Mike Mainer brings over 20 years of experience in global IP networks and data center infrastructure. He is currently a Senior Research Analyst at datacenterHawk, where he delivers actionable intelligence on real estate, power, permitting, and leasing trends for East Coast data center markets. Previously, he served as Senior Edge Planner at AWS, leading major projects to scale and grow the company’s edge footprint. Before that, he worked at Twitch as a Technical Business Developer, responsible for acquiring data center, subsea, metro fiber, and IP services to support APAC expansion and growth. Earlier in his career, he held roles at Verisign and Microsoft focused on global interconnection strategy, peering optimization, and backbone expansion.