David Grant
“ By doing digital transformation at the front end , we ’ ve improved that donor experience ”
— David Grant , Associate Director , Enterprise Services , Canadian Blood Services
revealed a particularly worrying vulnerability . “ We realized that our data centers were both located in Ottawa – one in our HQ and one in a building that houses most of the IT team . The distance between the two buildings was less than four miles ,” Grant says . “ In terms of disaster recovery ( DR ), that ’ s basically next door to one another .”
In September 2018 , while Canadian Blood Services were midway through their migration , an unprecedented total of six tornadoes swept across Ottawa and Quebec , causing damage in excess of $ 300mn and leaving hundreds of thousands of residents without power . “ It was a timely reminder that the ongoing change in weather
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David Grant
David Grant is an enthusiastic IT professional with over 30 years ’ experience in the provision and support of IT services in both private sector and government organisations . Focusing on Data Centers and IT Infrastructure he has led several successful initiatives around data centre migrations and consolidations , and IT infrastructure transformation . David has a successful track record in developing IT strategies to take advantage of new and emerging technologies and delivering success through strong leadership and effective team building .
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