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Armada growth playbook

Diagnosis

Armada has nearly $500 million in funding, partners such as Microsoft and NVIDIA, and announced deals in Norway, the Nordics, Australia and the Middle East.

Its hiring shows where growth will come from: an experiential engine with field marketing in EMEA and events operations, a mining seller in Australia, and an AI factory team originating both sites and GPU buyers.

The website lags behind: Customer Stories is a single Alaska page, the sitemap link returns 404, several pages still carry older messaging, and there is no path for compute buyers. This playbook builds a story library first, then measured events, regional pages, buyer kits and a demand front door for AI factory capacity.

Growth Score

7/10

Biggest Opportunity

Use the European, Australian and Middle East deals Armada has already announced as proof in every field program, and give AI factory buyers and power owners a direct way in.

Biggest Risk

Long, expensive enterprise sales and events that are hard to measure, while Crusoe, Vertiv and Scale Computing compete for the same buyers.

01

Start here

The three moves to make first. Each one is written up in full below.

  1. 1

    Turn "Customer Stories" from one Alaska page into a library, starting with the European deployments

    Ask Aker BP and Fossefall to approve a short customer story built from the press release.

    High impact First result in 1 month
  2. 2

    Restore the sitemap the homepage links to, and name it in robots.txt

    Generate the sitemap from the current routes.

    Medium impact First result in 2 weeks
  3. 3

    Give every tour stop its own booking link, lead capture and follow-up

    Create one CRM campaign per tour stop.

    High impact First result in 1 month

02

Your idea portfolio

24 ideas, grouped by when to run them. Open any idea for how to run it: the steps, who to approach, copy you can use, and how to measure it.

  • 7 ideas are marked Unexpected: plays you are unlikely to have tried.

    1 of these are things Programmable can build and run for you.

Every idea placed by the effort it takes against the impact it could have. Quick wins sit top left; select a number to open that idea. The filters below narrow the list by status, timing, category and what Programmable can build.

Effort vs impactEach number is an idea. Select one to open it.
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Showing 24 of 24 ideas

This week 6

Quick wins with a clear first action.

  • 01

    Armada is hiring a Dublin-based field marketer to win EMEA pipeline through executive programs and to "capture customer stories". But the Customer Stories menu item opens a single page about the Alaska Department of Transportation. Armada's strongest European proof, Aker BP putting a Galleon offshore on the Norwegian shelf and Fossefall ordering five Leviathans for Nordic AI factories, exists only as press releases in the blog. A European energy or sovereign-compute buyer looking for peers finds none.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 month Senior Field Marketing Manage…

    First action

    Ask Aker BP and Fossefall to approve a short customer story built from the press release.

    How to measure it

    EMEA meetings from story-led outreach

    Now
    –
    Target
    25 a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      List proof

      Announced customers that can be named.

      Senior Field Marketing Manager EMEA 2 days

    2. 2

      Request approval

      Aker BP and Fossefall first.

      Head of Communications 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Write stories

      Problem, deployment, timeline, quote.

      Product Marketing 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Build the library

      Filters by industry and region.

      Web team 1 week

    5. 5

      Fix the menu

      Customer Stories to the library.

      Web team 1 hour

    6. 6

      Link

      Industry pages, invitations and follow-ups.

      Senior Field Marketing Manager EMEA 1 week

    7. 7

      Measure

      Story views by target account.

      Marketing Operations monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Writing and design time
    Owner
    Senior Field Marketing Manager EMEA

    Smallest test

    Publish the Aker BP story and send it to ten EMEA energy accounts.

    Why it works

    Build a /customers library with filters by industry and region. Turn the Aker BP and Fossefall announcements into short stories first (the problem, what was deployed, timeline, what the customer says), then WinDC for Australia and the Alaska and Washington public-sector work. Link each story from its industry page and use them in EMEA invitations and follow-ups.

    Enterprise buyers check for peers in their sector and region before they take a meeting. Stories the team already has the rights to cost little and help every EMEA dinner, roundtable and tour stop.

    Ready to use

    CopyCustomer story template

    Headline: <Customer> runs <workload> at <site> with Armada
    At a glance: industry, region, product (Galleon / Leviathan / Atlas / Bridge), time to deploy
    The problem: in the customer's words
    What was deployed: units, power, connectivity, partners
    What changed: time to insight, data kept on site, operations
    Quote: approved
    Next: book a Galleon tour or a site assessment

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Customers limit what can be said

      Start from the approved press release wording.

    • Few named stories in some sectors

      Use anonymised stories with sector and region only.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteNavigation: the "Customer Stories" menu item ("How the organizations we work with deploy Armada at the edge") links to /alaska, a single story about Alaska DOT&PF; /customer-stories returns 404 and there is no other story page.Source
    • Your blogCustomer and partner proof published only as blog press releases: Aker BP will deploy a Galleon "in an offshore drilling environment on the Norwegian Continental Shelf" (March 23, 2026); Fossefall placed a first order of five Leviathans, "over 9 MW", for Nordic AI factories (August 25, 2026); WinDC is deploying "Australia's first network of portable AI factories powered by renewable energy" (March 15, 2026); plus Edarat (MENA), an Aramco and Microsoft collaboration, a Navy CRADA and Washington DNR wildfire connectivity.Source
    • HiringSenior Field Marketing Manager EMEA (Dublin, posted October 13, 2026): turns "premium experiences and integrated campaigns into measurable business outcomes"; runs "the Sovereign AI Tour, executive dinners, roundtables, roadshows, third-party conferences"; "account-based marketing"; owns "pipeline sourced, revenue influenced, account engagement, progression, and cost per outcome"; partners with "the Dublin Experience Center team"; works "with content and creative teams to capture customer stories, executive perspectives, photography, and video that extend the value of each program beyond the room"; evaluates "third-party event investments".Source
    • HiringArmada's description in every post: "the hyperscaler for the edge, delivering modular AI infrastructure from first deployment to AI factory with speed, scale and sovereignty"; "deployed in over 60 countries"; "nearly $500 million in funding"; backed by Founders Fund, Lux, BlackRock and Microsoft (M12), with partnerships with Microsoft, Dell, Palantir, NVIDIA, SpaceX and Skydio.Source
    • Your websiteOlder messaging on key pages: the Mining page says "Transform your operations with cutting-edge edge technology" with a BCG quote and no customer or Australian example; the Oil & Gas page leads with an EY survey quote; the demo page description still says "Centrally control your entire fleet of Starlink deployments"; the homepage has no H1 heading.Source
  • 02

    The homepage links to /sitemap.xml, which returns a 404, and robots.txt names no sitemap. With about 70 blog posts, product pages, industry pages and new launches every few weeks, search engines have to find pages by crawling links alone.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 2 weeks Web team

    First action

    Generate the sitemap from the current routes.

    How to measure it

    Indexed pages

    Now
    –
    Target
    +30%
    By
    60 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Generate

      Routes and blog posts.

      Web team 1 day

    2. 2

      Add dates

      Last-modified per page.

      Web team 2 hours

    3. 3

      robots.txt

      Sitemap line.

      Web team 1 hour

    4. 4

      Submit

      Search Console and Bing.

      Web team 1 hour

    5. 5

      Check

      New posts indexed within a day.

      Web team weekly

    6. 6

      Monitor

      Coverage report.

      Marketing Operations monthly

    First result
    2 weeks
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Web team

    Smallest test

    Ship the sitemap and robots line today.

    Why it works

    Generate a sitemap from the Next.js routes and the blog (with last-modified dates), add the Sitemap line to robots.txt, submit it in Search Console and Bing, and check that new posts appear within a day.

    New announcements get indexed faster, which matters for a company that ships news weekly and is searched by name after every headline.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Old pages resurface

      Leave retired pages out of the sitemap.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteThe homepage links to /sitemap.xml, which returned 404 on two checks on October 21, 2026; robots.txt allows everything but names no sitemap. The blog holds about 70 posts.Source
    • Your blogOctober 20, 2026: Armada will build superintelligence factories within the NVIDIA DSX POD reference design, and "Johnson Controls plans to build 500MW of distributed sovereign SI capacity with Armada in 2027". April 2026: Armada and Carahsoft opened the first Galleon Experience Center at Carahsoft's headquarters in Reston, Virginia, for federal, state and local agencies.Source
  • 03

    The Sovereign SI Tour page lists several stops but has one "Book a Galleon Tour" button for all of them, and the events operations role is asked to fix registration, lead capture and post-event follow-up. Without a booking per stop, sales cannot see who is coming where.

