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Dave Tanis

David Tanis is the Director of Strategic Enterprise Marketing at CommScope. Dave joined the team in April, 2005 and has overall responsibility for driving solutions and product marketing for enterprise customers throughout North America. Dave has over 20 years experience in the telecommunications industry. He joined AT&T Network Systems in 1984 as Product Engineer and held a number of positions in their manufacturing facility in North Andover, MA, USA. He joined Lucent Technologies in 1996 and assumed the role of EMEA Technical Manager for Optical Fiber and Cable in 1998. With the acquisition of the Lucent Optical Fiber and Cable business by Furukawa and CommScope in 2001, Dave assumed the role of EMEA Technical Director, OFS. Dave continued in this role for OFS until April 2005, when he joined SYSTIMAX Solutions as EMEA Technical Director. Dave has published several papers in various industry trade journals and is a regular presenter at industry conferences. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Vermont and a Masters in Business Administration from Boston University in the USA.
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Dave Tanis

December 13, 2018

Copper Still has Home in Data Centers

In a world of fiber, there is still plenty of room – and use – for copper. Our Dave Tanis talks about that in today’s blog.

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Dave Tanis

June 28, 2018

TFT: Detangling a Cable Mess

It’s a nice and “structured” #TFT today, as we talk cabling in the data center. CommScope’s Dave Tanis shows us how the right kind makes the biggest difference.

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Dave Tanis

May 07, 2018

Practicing What We Preach in a Madrid Smart Building

CommScope had the opportunity to practice what we preach with “Smart Building Connectivity” when we opened a new office in Madrid, Spain. The building utilizes automated infrastructure management, Cat6A cabling, a dedicated in-building wireless system and LED lighting. See this blog by Dave Tanis and the related case study for more information.

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Dave Tanis

February 01, 2018

The Host with the Most...in an MTDC

When a sports team has a losing season, it’s likely because of poor planning or execution at the beginning. The same can be said for multi tenant data centers. So how do you plan well when the game is on the line? CommScope’s Dave Tanis has a great resource.

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Dave Tanis

July 13, 2017

Nothing but Net: CommScope and the Sacramento Kings

Like basketball and technology? How about ‘world firsts’ and the arena that Wired recently named the ‘highest-tech stadium’? Then check out this “Nothing but Net” blog and success story. Find out what Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadivé was excited to tweet about.

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Dave Tanis

June 19, 2017

The Trend is Towards Multi Tenant Data Centers

We recently announced the formation of the Multi Tenant Data Center Alliance. As part of the PartnerPRO Network, members can assure customers who work with our certified partners that quality enterprise solutions are being deployed. In this blog, Dave Tanis explains why the time is right to announce this alliance.

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Dave Tanis

April 03, 2017

Detangling a Cable Mess

It’s nice to know that if your data center needs an upgrade, you don’t have to re-do everything in the infrastructure. That’s if you at least have the right cabling to begin with. CommScope’s Dave Tanis shines a light on structured cabling and what it means for smooth transitions.

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