
Jerome Evans Elected to GDA Executive Board
The German Datacenter Association e. V. (GDA) has elected an executive board for the first time. firstcolo founder Jerome Evans is contributing to the strategic realignment of the association.

The German Datacenter Association e. V. (GDA) has elected an executive board for the first time. firstcolo founder Jerome Evans is contributing to the strategic realignment of the association.

Jerome Evans, founder and CEO of firstcolo, outlines scenarios in which companies should consider switching providers.

The firstcolo Group has been recognized as a leading company for service quality in the German data center industry. The company impresses both through its digital presence and in direct customer contact.

firstcolo and Oberhessische Versorgungsbetriebe join forces for a major infrastructure project in the Wetterau region: the construction of a state-of-the-art data center.

Kick-off for the construction of the next firstcolo location: The management received the official building permit for the planned data center at Rosbach Town Hall.

Refurbished instead of e-waste: firstcolo is launching a partnership with AfB social & green IT to refurbish used hardware and channel it into reuse or proper recycling.

In the “Sustainability & Green Data Centers” category, firstcolo prevails with its blueprint project FRA7, a sustainable, AI-ready data center being built in Rosbach vor der Höhe.

Power grids have long been overloaded: the gap between the rising energy demand caused by digitalization and Germany’s sluggish grid expansion continues to widen.

Jerome Evans, Founder and Managing Director of firstcolo GmbH, on the issue that despite GDPR, there is no protection for European data from access by US authorities when using US cloud providers.

Cloud environments offer many advantages. However, they also require targeted risk management that includes internal and external measures and clearly defines responsibilities.

As energy scarcity in Germany intensifies and many industries curtail their capacities, data centers are investing in sustainability.

New firstcolo GmbH location in Rosbach vor der Höhe with a total investment of 250 million euros on 11,555 square meters and a total capacity of 24 MW.