Despite the national employment crisis, the data center industry continues to hire, with many new openings for managers and skilled staff in Northern Virginia, Montreal, Seattle and Silicon Valley.
Aging Workforce Poses A Challenge for the Data Center Industry
In today’s discussion, our panel of six data center executives discuss the staffing and workforce development challenges facing the data center industry.
Women of Mission Critical: Diversity Key to Data Center Industry’s Future
At the CAPRE Women of Mission Critical Conference, women in data center leadership offered insights about the value of diversity, and the need to create more opportunities for women in the sector.
Data Center Day: Inspiring the Next Generation of Industry Leaders
The first International Data Center Day will be October 29 as an effort to raise awareness of the data center industry and to inspire the next generation of talent.
How Digital Natives and Automation Are Reshaping the Workforce
Digital transformation is changing the world of work, according to digital sociologist Dr. Julie Albright, who says digital natives and automation are reshaping many workforce practices. Plenty more change lies ahead.
Salute: Veterans Will Help Solve the Data Center Staffing Challenge
Salute Mission Critical was founded to solve two problems at once: training veterans for meaningful careers, while helping data center companies find talent. Its success provides one model for addressing a looming talent shortage in the data center.
The Eight Trends That Will Shape the Data Center Industry in 2019
At Data Center Frontier, we see eight themes that will shape the data center business in 2019. Scale gets even more hyper, staffing challenges emerge, and market niches proliferate.
iMasons: Do Older Data Centers Have a Future?
Do aging data centers have a future? Can they be repurposed for new applications. The Infrastructure Masons debated the topic at their recent Think Tank in Monaco.
Data Center Frontier is edited by Rich Miller, the data center industry’s most experienced journalist. For more than 15 years, Rich has profiled the key role played by data centers in the Internet revolution.