Meet Our Team

Rich Miller, Founder & Editor

Rich writes about the places where the Internet lives, telling the story of data centers and the people who build them. As the editor of Data Center Frontier, Rich does in-depth reporting and interviews the CEOs, managers and data center professionals that are on the forefront of the data center industry and the cutting-edge of cloud computing. Drawing upon his 19 years of experience covering the data center sector, he provides news and insights on the key trends, facilities and thought leaders driving the next phase of the Internet’s growth.

In 2005, Rich founded Data Center Knowledge, the leading news site for the data center and cloud computing business. He built the site from a one-man startup into an essential resource hub reaching more than 200,000 data center professionals every month. Data Center Knowledge was acquired by iNET Interactive in 2012 and is now part of the Penton family of media properties.

Prior to moving online, Rich worked in print media for two decades, directing coverage of investigative journalism and enterprise reporting projects at daily newspapers in New Jersey. He also served as Business Editor, Religion & Values reporter, and newsroom technology director during his time at The Home News and The Trenton Times. Rich started his journalism career on the sports desk at The Princeton Packet group.

When not visiting data centers, Rich volunteers with his church and non-profits in Central New Jersey, and enjoys spending time with his wife Colleen and their two sons.

You can follow Rich on Twitter or connect via LinkedIn or email
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Kevin Normandeau, Publisher

As publisher of Data Center Frontier, Kevin works with sponsors looking to build awareness, thought leadership and sales with innovators in the data center market. He also coordinates the Data Center Frontier Special Report series and business development for the brand.

Kevin’s background is in technology and business-to-business publishing, having worked with companies like PC World, AOL, Network World and Data Center Knowledge. Kevin lives in Boston with his wife and two sons. When not traveling for business he likes to get outdoors to golf, ski and play soccer.

You can connect with Kevin on LinkedIn

Colleen Miller, Content Strategist

Colleen Miller, a veteran communications pro, reaches and engages audiences online. She has built B2B content and social media channels in the tech news space, most notably at Data Center Knowledge and iNET Interactive.

Colleen also has lengthy experience in journalism and creating web content for foundations, including the Pew Charitable Trusts and Philanthropy NY. She also consults with non-profits and artists who want to reach and expand their online audiences with social media.

Sarah Rubenoff, Contributor

Sarah’s over 10 years of business journalism experience has ranged in topics from the North American vehicle industry to open source technology. From the automotive industry to smart devices, the data center market, HPC technology and more, she considers it part of her job to learn different verticals backwards and forwards.

Her current work can be seen in publications including Data Center Frontier, insideHPC, Microgrid Knowledge, Auto Remarketing and more. Sarah has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from Averett University and a Master of Library and Information Science degree from North Carolina Central University. She and has won awards from the North Carolina Press Association.

Bill Kleyman, Contributor

Bill is an enthusiastic technologist with experience in a variety of industries. This includes data center, cloud, virtualization, security, AI, mobility, edge solutions, and much more. His architecture work includes large virtualization and cloud deployments as well as focusing on overcoming emerging business challenges. Bill enjoys writing, blogging, and educating colleagues around everything that is technology. During the day, Bill is the Director of Technology Solutions at EPAM where he works with AI, machine learning, blockchain solutions, DevOps, cloud, and advanced technologies to help engineer the digital future.

Bill’s whitepapers, articles, video blogs and podcasts have been published and referenced on WindowsITPro, Data Center Knowledge, InformationWeek, NetworkComputing, TechTarget, DarkReading, Forbes, CBS Interactive, Slashdot, and many others. As an active member of the technology industry, Bill was ranked #16 globally in the Onalytica study which reviewed the top 100 most influential individuals in the cloud landscape; and #4 in a different Onalytica study reviewing the industry’s top Data Security Experts.

You can connect with Bill via LinkedIn or follow him on Twitter.

Julius Neudorfer, Contributor

Julius Neudorfer is the CTO and founder of North American Access Technologies, Inc. (NAAT). Based in Westchester NY, NAAT’s clients include Fortune 500 firms and government agencies. NAAT has been designing and implementing Data Center Infrastructure and related technology projects for over 20 years. NAAT is also an adopter member of the Open Data Center Alliance.

Julius is a member of AFCOM, ASHRAE, BICSI and IEEE, as well as a Certified Data Center Design Professional “CDCDP” designer and instructor. He has written numerous articles for various IT and Data Center publications and has delivered seminars and webinars on data center power, cooling and efficiency and is the author of the Hot Aisle Insight blog.

Julius can be found on LinkedIn.