{"id":29434,"date":"2026-07-17T10:47:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T08:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datacentrecongress.com\/europe\/?post_type=speaker&#038;p=29434"},"modified":"2026-07-21T11:12:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T09:12:28","slug":"eric-boonstra","status":"publish","type":"speaker","link":"https:\/\/datacentrecongress.com\/europe\/speaker\/eric-boonstra\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Boonstra"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eric Boonstra is a highly respected digital infrastructure executive and entrepreneur with decades of leadership experience in the data center industry. 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