 Hi everyone and welcome back to JSA TV and JSA Podcasts where we're covering the latest stories, trends, and innovations from leaders in global connectivity, real estate, and the networks within. I'm Barb Mitchell joining us here today as Eric Boonstress, CEO of Kendlings. Thank you for joining us. Thank you Barb for having me. Thank you very much. Yeah and you know it's a busy, busy week here at PTC and I know you no doubt came from one thing and you're heading to another. How's the week been so far for you? It's a crazy week. So it's my first time here at Hawaii. I never wanted to go here because of the flight. Like it's insane why the hours so but it's a great event. So the whole world is here. Europeans, Asians, Americans, and you know it's a great event. I love it. Yeah we consistently hear that. I mean people travel for 20, 30 hours to get here but no one really complains about it once they're here. No then you're fine, right? Yeah so great event and also the shows you know in the night so it's yeah I love it. And now congratulations to you. You recently just before Christmas in November I believe you took the new role as CEO of Keplings. So congratulations. Thank you very much. Yeah tell us about what are your plans for your new role? Yeah so the reason why I wanted to have this role is that you know it was time to start something new again and you know build a company and you know I was talking for some time with Baro Leuches who was walking with his idea for quite some time and with McCorrie Capital who was backing it up right the whole company and I was you know exciting about starting something new and what we're going to do is we're going to build a new platform in Europe in the emerging markets so not FLAB as we call it right Frankfurt London Amsterdam Paris and we start in Brussels it's the first one next year opening in October 25 and we're looking at land in the southern Europe you know Austria Poland and so that's what we're going to do. That's great yeah and I mean we've been chatting with your team even even prior to you joining and have been watching some of the developments I know there's been a lot of big milestones that Keplings has hit notably the first financial close I believe. Yeah that's also very important one of course as you know building data centers comes with the used huge cost so we yeah we have McCorrie Capital you know where the financial close was last year and we also have PMV which is a Brussels Flemish Investment Company as main investors and its shareholders you know companies so that's that's was a huge thing yeah yeah so that helps us you know building the platform. Yeah it allows you all the your vision now can can move into action and you can start playing out some of I know the big plans that have been in store one of which I think is the the build out that's happening in Brussels can you talk about that? About the project itself yeah so we we have the land power the permits we contracted the all the suppliers and subcontractors okay and so we're ready to go and as I said open next year that's great everything's done yeah well you just have to build easy easy easy does it right yeah and so then with with all of those in mind what else would you say what are some of the key things when you when you look at what's next you know when I'm here with you this time next year you know what do you hope to be telling me? Now first of all of course that we're close to opening Brussels and and no delays right that would be great right to build something without delays yeah and we will have signed new land and power in Europe for a second month so we do things simultaneously and not waiting to build and open and then find the next one we're going we're going on and build simultaneously but the market is changing big time right so the the density is getting higher and higher and where we used to build for 5kw per rat now we're going up to 50 or 100kw so we need to work with flexible designs etc so things are changing a lot so a lot of work to be done yeah well it's a pleasure to have this time to to chat with you today and so I know that you have lots to still do I'm sure before the week ends but for our viewers or anyone here who may want to connect with you either during this week or after everyone's back home how can they connect with you they can connect with me the best thing is LinkedIn so you can find me Eric Boonstra CEO of Egg Keflings you know send me a note and happy to talk okay well thank you so much thank you very much thank you Eric for joining us and thank you viewers for tuning in to JSA TV happy networking