Tony Grayson

About Tony Grayson

Well known seasoned executive with over 25 years of technology and leadership experience. Superb understanding of the cloud, edge, networking, commercial power, sustainability, and the data center industry to include global strategy, capacity, financial management, program/project/product management, engineering, software, telecommunications, and operations. Led multiple program, project, engineering, software, and operations teams at Facebook, AWS, and Oracle. Led the Go to Market strategy and fundamentally changed how Oracle builds and deployed their cloud while managing a $1.3B+ budget, saving $186M+, and shortening time to market by 78%. Developed several new products to include Oracle’s Dedicated Region which led to multiple $100M deals. Retired naval officer who successfully commanded a multi-billion-dollar nuclear submarine in environmental extremes ranging from the Arctic Ocean to the Arabian Gulf. Recipient of the distinguished VADM James Bond Stockdale Award for excellence in leadership, presented annually to two Commanding Officers who exhibit high morals and thoughtfulness in leadership.

Experience

1. General Manager

   Compass Datacenters

   Aug 2021 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Compass Quantum is focused on delivering and managing a complete modular data center solution to any location – solving localized capacity needs of our customers Proven – Quantum, a Compass Datacenter company has over 25 years of experience in the design, development, deployment and operational management of communications infrastructure Fast – our latest design, based on a 100kW N/2N solution, can roll off our assembly line for delivery and installation, usually within a month of ordering. Far simpler than a traditional data center to permit, our team stands ready to work with local AHJs to ensure timely delivery and installation Turnkey – we handle everything from manufacturing, delivery, land, installation (including permitting) to on-going management and maintenance of the units. Monitored 24x7 from our remote CEC, we will dispatch local teams for onsite technical and repair services. A single monthly OPEX bill for the data center and related services or a CAPEX model if a customer prefers Cost Effective – leveraging the supply chain relationships of our parent company, and employing an assembly-line like manufacturing process, we can deliver our solution at price points that cannot be achieved elsewhere Local – delivered to the location of the customer’s choosing, our solution will offer the lowest latency IT capacity in a dedicated, fully-serviced solution

Education

• United States Naval Academy

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Control Systems Engineering

  1992 — 1996

• Old Dominion University

  Master’s Degree, Engineering/Industrial Management

  2006 — 2008