    High impactLow effort First result in 1 month Senior Events Operations Mana…

    First action

    Create one CRM campaign per tour stop.

    How to measure it

    Pre-booked tours per stop

    Now
    –
    Target
    40
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Campaigns

      One per stop.

      Marketing Operations 1 day

    2. 2

      Forms

      Booking per stop.

      Web team 3 days

    3. 3

      Confirmations

      Where to find Galleon.

      Senior Events Operations Manager 2 days

    4. 4

      Sales alerts

      Bookings to account owners.

      Marketing Operations 2 days

    5. 5

      Follow-up

      Within 48 hours with a story.

      Senior Field Marketing Manager EMEA per event

    6. 6

      Recap

      Bookings, meetings, pipeline.

      Senior Events Operations Manager per event

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Senior Events Operations Manager

    Smallest test

    Add a booking form for the next stop that is more than four weeks away.

    Why it works

    Add a booking form per stop (name, company, role, topic, preferred time beside Galleon), feed it into the CRM with the stop as the campaign, send confirmations with the location of the unit, and send a follow-up within 48 hours with the relevant customer story.

    Pre-booked tours give account teams a schedule and context, and campaign tags make each stop's pipeline visible.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • No-shows

      Send a reminder the day before with the stand location.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteSovereign SI Tour page: the H1 says "Sovereign SI Tour" while the page title says "Sovereign AI Tour"; "Step inside Galleon, Armada's modular data center, touring major events across the globe"; stops at NVIDIA GTC Berlin, NATO Edge 26 in İzmir, WEF in Davos and MWC27 Barcelona; one "Book a Galleon Tour" button for all stops; "Galleon Sessions", 15 to 20 minute conversations beside Galleon at select stops.Source
    • HiringSenior Events Operations Manager (US remote, posted September 17, 2026), reporting to the VP of Experiential Marketing: "Armada is building a world-class experiential engine" across the Americas, EMEA and APAC; keeps "a single source of truth for event dates, owners, budgets"; partners "with Marketing Operations to improve event technology, registration systems, lead capture, data hygiene"; makes attendee data support "pre-event targeting and post-event follow-up"; writes post-event recaps.Source
    • HiringSenior Field Marketing Manager EMEA (Dublin, posted October 13, 2026): turns "premium experiences and integrated campaigns into measurable business outcomes"; runs "the Sovereign AI Tour, executive dinners, roundtables, roadshows, third-party conferences"; "account-based marketing"; owns "pipeline sourced, revenue influenced, account engagement, progression, and cost per outcome"; partners with "the Dublin Experience Center team"; works "with content and creative teams to capture customer stories, executive perspectives, photography, and video that extend the value of each program beyond the room"; evaluates "third-party event investments".Source
  • 04

    Armada now describes itself as "the hyperscaler for the edge" and sells megawatt-scale SI factories, but the demo page description still says "Centrally control your entire fleet of Starlink deployments", the homepage has no H1, the About page talks about "Redefining the Digital Frontier", and the tour page title says AI where the page says SI.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month Product Marketing

    First action

    List titles and descriptions of the top 20 pages.

    How to measure it

    Top-page click-through

    Now
    –
    Target
    +10%
    By
    60 days

    Steps

    1. 1

      Audit

      Top 20 pages.

      Product Marketing 1 day

    2. 2

      Rewrite

      Titles, descriptions, H1s.

      Product Marketing 2 days

    3. 3

      Agree terms

      AI or SI in titles.

      Head of Communications 1 day

    4. 4

      Publish

      All pages.

      Web team 1 day

    5. 5

      Check previews

      LinkedIn and search.

      Product Marketing 1 hour

    6. 6

      Measure

      Click-through.

      Marketing Operations monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Product Marketing

    Smallest test

    Fix the demo page description today.

    Why it works

    Rewrite the titles, descriptions and H1s of the homepage, About, demo, tour and industry pages around the current message (modular AI and SI infrastructure, speed, scale, sovereignty), and pick one term, AI or SI, for titles that people search.

    Search results and link previews are the first impression for buyers, journalists and candidates, and mixed messages weaken a fast-moving brand.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Searchers use "AI" more than "SI"

      Use AI in titles and SI in page copy if search data says so.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteOlder messaging on key pages: the Mining page says "Transform your operations with cutting-edge edge technology" with a BCG quote and no customer or Australian example; the Oil & Gas page leads with an EY survey quote; the demo page description still says "Centrally control your entire fleet of Starlink deployments"; the homepage has no H1 heading.Source
    • Your websiteSovereign SI Tour page: the H1 says "Sovereign SI Tour" while the page title says "Sovereign AI Tour"; "Step inside Galleon, Armada's modular data center, touring major events across the globe"; stops at NVIDIA GTC Berlin, NATO Edge 26 in İzmir, WEF in Davos and MWC27 Barcelona; one "Book a Galleon Tour" button for all stops; "Galleon Sessions", 15 to 20 minute conversations beside Galleon at select stops.Source
    • HiringArmada's description in every post: "the hyperscaler for the edge, delivering modular AI infrastructure from first deployment to AI factory with speed, scale and sovereignty"; "deployed in over 60 countries"; "nearly $500 million in funding"; backed by Founders Fund, Lux, BlackRock and Microsoft (M12), with partnerships with Microsoft, Dell, Palantir, NVIDIA, SpaceX and Skydio.Source
  • 05

    Alaska DOT&PF is Armada's only story page, and its headline figures say 28 hours before Armada and 4 hours with Atlas, while the body says Atlas cut processing "from twenty-eight days to a few hours". Engineers and procurement teams read numbers closely.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 week Product Marketing

    First action

    Check the figure with the account team.

    How to measure it

    Verified story figures

    Now
    –
    Target
    100%
    By
    2 weeks

    Steps

    1. 1

      Confirm

      With the account team.

      Product Marketing 1 day

    2. 2

      Correct

      Page and blog posts.

      Web team 1 hour

    3. 3

      Method note

      What was measured.

      Product Marketing 1 hour

    4. 4

      Update decks

      Sales materials.

      Product Marketing 1 day

    5. 5

      Checklist

      Figure check for new stories.

      Product Marketing 1 hour

    6. 6

      Review

      Each new story.

      Head of Communications ongoing

    First result
    1 week
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Product Marketing

    Smallest test

    Correct the body sentence today.

    Why it works

    Confirm the right figure with the customer team, correct the page and the related blog posts, and add a one-line method note (what was measured, before and after).

    Consistent numbers protect credibility with technical buyers and make the story safe to reuse in every deck.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Customer sensitivities

      Have the customer approve the correction.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteAlaska story: the figures read "28 Hours to Intelligence", "4 Hours to Intelligence" with Atlas and "Real Time Intelligence" with Galleon, but the body says Atlas "reduced processing time from twenty-eight days to a few hours".Source
    • Your websiteNavigation: the "Customer Stories" menu item ("How the organizations we work with deploy Armada at the edge") links to /alaska, a single story about Alaska DOT&PF; /customer-stories returns 404 and there is no other story page.Source
  • 06

    Armada runs third-party conferences, owned dinners, roadshows and experience-center visits across three regions, and is hiring events operations and field marketing roles measured on pipeline sourced and influenced. Badge scans and business cards that reach the CRM a week later lose their value.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 month Marketing Operations

    First action

    Agree the five fields captured at every event.

    How to measure it

    48-hour follow-up rate

    Now
    –
    Target
    90%
    By
    1 quarter

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick fields

      Five fields.

      Marketing Operations 2 days

    2. 2

      Pick tool

      Badge and card capture.

      Senior Events Operations Manager 1 week

    3. 3

      Connect

      Same-day CRM import.

      Marketing Operations 1 week

    4. 4

      Assign owners

      Rules by region and product.

