Niels Svenningsen became SVP and EMEA general manager at Hitachi Data Systems on April 1 this year.  

DCD, Q:What can the data centre industry do to increase its involvement in shaping government policy?

NS, A: Where government policy meets issues such as data protection, energy efficiency and managing vast volumes of data, the industry can provide invaluable insight into the heart of the debate. 

Q: The greatest achievement of the data centre industry in the last 3 years has been...

A:Innovating solutions able to deal with the unprecedented increase in data created by the digitisation of content in industries such as healthcare, finance and media. The job is far from complete and we need to continue to innovate for our customers but considering the challenge, I think the industry as a whole has done well.

Q: What is current key customer concern?

A: Currently, we