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Downtime is uptime
Downtime is uptime
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11 November 2021
Downtime Is Uptime: Making Chili With Samantha as the Snow Falls in Rochester
A podcast series that spotlights the humans behind Equinix Metal and their lives outside of work. This week we introduce Samantha Licata.
04 November 2021
Downtime Is Uptime: Growing Up as a Restaurant Kid Serving Rusty Nails
A podcast series that spotlights the humans behind Equinix Metal and their lives outside of work. This week we introduce George Karidis, our VP of Operations.
22 October 2021
Downtime is Uptime: With the Waves: JC Boliek on Submarine Life
Part of a podcast series that spotlights the passions and outside-of-work lives of Metal employees. This week, JC Boliek shares a peek into his life.
23 September 2021
Downtime is Uptime: Watermelons, Socks, and Computer Science
Part of a podcast series that spotlights the passions and outside-of-work lives of Metal employees. This week, Zak Ziiaidin shares a peek into his life.
26 August 2021
Downtime Is Uptime: Choose Your Own Toppings: The Joys of Remote Pizza Making
Part of a podcast series that spotlights the passions and outside-of-work lives of Metal employees. This week, Shweta Saraf shares a peek into her life.
27 July 2021
Downtime Is Uptime: A Cue Stick and a Boom Mic: A Conversation on Pool
Part of a podcast series that spotlights the passions and outside-of-work lives of Metal employees. This week, Enkel Prifti shares a peek into his life.
13 July 2021
Downtime Is Uptime: That Sizzling Sound: On Grilling, Cooking and Good Company
Part of a podcast series that spotlights the passions and outside-of-work lives of Metal employees. This week, Ben Holton shares a peek into his life.
28 June 2021
Downtime is Uptime: Hole in the Wall: On Food, Travel and Human Connection
Part of a podcast series that spotlights the passions and outside-of-work lives of Metal employees. This week, Sasha Lee Jonnalagadda shares a peek into her life.
15 June 2021
The Wind on your Back: On Biking, Clearing the Mind, and Letting Go
Part of a podcast series that spotlights the passions and outside-of-work lives of Metal employees. This week, Linda Hemerik shares a peek into her life.
11 May 2021
Kitty-boom-bah-kitty-BAH: On Colombian Dance and Heritage
Part of a podcast series that spotlights the passions and outside-of-work lives of Metal employees. This week, Jayson Durango shares a peek into his life.
05 April 2021
It’s Good Stuff: On Biking, Traveling, and Not Being Scared of Sheep
Part of a podcast series that spotlights the passions and outside-of-work lives of Metal employees. This week, Cristina Buendia shares a peek into her life.
09 February 2021
Big Ambitions, Small Details
This post is part of a series that spotlights how the people at Equinix Metal spend their downtime in ways that help make us a workplace overflowing with curiosity, craft, and connection.
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Recent authors
Jacob Smith
VP, Digital Services Strategy & Marketing
Zac Smith
Global Head, Edge Infrastructure Services
Adam Rothschild
Director, Network Engineering
David Laube
Senior Staff Software Engineer
Sam Machiz
Director, Equinix Metal Solutions
Steve Smyser
VP, Equinix Metal Finance & Commercial Solutions
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