DC BLOX, a multi-tenant data center provider delivering the infrastructure and connectivity essential to power today’s digital business, is proud to welcome David Armistead, a technology sales veteran, as its new Vice President of Sales. Effective May 1, 2020, Armistead is responsible for the leadership, management and daily direction of DC BLOX’s retail, strategic, enterprise and channel sales.

Armistead has spent the past 25 years in numerous leadership positions across sales, marketing, operations and consulting services while working for domestic and international organizations including BridgePoint Group, Congruent Solutions and SunGard. Prior to joining DC BLOX, Armistead served as the Sales Vice President at C Spire, a diversified telecommunications and technology services company serving commercial and government clients across the southeastern U.S. In this role, he led the enterprise team for Value Added Resale (VAR), professional services and managed services sales and interfaced with the company’s manufacturing partner ecosystem to garner customer wins and grow revenues.

“David’s career and accomplishments align well with DC BLOX’s mission, and we’re excited to bring him on board,” said Jeff Uphues, CEO of DC BLOX. “His track record of strong leadership and consistency in exceeding quota targets while fostering strong relationships and reinvigorating sales strategies will surely contribute to the continued growth of DC BLOX. David is also located in Alabama with extensive relationships and knowledge of key DC BLOX markets. We look forward to David’s contributions to the success of DC BLOX, our partners and our customers.”

“I’m thrilled to be a part of the DC BLOX team and to support their growth across the Southeast and beyond,” comments Armistead. “I’ve been impressed with the DC BLOX team, the quality of their facilities and service offerings and their successful business model. I’m excited to play a key role in our future success.”

DC BLOX’s infrastructure services, including colocation, connectivity and cloud storage, are designed to support reliable, high-scale, data-intensive applications at the edge. DC BLOX offers its services across the southeastern U.S. to enterprise, healthcare, life science, government and education customers and through its MSP and VAR partners. Its current data centers are located in Atlanta, Chattanooga, Huntsville and Birmingham. All of DC BLOX’s data centers are SOC 2 Type 2 compliant, and its Huntsville and Birmingham facilities are built to Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) government standards. DC BLOX is dedicated to meeting the infrastructure needs of businesses and strives to be the most secure, reliable and trustworthy data center provider in the markets it serves.