DEEP DIVE
WE ‘DEEP DIVE’ WITH Daniel Pope, CEO, Submer
Technologies, WHO TELLS US ABOUT LIFE INSIDE AND
OUTSIDE THE OFFICE.
Submer Technologies was born out of hands-
on data centre design, build and day-to-day
operations. The company helps HPC, data
centres and hyperscalers to be responsible
world citizens, by delivering unrivalled PUE
and densities.
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What would you describe
as your most memorable
achievement in the data
centre industry?
and trying to get them to work again
was a fun challenge for a 12-year old.
At a very young age, I was fascinated
by the Internet and its possibilities.
Growing a single web server in my
bedroom back in 2001 to a multi-
million-dollar data centre business
with a successful exit in 2009 to the
Telefonica Group.
What first made you think
of a career in technology/
data centres?
Like most of us I just loved to take
things apart.
It was obvious that being able to
share knowledge and data in real
time with large groups of people
was going to change the way we
communicated forever.
them as a coach when they might
deviate from the main goal.
What do you think is the
current hot talking point
within the data centre space?
How liquid in the data centre will
deliver highly efficient and dense
compute together with energy re-use.
What style of management
philosophy do you employ with
your current position?
I’d define my management style as a
combination of visionary and coaching.
Defining a clear vision, giving
Computers had lots of parts so taking freedom to the team to get to work
them apart, putting them together
on their own terms and supporting
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How do you deal with
stress and unwind outside
the office?
My wife and kids really help me
unwind. Whenever possible, we get
away with the family and friends
to our countryside residence in
Empordà, just north of Barcelona, a
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