      Senior Sales Strategy & Operations Manager 1 week

    5. 5

      Train

      Event staff.

      Senior Events Operations Manager 1 day

    6. 6

      Report

      Pipeline by event.

      Marketing Operations monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Tool licence
    Owner
    Marketing Operations

    Smallest test

    Use the standard at the next owned dinner.

    Why it works

    Choose one capture tool, one set of fields (account, role, interest: Galleon, Leviathan, Atlas, Bridge, partnership), same-day CRM import, and an owner and follow-up deadline per lead. Report pipeline by event every month.

    Fast, consistent follow-up turns event spend into pipeline, and clean data lets the team decide which events to keep.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Staff skip capture

      Make capture part of the run of show.

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Events Operations Manager (US remote, posted September 17, 2026), reporting to the VP of Experiential Marketing: "Armada is building a world-class experiential engine" across the Americas, EMEA and APAC; keeps "a single source of truth for event dates, owners, budgets"; partners "with Marketing Operations to improve event technology, registration systems, lead capture, data hygiene"; makes attendee data support "pre-event targeting and post-event follow-up"; writes post-event recaps.Source
    • HiringSenior Field Marketing Manager EMEA (Dublin, posted October 13, 2026): turns "premium experiences and integrated campaigns into measurable business outcomes"; runs "the Sovereign AI Tour, executive dinners, roundtables, roadshows, third-party conferences"; "account-based marketing"; owns "pipeline sourced, revenue influenced, account engagement, progression, and cost per outcome"; partners with "the Dublin Experience Center team"; works "with content and creative teams to capture customer stories, executive perspectives, photography, and video that extend the value of each program beyond the room"; evaluates "third-party event investments".Source
    • HiringOther open roles: a Senior Sales Strategy & Operations Manager (posted September 30, 2026) for territory, forecasting and "new lines of business"; a Senior Customer Engineer Middle East, Oil & Gas for National Oil Company accounts who will position Armada "against alternatives, articulating differentiation on sovereignty, speed, and scale"; a Senior Product Manager, Federal for defense and intelligence customers.Source

This quarter 12

The core plays for the next three months.

  • 07

    Armada is hiring a strategic seller for mining in Australia and Papua New Guinea, but the Mining page is generic ("Transform your operations with cutting-edge edge technology"), quotes BCG and shows no mining customer or Australian example. WinDC's portable AI factories in Australia are the nearest local proof.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Strategic Account Executive

    First action

    Interview the mining seller and two partners on the top three use cases.

    How to measure it

    Mining meetings

    Now
    –
    Target
    15 a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick use cases

      Top three.

      Strategic Account Executive, Mining 1 week

    2. 2

      Write page

      Australia and PNG.

      Product Marketing 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Partner section

      EPCMs and OEMs.

      Strategic Account Executive, Mining 2 weeks

    4. 4

      RFP sheet

      One page.

      Product Marketing 1 week

    5. 5

      Promote

      Mining events and LinkedIn.

      Strategic Account Executive, Mining 1 month

    6. 6

      Measure

      Meetings and RFP invitations.

      Marketing Operations monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Writing time
    Owner
    Strategic Account Executive, Mining

    Smallest test

    Make the RFP sheet first.

    Why it works

    Rewrite the Mining page around remote-site use cases (autonomy, safety, exploration data, connectivity underground), with Australian references (WinDC, partners, site conditions), an EPCM and OEM partner section and a request for a site conversation. Make a one-page PDF for RFPs.

    Mining buyers and the engineering firms that write specifications need to see Armada in their own conditions before inviting it to bid.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • No named mining customer yet

      Lead with use cases and WinDC until one is approved.

    Evidence

    • HiringStrategic Account Executive, Mining (Australia remote, posted September 17, 2026): sells Atlas, Bridge and Galleon to "major mining operators, equipment OEMs, and technology/automation partners" across Australia and Papua New Guinea; works with "EPCMs, mining-tech and automation vendors, equipment OEMs, and connectivity providers"; RFPs; represents Armada "at key mining industry events"; fly-in fly-out travel to "Pilbara, Goldfields, and PNG sites".Source
    • Your websiteOlder messaging on key pages: the Mining page says "Transform your operations with cutting-edge edge technology" with a BCG quote and no customer or Australian example; the Oil & Gas page leads with an EY survey quote; the demo page description still says "Centrally control your entire fleet of Starlink deployments"; the homepage has no H1 heading.Source
    • Your blogCustomer and partner proof published only as blog press releases: Aker BP will deploy a Galleon "in an offshore drilling environment on the Norwegian Continental Shelf" (March 23, 2026); Fossefall placed a first order of five Leviathans, "over 9 MW", for Nordic AI factories (August 25, 2026); WinDC is deploying "Australia's first network of portable AI factories powered by renewable energy" (March 15, 2026); plus Edarat (MENA), an Aramco and Microsoft collaboration, a Navy CRADA and Washington DNR wildfire connectivity.Source
  • 08

    The EMEA field marketer will run account-based marketing, executive dinners and roundtables, and work with the Dublin Experience Center. Programs built for named accounts convert better than general event attendance.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Field Marketing Manage…

    First action

    Agree the 30 target accounts with EMEA sales.

    How to measure it

    EMEA target accounts progressed

    Now
    –
    Target
    40%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick accounts

      Thirty by sector.

      Senior Field Marketing Manager EMEA 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Map stakeholders

      Three per account.

      Senior Field Marketing Manager EMEA 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Plan sequences

      Story, visit, roundtable.

      Senior Field Marketing Manager EMEA 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Run

      Through the quarter.

      Senior Field Marketing Manager EMEA 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Follow up

      Account executives within 48 hours.

      Senior Sales Strategy & Operations Manager ongoing

    6. 6

      Report

      Progression and pipeline.

      Marketing Operations monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Program budget
    Owner
    Senior Field Marketing Manager EMEA

    Smallest test

    Run the sequence for five energy accounts.

    Why it works

    With sales, pick 30 EMEA target accounts by sector (energy, telecom, defense, sovereign compute). For each, plan a sequence: a tailored story, an invitation to a tour stop or Dublin visit, a roundtable seat and a follow-up from the account executive. Track progression by account.

    Complex deals need many touches with several stakeholders; planned sequences make each event part of a deal plan.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Too many accounts

      Thirty and no more.

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Field Marketing Manager EMEA (Dublin, posted October 13, 2026): turns "premium experiences and integrated campaigns into measurable business outcomes"; runs "the Sovereign AI Tour, executive dinners, roundtables, roadshows, third-party conferences"; "account-based marketing"; owns "pipeline sourced, revenue influenced, account engagement, progression, and cost per outcome"; partners with "the Dublin Experience Center team"; works "with content and creative teams to capture customer stories, executive perspectives, photography, and video that extend the value of each program beyond the room"; evaluates "third-party event investments".Source
    • Your blogCustomer and partner proof published only as blog press releases: Aker BP will deploy a Galleon "in an offshore drilling environment on the Norwegian Continental Shelf" (March 23, 2026); Fossefall placed a first order of five Leviathans, "over 9 MW", for Nordic AI factories (August 25, 2026); WinDC is deploying "Australia's first network of portable AI factories powered by renewable energy" (March 15, 2026); plus Edarat (MENA), an Aramco and Microsoft collaboration, a Navy CRADA and Washington DNR wildfire connectivity.Source
    • Your websiteSovereign SI Tour page: the H1 says "Sovereign SI Tour" while the page title says "Sovereign AI Tour"; "Step inside Galleon, Armada's modular data center, touring major events across the globe"; stops at NVIDIA GTC Berlin, NATO Edge 26 in İzmir, WEF in Davos and MWC27 Barcelona; one "Book a Galleon Tour" button for all stops; "Galleon Sessions", 15 to 20 minute conversations beside Galleon at select stops.Source
  • 09

    At tour stops, Armada and guests hold short, unscripted conversations beside Galleon. The field marketing brief asks for content that extends "the value of each program beyond the room".

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Head of Communications

    First action

    Add filming and releases to the next session plan.

