(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Global Net Access (www.gnax.net) has appointed B E Lawson III (better known as “Chip” Lawson) as director of operations for GNAX and subsidiary Colo Facilities Atlanta, where he will be responsible for the technical department, as well as the overall operation of its data center AtlantaNAP (www.atlantanap.com).
According to GNAX’s Thursday announcement, all technical, operational and maintenance staff will report directly to Lawson, who brings with him more than two decades of IT experience at Emory University in Atlanta. At Emory, he worked in computer operations, but also took on the roles of systems analyst, lead storage engineer and, most recently, IT department storage and operations technical lead, where he was responsible for data center infrastructure, information storage, and managing the school’s three data centers.
“We are aggressively recruiting individuals with the type of experience and knowledge that Chip brings to the GNAX team,” GNAX president Jeff Hinkle said in a statement. He said that Lawson will bring GNAX’s customer service, product offerings and data center management to the “next level,” and his storage management experience will benefit the managed services GNAX plans to release.
With a unique combination of knowledge gleaned from his academic background in computer science and business administration, Hinkle said that Lawson will help the company keep up with the rapidly growing demand in the dedicated servers and colocation industry. According to the company, he has been constantly updating his data storage and IT operations knowledge through continuing education.
Colo Facilities Atlanta’s AtlantaNAP, located in the historic west end of Atlanta, has recently undergone upgrades, doubling its cooling capacity from 1,000 tons to 2,000 tons with the addition of two new cooling towers, in preparation for the final phase of Tier 2 and 3 construction that will add 22,500 sq.ft of floor space.
