Andrew Schaap

Andrew Schapp is a data center, IT, private equity, and real estate executive with over 25 years of complex transactional experience and multi-disciplinary senior leadership. As CEO of Aligned, Schaap is focused on accelerating business growth by delivering data center solutions through industry-leading technology and adaptive infrastructure. During his tenure, he has propelled Aligned to an impressive 87.6x growth, successfully led the company’s first international acquisition (ODATA) and strategic investment (QScale), as well as several historic capital raises and, most recently, the largest digital infrastructure acquisition in history.

Under Andrew’s leadership, Aligned has evolved into one of the largest and fastest-growing data center companies globally. He is also a founder and board member of DC Delta, a mentor for the Great Minds in STEM association, an Advisory Council member of SMU Lyle School of Engineering, and one of the global industry leaders honored in the inaugural InterGlobix Magazine Titans List.

One-On-One With Andrew Schaap Chief Executive Officer, Aligned Data Centers

by Andrew Schaap

INSIDE THE LARGEST DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE ACQUISITION IN HISTORY
~$40 billion enterprise valuation of Aligned Data Centers

Why Data Centers Must Innovate Beyond Technology

by Andrew Schaap

With demand soaring, data center providers must deliver sustainable infrastructure at speed and scale, but only disruptive innovation will ultimately supply the winning strategy.

Keep Up the Pace

by Andrew Schaap

As your business accelerates its digital transformation, is your data center provider able to keep pace?

Hyperscale in Hypersonic: Solving for Speed-to-Market

by Andrew Schaap

The key to success for a data center provider is to strategically align itself with the customer’s goals at the outset, whether those objectives involve scale, densification, sustainability, speed-to-market, or capacity planning for a future that is all but certain to see rising demand.

A Balancing Act

by Andrew Schaap

While we can’t reduce our reliance upon data, we can create sustainable data center solutions that reconcile the needs of humanity with that of the planet.