    How to measure it

    Follow-up meetings from session content

    Now
    –
    Target
    10 per stop
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Plan filming

      Releases from guests.

      Senior Events Operations Manager 1 week

    2. 2

      Film

      Each session.

      Head of Communications per event

    3. 3

      Edit

      Video and clips.

      Head of Communications 1 week

    4. 4

      Write up

      Quotes and takeaways.

      Product Marketing 1 week

    5. 5

      Distribute

      Registrants and target accounts.

      Senior Field Marketing Manager EMEA 1 week

    6. 6

      Measure

      Views and meetings.

      Marketing Operations monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Production costs
    Owner
    Head of Communications

    Smallest test

    Film one session.

    Why it works

    Film each session with permission, cut a three-minute video and two clips, publish a short write-up with quotes, and send it to registrants and target accounts who did not attend.

    One conversation becomes weeks of content and a reason to follow up with everyone who missed it.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Guests decline filming

      Publish a written summary instead.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteSovereign SI Tour page: the H1 says "Sovereign SI Tour" while the page title says "Sovereign AI Tour"; "Step inside Galleon, Armada's modular data center, touring major events across the globe"; stops at NVIDIA GTC Berlin, NATO Edge 26 in İzmir, WEF in Davos and MWC27 Barcelona; one "Book a Galleon Tour" button for all stops; "Galleon Sessions", 15 to 20 minute conversations beside Galleon at select stops.Source
    • HiringSenior Field Marketing Manager EMEA (Dublin, posted October 13, 2026): turns "premium experiences and integrated campaigns into measurable business outcomes"; runs "the Sovereign AI Tour, executive dinners, roundtables, roadshows, third-party conferences"; "account-based marketing"; owns "pipeline sourced, revenue influenced, account engagement, progression, and cost per outcome"; partners with "the Dublin Experience Center team"; works "with content and creative teams to capture customer stories, executive perspectives, photography, and video that extend the value of each program beyond the room"; evaluates "third-party event investments".Source
  • 10

    Armada opened a Galleon Experience Center with Carahsoft in Reston for government buyers, and the EMEA role works with a Dublin Experience Center. Neither has its own booking page, so visits depend on personal invitations.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter VP of Experiential Marketing

    First action

    Draft the Reston page with Carahsoft.

    How to measure it

    Visits booked

    Now
    –
    Target
    20 a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Draft pages

      Reston and Dublin.

      Product Marketing 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Agree with Carahsoft

      Reston booking.

      Senior Product Manager, Federal 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Build forms

      Routed by region.

      Web team 1 week

    4. 4

      Link

      Tour page, follow-ups, federal pages.

      Web team 1 day

    5. 5

      Host

      Visit playbook.

      Senior Events Operations Manager 1 month

    6. 6

      Measure

      Visits to pipeline.

      Marketing Operations monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    VP of Experiential Marketing

    Smallest test

    Publish the Reston page.

    Why it works

    Publish a page per center with what visitors see, who it suits, how to get there and a booking form routed to the right team. Track visits to meetings and pipeline, and include the centers in every follow-up.

    A visit is the strongest step in a long hardware sale, and a booking page lets more buyers ask for one.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Capacity

      Limit slots per week.

    Evidence

    • Your blogOctober 20, 2026: Armada will build superintelligence factories within the NVIDIA DSX POD reference design, and "Johnson Controls plans to build 500MW of distributed sovereign SI capacity with Armada in 2027". April 2026: Armada and Carahsoft opened the first Galleon Experience Center at Carahsoft's headquarters in Reston, Virginia, for federal, state and local agencies.Source
    • HiringSenior Field Marketing Manager EMEA (Dublin, posted October 13, 2026): turns "premium experiences and integrated campaigns into measurable business outcomes"; runs "the Sovereign AI Tour, executive dinners, roundtables, roadshows, third-party conferences"; "account-based marketing"; owns "pipeline sourced, revenue influenced, account engagement, progression, and cost per outcome"; partners with "the Dublin Experience Center team"; works "with content and creative teams to capture customer stories, executive perspectives, photography, and video that extend the value of each program beyond the room"; evaluates "third-party event investments".Source
    • HiringSenior Events Operations Manager (US remote, posted September 17, 2026), reporting to the VP of Experiential Marketing: "Armada is building a world-class experiential engine" across the Americas, EMEA and APAC; keeps "a single source of truth for event dates, owners, budgets"; partners "with Marketing Operations to improve event technology, registration systems, lead capture, data hygiene"; makes attendee data support "pre-event targeting and post-event follow-up"; writes post-event recaps.Source
  • 11

    The AI factory sales coordinator will assemble collateral packages (base designs, deployment materials, presentations), run NDAs and manage data rooms for data center operators, colocation providers and NeoClouds. Building each pack by hand slows first-of-kind deals.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Sales Coordinator

    First action

    List what went into the last five packs.

    How to measure it

    Time to site assessment

    Now
    –
    Target
    -30%
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Review packs

      Last five deals.

      Senior Sales Coordinator, AI Factory 1 week

    2. 2

      Write the kit

      Seven documents.

      Product Marketing 1 month

    3. 3

      Data room

      Template with tracking.

      Senior Sales Coordinator, AI Factory 2 weeks

    4. 4

      NDA flow

      Faster routing.

      Senior Sales Coordinator, AI Factory 1 week

    5. 5

      Train

      AI factory sellers.

      Senior Sales Coordinator, AI Factory 1 day

    6. 6

      Measure

      Time to assessment.

      Senior Sales Strategy & Operations Manager monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Senior Sales Coordinator, AI Factory

    Smallest test

    Build the site requirements checklist first.

    Why it works

    Create a standard kit: Leviathan specification sheet, site requirements checklist, deployment timeline, reference architecture with NVIDIA, financing and ownership models, and an NDA-gated data room template. Track what each counterparty opened.

    Faster, consistent packs shorten the time from first meeting to site assessment.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Deals differ

      Keep the kit modular.

    Evidence

    • HiringAI factory hiring: a Director, AI Capacity Partnerships, North America will "build the demand side of Armada's AI factory business - originating, qualifying, and converting offtake demand for GPU capacity across our AI factory and Leviathan deployments"; a Senior Sales Coordinator, AI Factory (posted October 8, 2026) runs NDAs, data rooms and "collateral packages such as base designs, deployment materials, and presentations" for "AI focused data center operators, colocation providers, NeoCloud platforms, and select renewable energy operators that control land, power, or stranded energy assets".Source
    • Your websiteLeviathan page: "1.77 MW of SI infrastructure, operational in 12 weeks"; up to 576 NVIDIA GB300 GPUs per unit; "designed to scale to 50 MW and beyond"; the call to action is "Request a Site Assessment".Source
    • Your blogOctober 20, 2026: Armada will build superintelligence factories within the NVIDIA DSX POD reference design, and "Johnson Controls plans to build 500MW of distributed sovereign SI capacity with Armada in 2027". April 2026: Armada and Carahsoft opened the first Galleon Experience Center at Carahsoft's headquarters in Reston, Virginia, for federal, state and local agencies.Source
  • 12

    Armada's Leviathan page asks landowners and operators to "Request a Site Assessment", and a new director is hired to originate demand for GPU capacity in its AI factories. The site has no path for the other side of the market: companies that want to buy capacity.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Director

    First action

    Agree what can be said publicly about available capacity.

    How to measure it

    Capacity enquiries

    Now
    –
    Target
    30 a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Agree facts

      Regions, timing, GPUs.

      Director, AI Capacity Partnerships, North America 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Write page

      For capacity buyers.

      Product Marketing 1 week

    3. 3

      Form

      Workload, size, timing.

      Web team 1 week

    4. 4

      Route

      Capacity team.

      Marketing Operations 1 day

    5. 5

      Promote

      Announcements and partners.

      Head of Communications ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Enquiries to contracts.

      Senior Sales Strategy & Operations Manager monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Director, AI Capacity Partnerships, North America

    Smallest test

    Add a capacity enquiry link to the Leviathan page.

    Why it works

    Publish a page for capacity buyers (training, inference, sovereign AI) with available regions, timing, GPU generations and contract shapes, and a short enquiry form routed to the capacity team. Mention it in AI factory announcements.

