Soon Chen Kang is a research analyst in the 451 Research technology research group within S&P Global Market Intelligence. Full Bio

Soon Chen Kang is a research analyst in the 451 Research technology research group within S&P Global Market Intelligence covering datacenter activities in Asia-Pacific for the Datacenter Services and Infrastructure channel.

Soon Chen’s research area includes expansion activities, customer verticals, industry growth projections and pricing dynamics of the datacenter colocation market. Her most recent work focuses on go-to-market analysis of the emerging datacenter markets in Southeast Asia.

Prior to this role, Soon Chen was a journalist covering the consumer sector at S&P Global Market Intelligence. She wrote extensively on the evolving e-commerce landscape in the region.

Soon Chen holds a Bachelor of Education in Teaching English as a Second Language degree from University Malaya. She is fluent in Chinese and Bahasa Malaysia. Minimize

Melissa Incera is a Research Analyst with 451 Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, covering technology M&A. Full Bio

Prior to joining the M&A team, she spent several years with 451’s Workforce Productivity and Compliance team, covering the future of work and the content services and collaboration landscapes. Melissa holds a bachelor's degree in English from Boston College and an MBA from ESADE, Ramon Lull University in Barcelona. Minimize

Dan Thompson is a principal research analyst in the 451 Research technology research group within S&P Global Market Intelligence. Full Bio

Dan also provides research on the sustainability of the datacenter industry. Beyond just renewable energy purchasing and carbon offsetting, he has been investigating full life cycle emissions, including supply chain emissions, as well as efficiency gains and water usage.

Before joining S&P Global Market Intelligence, Dan spent 15 years as a practitioner in the IT industry, the last 10 years at a top managed/cloud service provider. Dan has worn many hats in the IT world, from systems administration to management, and was most recently an enterprise architect. In that role, he not only assisted in the launch of the company's security practice, but also created security-specific products and designed security into every solution launched to the customer base.

In addition to a good many IT industry certifications, Dan currently holds degrees in network security and forensics and information technology. Minimize

Mr. Heo’s research focuses on power and renewables and clean energy technology, covering Southeast Asia and South Korea. Full Bio

Mr. Heo’s research focuses on power and renewables and clean energy technology, covering Southeast Asia and South Korea. In his current role at S&P Global, he has authored articles on topics such as offshore wind investment, cross-border electricity project in ASEAN, clean hydrogen costs and emissions, green bond and corporate renewable procurement in Asia-Pacific. He has more than 15 years of experience in consultancy and industry, with a strong background in policy research, strategy development, and financial analysis in the energy sector. Prior to joining S&P Global, Mr. Heo was a senior manager at Ernst & Young, where he led the Power & Utilities consulting practice. Prior to that, he held posts at the Global Green Growth Institute, Bloomberg, and Procter & Gamble. Mr. Heo holds a Bachelor of Arts in agricultural economics from Seoul National University, South Korea, and a Master of Science in environmental policy and regulation from the London School of Economics, United Kingdom.  Minimize

Perkins Liu has joined the Datacenter team as a Senior Research Analyst covering datacenters in APAC and datacenter technology more broadly. Full Bio

Perkins Liu has joined the Datacenter team as a Senior Research Analyst covering datacenters in APAC and datacenter technology more broadly. Perkins is based in Rhode Island and has been in the datacenter industry for over 20 years, most recently as a Leader of Strategy and Business Development for the Cloud and Service Provider segment at Schneider Electric. Perkins has worked with global web giants and datacenter providers on their facility construction and operation plans worldwide, including years of experience working with providers in China, where he received his undergraduate and graduate degrees in electrical engineering. Perkins also has an MBA from the University of Rhode Island. He is fluent in Mandarin and English Minimize