Battle Card: 365 Data Centers CEO Exit

🚀 Battle Card: 365 Data Centers

• Derek Gillespie, CEO & CRO · 🔗 [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gillespiederek/)

• Steve Amelio, President & CFO · 🔗 [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-amelio-70788b6/)

• A founder-level leadership shift triggers a strategic review of colocation and managed service contracts. → Source

• Operational continuity risk during executive transition

• Budget alignment for network and cloud investments

• Primary: Managed Colocation Services → Ensure 24/7 uptime during leadership handoff

• Expansion: Network & Cloud Integration → Modernize infrastructure with minimal disruption

• HQ: Norwalk, CT

• Employees: ≈ 180

• Rev: ≈ $100M

• Website: [365datacenters.com](https://365datacenters.com/)

🤼 Competitive Intel

• Equinix — Colocation / Interconnection
• Unique edge: Global footprint & carrier-neutral ecosystem
• Evaluated by VP Ops for carrier density
• [equinix.com](https://www.equinix.com)

• Digital Realty — Colocation / Cloud Services
• Unique edge: Massive scale & long-term financial stability
• Evaluated by CFO for cost predictability
• [digitalrealty.com](https://www.digitalrealty.com)

• CyrusOne — Colocation / Hybrid IT
• Unique edge: High power density & flexible contracts
• Evaluated by CIO for high-performance workloads
• [cyrusone.com](https://www.cyrusone.com)

✅ Do-Now Checklist

Next Step

🧠 Copy My Prompt for Personalized Cold Outreach

────────────────────────────
✏️ YOUR COMPANY
────────────────────────────
OUR_COMPANY   = ❑<your company>❑
OFFER_BRIEF   = ❑<1-line value>❑
PROOF_METRIC  = ❑<metric>❑
CTA_STYLE     = ❑quick_call | case_study❑
TONE          = ❑friendly | punchy❑

────────────────────────────
📌 TARGET COMPANY
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NAME        = Derek
COMPANY     = 365 Data Centers
DEPT        = Operations
SIZE        = ≈ 20
BOTTLENECK  = Operational continuity risk
EVENT       = executive transition
DETAIL      = Bob DeSantis to retire
PAIN        = Downtime risk during leadership transition
SRC         = http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=ftfLlWd9aZbF2NXfwppam3Bd664=&newsLang=en&newsId=20251006789048&div=41152219
SIM_CO      = Equinix
WIN_METRIC  = 99.99% uptime
NEXT_SIZE   = ≈ 50
EMP_EST     = 180
REV_EST     = ≈ $100M

────────────────────────
TASK FOR CHATGPT
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Role: “NewsletterForLeads SDR-Assist”.

Validate any ≈ guesses via SRC.

EMAIL  (keep breaks):
Subject: ≈ 20-person Operations

Derek—noticed your Operations team is ≈ 20.

That’s when Operational continuity risk slows growth.

We helped Equinix fix this with ❑<1-line value>❑.

Result: 99.99% uptime.  
Quick call?

PS—next bottleneck hits ≈ 50.

DM ≤45 words, TONE:
Saw your post about Bob DeSantis to retire — Downtime risk during leadership transition.  
❑<1-line value>❑. ❑<metric>❑.  
Quick chat?