    Each AI factory needs offtake to be built; an inbound path for buyers helps fill capacity before units are delivered.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Capacity not yet available

      Show delivery windows, not promises.

    Evidence

    • HiringAI factory hiring: a Director, AI Capacity Partnerships, North America will "build the demand side of Armada's AI factory business - originating, qualifying, and converting offtake demand for GPU capacity across our AI factory and Leviathan deployments"; a Senior Sales Coordinator, AI Factory (posted October 8, 2026) runs NDAs, data rooms and "collateral packages such as base designs, deployment materials, and presentations" for "AI focused data center operators, colocation providers, NeoCloud platforms, and select renewable energy operators that control land, power, or stranded energy assets".Source
    • Your websiteLeviathan page: "1.77 MW of SI infrastructure, operational in 12 weeks"; up to 576 NVIDIA GB300 GPUs per unit; "designed to scale to 50 MW and beyond"; the call to action is "Request a Site Assessment".Source
    • Your blogOctober 20, 2026: Armada will build superintelligence factories within the NVIDIA DSX POD reference design, and "Johnson Controls plans to build 500MW of distributed sovereign SI capacity with Armada in 2027". April 2026: Armada and Carahsoft opened the first Galleon Experience Center at Carahsoft's headquarters in Reston, Virginia, for federal, state and local agencies.Source
  • 13

    Armada's AI factory team targets renewable energy operators that control land, power or stranded energy, and its WinDC and Fossefall deals both start from clean power. Many wind, solar and hydro owners do not know that a modular AI factory can use power the grid cannot take.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Director

    First action

    List 50 renewable operators with curtailment in target regions.

    How to measure it

    Power-owner site assessments

    Now
    –
    Target
    10 a quarter
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Build the list

      Fifty operators.

      Director, AI Capacity Partnerships, North America 1 month

    2. 2

      Write the guide

      With examples.

      Product Marketing 1 month

    3. 3

      Outreach

      Account-based.

      Director, AI Capacity Partnerships, North America 1 quarter

    4. 4

      Energy events

      Speak at two.

      Senior Field Marketing Manager EMEA 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Assess sites

      With engineering.

      Director, AI Capacity Partnerships, North America ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Assessments to agreements.

      Senior Sales Strategy & Operations Manager monthly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Program budget
    Owner
    Director, AI Capacity Partnerships, North America

    Smallest test

    Send the guide to ten operators.

    Build the prospect list. The list compiled from public sources, verified, deduplicated and delivered to your CRM. Usually live within days.

    Book a working session

    Why it works

    Build a target list of renewable owners with curtailed or stranded capacity in North America, the Nordics and Australia, publish a short guide ("turning stranded power into AI capacity") with the WinDC and Fossefall examples, and offer a site assessment.

    Power is the scarce input in AI infrastructure. Owners who have it become partners, and each partner can host several units.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Long cycles

      Start with owners already curtailing.

    Evidence

    • HiringAI factory hiring: a Director, AI Capacity Partnerships, North America will "build the demand side of Armada's AI factory business - originating, qualifying, and converting offtake demand for GPU capacity across our AI factory and Leviathan deployments"; a Senior Sales Coordinator, AI Factory (posted October 8, 2026) runs NDAs, data rooms and "collateral packages such as base designs, deployment materials, and presentations" for "AI focused data center operators, colocation providers, NeoCloud platforms, and select renewable energy operators that control land, power, or stranded energy assets".Source
    • Your blogCustomer and partner proof published only as blog press releases: Aker BP will deploy a Galleon "in an offshore drilling environment on the Norwegian Continental Shelf" (March 23, 2026); Fossefall placed a first order of five Leviathans, "over 9 MW", for Nordic AI factories (August 25, 2026); WinDC is deploying "Australia's first network of portable AI factories powered by renewable energy" (March 15, 2026); plus Edarat (MENA), an Aramco and Microsoft collaboration, a Navy CRADA and Washington DNR wildfire connectivity.Source
    • Your websiteLeviathan page: "1.77 MW of SI infrastructure, operational in 12 weeks"; up to 576 NVIDIA GB300 GPUs per unit; "designed to scale to 50 MW and beyond"; the call to action is "Request a Site Assessment".Source
  • 14

    Armada says Leviathan is "operational in 12 weeks" and its engineers must explain differences on sovereignty, speed and scale. Crusoe calls itself "The AI factory company", and Vertiv and Scale Computing sell edge and data center infrastructure. Buyers need the trade-offs in one place.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Customer Engineer Midd…

    First action

    Agree the five comparison measures with engineering.

    How to measure it

    Calculator leads

    Now
    –
    Target
    40 a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick measures

      Five measures.

      Senior Customer Engineer Middle East, Oil & Gas 1 week

    2. 2

      Collect data

      Assumptions and sources.

      Product Marketing 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Build

      Page and calculator.

      Web team 1 month

    4. 4

      Review

      Engineering and legal.

      Senior Customer Engineer Middle East, Oil & Gas 1 week

    5. 5

      Launch

      With sales.

      Product Marketing 1 week

    6. 6

      Measure

      Leads and use in RFPs.

      Marketing Operations monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Development time
    Owner
    Senior Customer Engineer Middle East, Oil & Gas

    Smallest test

    Make the table for RFPs first.

    Why it works

    Publish a comparison page and calculator: time to power, permitting, capital phasing, site footprint, sovereignty and connectivity for modular versus traditional builds, with assumptions shown. Give engineers the same tables for RFPs.

    Clear trade-offs help champions sell internally, and a calculator captures serious leads.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Rivals dispute numbers

      Show assumptions and sources.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteLeviathan page: "1.77 MW of SI infrastructure, operational in 12 weeks"; up to 576 NVIDIA GB300 GPUs per unit; "designed to scale to 50 MW and beyond"; the call to action is "Request a Site Assessment".Source
    • Competitor researchRivals' own homepages: Crusoe, "The AI factory company"; Scale Computing, "One Platform. Thousands of Sites. Zero On-Site IT."; Vertiv, "a global leader in critical digital infrastructure" for data centers and industrial sites.Source
    • HiringOther open roles: a Senior Sales Strategy & Operations Manager (posted September 30, 2026) for territory, forecasting and "new lines of business"; a Senior Customer Engineer Middle East, Oil & Gas for National Oil Company accounts who will position Armada "against alternatives, articulating differentiation on sovereignty, speed, and scale"; a Senior Product Manager, Federal for defense and intelligence customers.Source
  • 15

    Armada is hiring a customer engineer for National Oil Company accounts in the Middle East. Its MENA proof (the Edarat partnership and an Aramco and Microsoft collaboration) sits in blog posts, and the Oil & Gas page opens with an EY survey quote.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Senior Customer Engineer Midd…

    First action

    Collect the approved MENA references.

    How to measure it

    NOC meetings

    Now
    –
    Target
    8 a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Collect references

      Approved wording.

      Senior Customer Engineer Middle East, Oil & Gas 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Write page

      Use cases and partners.

      Product Marketing 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Technical brief

      For IT and OT.

      Senior Customer Engineer Middle East, Oil & Gas 2 weeks

    4. 4

      Translate

      Arabic summary.

      Product Marketing 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Promote

      Regional events.

      Senior Customer Engineer Middle East, Oil & Gas ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Meetings and proofs of concept.

      Marketing Operations monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Translation and writing
    Owner
    Senior Customer Engineer Middle East, Oil & Gas

    Smallest test

    Write the technical brief.

    Why it works

    Create a regional energy page with sovereign data requirements, remote-site use cases, partners and the announced collaborations, plus a technical brief for NOC IT and OT teams. Translate the summary into Arabic.

    NOC buyers look for regional presence and partners they know before engaging a new vendor.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Customer confidentiality

      Use only approved names.

