site,...
ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has announced a significant investment of US$3.2 billion...
ST Telemedia Global Data Centres (STT GDC) has released its enhanced Sustainability-Linked...
With an initial capacity of 250MW the site will have a path to power of several hundred MW,...
Sustainable ICT Consultancy firm Carbon3IT has secured a lease for a building in Leamington Spa for...