Gonzalo De la Pedraja
Technical Director Quetta Data Centers
Gonzalo has more than 26 years of extensive experience in designing, constructing, and overseeing Data Centers throughout Spain, ranging from Colocation to Hyperscale environments, working with notable companies such as Interxion, Digital Realty, and AWS.
He is recognized for his effective management of compliance for over 300 customer implementation projects, ensuring alignment with rigorous regulations such as Uptime Institute, ISO 22237, EN 50600, TIA-942, ASHRAE, ISO 27001, and PCI DSS, among others.
As a member of the Spanish National Technical Committee CTN-UNE 210/SC 215, he actively contributes to the design, construction, and operation of Data Centers. He is also a member of prestigious organizations such as Open Compute Project and The Green Grid.
Gonzalo holds a master’s degree in cybersecurity from UPM and possesses various accreditations including Uptime Institute ATD, DCD DCP, Lead Auditor of ISO 9001 and 27001, CISM, and CRISC.
Seminars
- Anticipating technology shifts during multi-year design and build cycles to reduce the risk of facilities becoming outdated before they are operational
- Designing flexibility into base build and shell strategies to accommodate late-stage changes in processors, rack densities and cooling approaches without full redesign
- Improving cross discipline coordination between design, construction and IT teams to manage continuous technology updates while maintaining delivery certainty