    Evidence

    • HiringOther open roles: a Senior Sales Strategy & Operations Manager (posted September 30, 2026) for territory, forecasting and "new lines of business"; a Senior Customer Engineer Middle East, Oil & Gas for National Oil Company accounts who will position Armada "against alternatives, articulating differentiation on sovereignty, speed, and scale"; a Senior Product Manager, Federal for defense and intelligence customers.Source
    • Your blogCustomer and partner proof published only as blog press releases: Aker BP will deploy a Galleon "in an offshore drilling environment on the Norwegian Continental Shelf" (March 23, 2026); Fossefall placed a first order of five Leviathans, "over 9 MW", for Nordic AI factories (August 25, 2026); WinDC is deploying "Australia's first network of portable AI factories powered by renewable energy" (March 15, 2026); plus Edarat (MENA), an Aramco and Microsoft collaboration, a Navy CRADA and Washington DNR wildfire connectivity.Source
    • Your websiteOlder messaging on key pages: the Mining page says "Transform your operations with cutting-edge edge technology" with a BCG quote and no customer or Australian example; the Oil & Gas page leads with an EY survey quote; the demo page description still says "Centrally control your entire fleet of Starlink deployments"; the homepage has no H1 heading.Source
  • 16

    Armada partners with Microsoft, Dell, Palantir, NVIDIA, SpaceX and Skydio, and lists 20+ partners including VARs, MSPs and distributors. Partners have audiences and field teams that can carry Armada into accounts.

    High impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters Product Marketing

    First action

    Pick the five partners with the most joint deals.

    How to measure it

    Partner-sourced pipeline share

    Now
    –
    Target
    25%
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick partners

      Five.

      Product Marketing 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Joint briefs

      One each.

      Product Marketing 1 month

    3. 3

      Listings

      Partner marketplaces.

      Product Marketing 1 month

    4. 4

      Joint events

      One each.

      Senior Field Marketing Manager EMEA 1 quarter

    5. 5

      Shared stories

      One each.

      Head of Communications 1 quarter

    6. 6

      Measure

      Partner pipeline.

      Senior Sales Strategy & Operations Manager monthly

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Co-marketing funds
    Owner
    Product Marketing

    Smallest test

    Write one joint brief.

    Why it works

    Pick five partners for co-marketing: joint solution briefs, listings in their marketplaces, a shared customer story each and a joint session at a partner event. Track partner-sourced and partner-influenced pipeline.

    Partner channels reach buyers Armada's own team cannot cover, especially in new regions.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Partner priorities shift

      Agree a joint plan each quarter.

    Evidence

    • Your websitePartners page: "One Platform. Every Partner."; channel partners ("VARs, MSPs, and distributors"), software, devices and Galleons; "20+ Partners"; "Become a Partner" and a Marketplace.Source
    • HiringArmada's description in every post: "the hyperscaler for the edge, delivering modular AI infrastructure from first deployment to AI factory with speed, scale and sovereignty"; "deployed in over 60 countries"; "nearly $500 million in funding"; backed by Founders Fund, Lux, BlackRock and Microsoft (M12), with partnerships with Microsoft, Dell, Palantir, NVIDIA, SpaceX and Skydio.Source
    • Your blogCustomer and partner proof published only as blog press releases: Aker BP will deploy a Galleon "in an offshore drilling environment on the Norwegian Continental Shelf" (March 23, 2026); Fossefall placed a first order of five Leviathans, "over 9 MW", for Nordic AI factories (August 25, 2026); WinDC is deploying "Australia's first network of portable AI factories powered by renewable energy" (March 15, 2026); plus Edarat (MENA), an Aramco and Microsoft collaboration, a Navy CRADA and Washington DNR wildfire connectivity.Source
  • 17

    Armada USG, LLC is registered on SAM.gov, the Reston Experience Center sits with Carahsoft, and a federal product team is hiring. Government buyers first need to know how to buy: contract vehicles, registration details and security credentials.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month Senior Product Manager

    First action

    List the purchase routes the federal team uses today.

    How to measure it

    Government enquiries

    Now
    –
    Target
    20 a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      List routes

      Vehicles and resellers.

      Senior Product Manager, Federal 1 week

    2. 2

      Write page

      Buyer guide.

      Product Marketing 1 week

    3. 3

      Review

      Legal and federal team.

      Senior Product Manager, Federal 1 week

    4. 4

      Publish

      Link from public sector pages.

      Web team 1 day

    5. 5

      Share

      With Carahsoft.

      Senior Product Manager, Federal 1 week

    6. 6

      Measure

      Enquiries.

      Marketing Operations monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    $0
    Owner
    Senior Product Manager, Federal

    Smallest test

    Publish the registration details.

    Why it works

    Publish a "buying Armada for government" page with registration identifiers, reseller and contract vehicle routes, security and compliance status and a contact for the federal team. Link it from public-sector and defense pages.

    Making procurement easy removes the first barrier in government sales and gives partners a page to point to.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Out-of-date details

      Review each quarter.

    Evidence

    • Federal registrationArmada USG, LLC has an active SAM.gov registration (since November 2024, primary NAICS 518210, data processing and hosting).Source
    • Your blogOctober 20, 2026: Armada will build superintelligence factories within the NVIDIA DSX POD reference design, and "Johnson Controls plans to build 500MW of distributed sovereign SI capacity with Armada in 2027". April 2026: Armada and Carahsoft opened the first Galleon Experience Center at Carahsoft's headquarters in Reston, Virginia, for federal, state and local agencies.Source
    • HiringOther open roles: a Senior Sales Strategy & Operations Manager (posted September 30, 2026) for territory, forecasting and "new lines of business"; a Senior Customer Engineer Middle East, Oil & Gas for National Oil Company accounts who will position Armada "against alternatives, articulating differentiation on sovereignty, speed, and scale"; a Senior Product Manager, Federal for defense and intelligence customers.Source
  • 18

    The homepage downloads 11.3 MB, about 10.5 MB of it media, and the background video is the main element (4.1 s in Google's mobile test). Real visitors pass Core Web Vitals, but load time has drifted 21% slower, and many of Armada's buyers work from remote sites on limited links.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 1 month Web team

    First action

    Add a poster image to the homepage video.

    How to measure it

    Homepage weight

    Now
    –
    Target
    Under 4 MB
    By
    1 month

    Steps

    1. 1

      Poster image

      Before the video.

      Web team 1 day

    2. 2

      Adaptive video

      Mobile sizes.

      Web team 1 week

    3. 3

      Compress media

      Images and video.

      Web team 1 week

    4. 4

      Cookie banner

      Reserve its space.

      Web team 1 day

    5. 5

      Retest

      Lab and field data.

      Web team 2 weeks

    6. 6

      Monitor

      Monthly.

      Web team monthly

    First result
    1 month
    Cost
    Developer time
    Owner
    Web team

    Smallest test

    Add the poster image.

    Why it works

    Serve a poster image first and load the video after, use adaptive video sizes for mobile, compress the rest of the media and stop the cookie banner shifting the page.

    A light first screen is fair to visitors on slow links, the very customers Armada builds for.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Brand feel

      Keep the video, just load it later.

    Evidence

    • Google PageSpeedHomepage on mobile: performance 85/100 (desktop 98); in the lab test the background video is the main element and appears at 4.1 s; the page downloads 11.3 MB, about 10.5 MB of it media from Cloudinary. Real Chrome visitors pass Core Web Vitals (LCP 1.8 s, INP 152 ms, CLS 0.04), though origin LCP is 21% slower than earlier in the Chrome UX Report history.Source

Big bets 3

Larger plays that can change the trajectory.

  • 19

    Armada is building an experiential engine across three regions, with an events operations manager keeping a single source of truth and a field marketer measured on pipeline sourced, revenue influenced and cost per outcome. Without one system, every event looks like a success.

    High impactHigh effort First result in 3 quarters Senior Sales Strategy & Opera…

    First action

    Agree the definitions of sourced and influenced pipeline.

    How to measure it

    Events with measured pipeline

    Now
    –
    Target
    100%
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Define

      Sourced and influenced.

      Senior Sales Strategy & Operations Manager 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Connect systems

      Calendar, budget, CRM.

      Marketing Operations 1 quarter

    3. 3

      Report

      Per event.

      Marketing Operations monthly

    4. 4

      Review

      Twice a year.

      VP of Experiential Marketing 6 months

    5. 5

      Decide

      Cut, keep, grow.

      VP of Experiential Marketing 6 months

    6. 6

      Share

      With sales leadership.

      Senior Sales Strategy & Operations Manager quarterly

    First result
    3 quarters
    Cost
    Systems time
    Owner
    Senior Sales Strategy & Operations Manager

    Smallest test

    Report pipeline for the last five events.

    Why it works

    Connect the events calendar, budgets, lead capture and CRM. For each event report cost, meetings, pipeline sourced and influenced, and stage progression after 90 days. Review twice a year and cut or grow events on the numbers.

    Event budgets are large in enterprise infrastructure; measuring them turns spending into a portfolio.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Long sales cycles

      Judge on stage progression, not only closed revenue.

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Events Operations Manager (US remote, posted September 17, 2026), reporting to the VP of Experiential Marketing: "Armada is building a world-class experiential engine" across the Americas, EMEA and APAC; keeps "a single source of truth for event dates, owners, budgets"; partners "with Marketing Operations to improve event technology, registration systems, lead capture, data hygiene"; makes attendee data support "pre-event targeting and post-event follow-up"; writes post-event recaps.Source
    • HiringSenior Field Marketing Manager EMEA (Dublin, posted October 13, 2026): turns "premium experiences and integrated campaigns into measurable business outcomes"; runs "the Sovereign AI Tour, executive dinners, roundtables, roadshows, third-party conferences"; "account-based marketing"; owns "pipeline sourced, revenue influenced, account engagement, progression, and cost per outcome"; partners with "the Dublin Experience Center team"; works "with content and creative teams to capture customer stories, executive perspectives, photography, and video that extend the value of each program beyond the room"; evaluates "third-party event investments".Source
    • HiringOther open roles: a Senior Sales Strategy & Operations Manager (posted September 30, 2026) for territory, forecasting and "new lines of business"; a Senior Customer Engineer Middle East, Oil & Gas for National Oil Company accounts who will position Armada "against alternatives, articulating differentiation on sovereignty, speed, and scale"; a Senior Product Manager, Federal for defense and intelligence customers.Source
  • 20

    Armada's pitch centres on sovereignty: compute and data kept under the customer's control. EMEA buyers face different rules, power markets and connectivity by country, and the field team runs executive programs on "the issues shaping sovereign AI".

    High impactHigh effort First result in 4 quarters Head of Communications

    First action

    Pick ten countries and four measures.

    How to measure it

    Report-led executive meetings

    Now
    –
    Target
    50
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Pick scope

      Ten countries.

      Head of Communications 1 month

    2. 2

      Research

      Public data and interviews.

      Product Marketing 1 quarter

    3. 3

      Write

      Report and country chapters.

      Product Marketing 1 month

    4. 4

      Launch

      Executive dinners and press.

      Senior Field Marketing Manager EMEA 1 month

    5. 5

      Use in ABM

      Country chapters.

      Senior Field Marketing Manager EMEA ongoing

    6. 6

      Update

      Yearly.

      Head of Communications yearly

    First result
    4 quarters
    Cost
    Research budget
    Owner
    Head of Communications

    Smallest test

    Write one country chapter.

    Why it works

    Publish an annual report scoring countries on power availability, data rules, connectivity and AI capacity, with interviews from customers and partners. Launch it at executive dinners and use country chapters in account programs.

    Original research earns press and gives executives a reason to meet Armada beyond a product pitch.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Political sensitivity

      Stick to measurable facts.

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Field Marketing Manager EMEA (Dublin, posted October 13, 2026): turns "premium experiences and integrated campaigns into measurable business outcomes"; runs "the Sovereign AI Tour, executive dinners, roundtables, roadshows, third-party conferences"; "account-based marketing"; owns "pipeline sourced, revenue influenced, account engagement, progression, and cost per outcome"; partners with "the Dublin Experience Center team"; works "with content and creative teams to capture customer stories, executive perspectives, photography, and video that extend the value of each program beyond the room"; evaluates "third-party event investments".Source
    • HiringArmada's description in every post: "the hyperscaler for the edge, delivering modular AI infrastructure from first deployment to AI factory with speed, scale and sovereignty"; "deployed in over 60 countries"; "nearly $500 million in funding"; backed by Founders Fund, Lux, BlackRock and Microsoft (M12), with partnerships with Microsoft, Dell, Palantir, NVIDIA, SpaceX and Skydio.Source
    • Your websiteSovereign SI Tour page: the H1 says "Sovereign SI Tour" while the page title says "Sovereign AI Tour"; "Step inside Galleon, Armada's modular data center, touring major events across the globe"; stops at NVIDIA GTC Berlin, NATO Edge 26 in İzmir, WEF in Davos and MWC27 Barcelona; one "Book a Galleon Tour" button for all stops; "Galleon Sessions", 15 to 20 minute conversations beside Galleon at select stops.Source
  • 21

    The tour brings Galleon to large conferences in Europe. Mining buyers in the Pilbara, Goldfields and PNG work far from those venues, and the mining seller flies in and out of sites.

    Medium impactHigh effort First result in 4 quarters Strategic Account Executive

    First action

    Ask a partner or customer to host a Galleon for a week.

    How to measure it

    Roadshow opportunities

    Now
    –
    Target
    8
    By
    4 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Find host

      Partner or customer site.

      Strategic Account Executive, Mining 1 month

    2. 2

      Plan logistics

      Shipping and permits.

      Senior Events Operations Manager 1 quarter

    3. 3

      Invite

      Operators, EPCMs, OEMs.

      Strategic Account Executive, Mining 1 month

    4. 4

      Run

      Tours and demos.

      Strategic Account Executive, Mining 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Follow up

      Site assessments.

      Strategic Account Executive, Mining 1 month

    6. 6

      Measure

      Opportunities.

      Senior Sales Strategy & Operations Manager quarterly

    First result
    4 quarters
    Cost
    Shipping and event costs
    Owner
    Strategic Account Executive, Mining

    Smallest test

    Host a smaller unit at one mining event.

    Why it works

    Plan a regional roadshow: Galleon at mining industry events and partner sites in Western Australia, with site tours for operators, EPCMs and OEMs, and a live demo on local data.

    Seeing the unit in their own conditions answers the first question remote operators ask: will it survive here?

    Risks and how to handle them

    • High cost

      Share with a partner host.

    Evidence

    • HiringStrategic Account Executive, Mining (Australia remote, posted September 17, 2026): sells Atlas, Bridge and Galleon to "major mining operators, equipment OEMs, and technology/automation partners" across Australia and Papua New Guinea; works with "EPCMs, mining-tech and automation vendors, equipment OEMs, and connectivity providers"; RFPs; represents Armada "at key mining industry events"; fly-in fly-out travel to "Pilbara, Goldfields, and PNG sites".Source
    • Your websiteSovereign SI Tour page: the H1 says "Sovereign SI Tour" while the page title says "Sovereign AI Tour"; "Step inside Galleon, Armada's modular data center, touring major events across the globe"; stops at NVIDIA GTC Berlin, NATO Edge 26 in İzmir, WEF in Davos and MWC27 Barcelona; one "Book a Galleon Tour" button for all stops; "Galleon Sessions", 15 to 20 minute conversations beside Galleon at select stops.Source
    • Your blogCustomer and partner proof published only as blog press releases: Aker BP will deploy a Galleon "in an offshore drilling environment on the Norwegian Continental Shelf" (March 23, 2026); Fossefall placed a first order of five Leviathans, "over 9 MW", for Nordic AI factories (August 25, 2026); WinDC is deploying "Australia's first network of portable AI factories powered by renewable energy" (March 15, 2026); plus Edarat (MENA), an Aramco and Microsoft collaboration, a Navy CRADA and Washington DNR wildfire connectivity.Source

Wildcards 3

Unexpected experiments, each with a cheap way to test it.

  • 22

    The EMEA field role mentions customer advisory boards and executive programs. Aker BP, Fossefall and partners are early European customers whose views shape the product.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 2 quarters VP of Experiential Marketing

    First action

    Draft the invitation list with sales.

    How to measure it

    Referenceable members

    Now
    –
    Target
    5
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      List members

      Eight.

      Senior Field Marketing Manager EMEA 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Plan agenda

      Roadmap and peers.

      VP of Experiential Marketing 1 month

    3. 3

      Host

      Dublin.

      Senior Events Operations Manager 1 day

    4. 4

      Follow up

      Product feedback.

      Product Marketing 2 weeks

    5. 5

      Share

      Takeaways.

      Head of Communications 1 month

    6. 6

      Repeat

      Twice a year.

      VP of Experiential Marketing 6 months

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Event costs
    Owner
    VP of Experiential Marketing

    Smallest test

    Host a dinner for four customers.

    Why it works

    Invite eight European customers and partners to a twice-yearly advisory board in Dublin, with roadmap previews and peer discussion. Share anonymised takeaways with prospects.

    Advisory boards deepen early accounts and create references for new ones.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Members too busy

      Keep it to half a day.

    Evidence

    • HiringSenior Field Marketing Manager EMEA (Dublin, posted October 13, 2026): turns "premium experiences and integrated campaigns into measurable business outcomes"; runs "the Sovereign AI Tour, executive dinners, roundtables, roadshows, third-party conferences"; "account-based marketing"; owns "pipeline sourced, revenue influenced, account engagement, progression, and cost per outcome"; partners with "the Dublin Experience Center team"; works "with content and creative teams to capture customer stories, executive perspectives, photography, and video that extend the value of each program beyond the room"; evaluates "third-party event investments".Source
    • Your blogCustomer and partner proof published only as blog press releases: Aker BP will deploy a Galleon "in an offshore drilling environment on the Norwegian Continental Shelf" (March 23, 2026); Fossefall placed a first order of five Leviathans, "over 9 MW", for Nordic AI factories (August 25, 2026); WinDC is deploying "Australia's first network of portable AI factories powered by renewable energy" (March 15, 2026); plus Edarat (MENA), an Aramco and Microsoft collaboration, a Navy CRADA and Washington DNR wildfire connectivity.Source
  • 23

    Armada's tour invites people to "Step inside Galleon", but only those at a few events can. Buyers in remote regions and their engineering teams need to see the inside before a visit.

    Medium impactMedium effort First result in 1 quarter Web team

    First action

    Film a guided walk-through at the next tour stop.

    How to measure it

    Virtual tour completions

    Now
    –
    Target
    500 a quarter
    By
    2 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Film

      At a tour stop.

      Head of Communications 1 day

    2. 2

      Build

      Hotspots.

      Web team 1 month

    3. 3

      Gate specs

      Light form.

      Marketing Operations 1 week

    4. 4

      Use in outreach

      All regions.

      Senior Field Marketing Manager EMEA ongoing

    5. 5

      Use in RFPs

      Links.

      Senior Customer Engineer Middle East, Oil & Gas ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Completions and meetings.

      Marketing Operations monthly

    First result
    1 quarter
    Cost
    Production
    Owner
    Web team

    Smallest test

    Publish a narrated video walk-through.

    Why it works

    Make a guided 3D or video walk-through of Galleon and Leviathan with hotspots for power, cooling, connectivity and security, gated lightly for the detailed specifications. Use it in outreach and RFPs.

    It scales the most persuasive part of the tour to every account.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Security detail

      Show only what is public.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteSovereign SI Tour page: the H1 says "Sovereign SI Tour" while the page title says "Sovereign AI Tour"; "Step inside Galleon, Armada's modular data center, touring major events across the globe"; stops at NVIDIA GTC Berlin, NATO Edge 26 in İzmir, WEF in Davos and MWC27 Barcelona; one "Book a Galleon Tour" button for all stops; "Galleon Sessions", 15 to 20 minute conversations beside Galleon at select stops.Source
    • Your websiteLeviathan page: "1.77 MW of SI infrastructure, operational in 12 weeks"; up to 576 NVIDIA GB300 GPUs per unit; "designed to scale to 50 MW and beyond"; the call to action is "Request a Site Assessment".Source
  • 24

    Armada's public-sector proof is about hazards: Alaska landslides and floods, Washington wildfire connectivity and a post on disaster preparedness. Emergency budgets and planning follow the seasons.

    Medium impactLow effort First result in 2 quarters Product Marketing

    First action

    Map planning cycles for five high-risk states.

    How to measure it

    Agency meetings

    Now
    –
    Target
    10 per season
    By
    3 quarters

    Steps

    1. 1

      Map cycles

      Five states.

      Senior Product Manager, Federal 2 weeks

    2. 2

      Write checklist

      Planning for agencies.

      Product Marketing 2 weeks

    3. 3

      Match stories

      By hazard.

      Product Marketing 1 week

    4. 4

      Run outreach

      Before each season.

      Senior Product Manager, Federal seasonal

    5. 5

      Invite

      Reston visits.

      Senior Product Manager, Federal ongoing

    6. 6

      Measure

      Meetings.

      Marketing Operations seasonal

    First result
    2 quarters
    Cost
    Staff time only
    Owner
    Product Marketing

    Smallest test

    Run one pre-season campaign.

    Why it works

    Plan campaigns before fire, flood and storm seasons with the matching story, a planning checklist for agencies and an invitation to the Reston Experience Center. Target emergency management agencies in high-risk states.

    Timing outreach to planning cycles reaches agencies when they set budgets.

    Risks and how to handle them

    • Sensitive timing

      Never market during an active emergency.

    Evidence

    • Your websiteNavigation: the "Customer Stories" menu item ("How the organizations we work with deploy Armada at the edge") links to /alaska, a single story about Alaska DOT&PF; /customer-stories returns 404 and there is no other story page.Source
    • Your blogCustomer and partner proof published only as blog press releases: Aker BP will deploy a Galleon "in an offshore drilling environment on the Norwegian Continental Shelf" (March 23, 2026); Fossefall placed a first order of five Leviathans, "over 9 MW", for Nordic AI factories (August 25, 2026); WinDC is deploying "Australia's first network of portable AI factories powered by renewable energy" (March 15, 2026); plus Edarat (MENA), an Aramco and Microsoft collaboration, a Navy CRADA and Washington DNR wildfire connectivity.Source
    • Your blogOctober 20, 2026: Armada will build superintelligence factories within the NVIDIA DSX POD reference design, and "Johnson Controls plans to build 500MW of distributed sovereign SI capacity with Armada in 2027". April 2026: Armada and Carahsoft opened the first Galleon Experience Center at Carahsoft's headquarters in Reston, Virginia, for federal, state and local agencies.Source

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30/60/90 roadmap

What to focus on in each month, and the ideas that carry it.

  1. Days 1 to 306 ideas

    Customer story library, sitemap, tour bookings, updated page messaging, the Alaska figures and an event lead standard.

  2. Days 31 to 6015 ideas

    Mining and Middle East pages, EMEA account programs, session content, experience center bookings, the AI factory kit, a capacity front door, power-owner campaign, comparison, partners, government buying and page weight; advisory board, virtual tour and seasonal campaigns.

  3. Days 61 to 903 ideas

    Commit to the big bets: events-to-pipeline, a sovereign AI report and a mining roadshow.

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Customers

What customers say

Customers value compute that runs where the data is created. The most cited problem: slow, fragile links from remote sites to the cloud.

  • Deployment in weeks instead of years
  • Grid constraints and long data center builds
  • In their words: “edge”

Market

Competitive landscape

3 competitors compared: Crusoe, Vertiv and Scale Computing.

  • Gap to exploit: Proof of deployments in harsh environments by region
  • Crusoe: Less focus on remote edge sites
  • Vertiv: Components rather than a full stack

Hiring signals

Armada is building go-to-market around experiences and regions: a Senior Field Marketing Manager in Dublin for EMEA pipeline, account programs, the tour and customer stories (ideas 1, 8, 9, 22), a Senior Events…

  • Senior Field Marketing Manager EMEA: EMEA pipeline, ABM, the tour and customer stories. Ideas 1, 8, 9.
  • Senior Events Operations Manager: Registration, lead capture, follow-up and recaps. Ideas 3, 6, 19.
  • Strategic Account Executive, Mining: Mining in Australia and PNG with EPCMs and OEMs. Ideas 7, 21.

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