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The first item to address is the shortage of talented candidates in this industry. The second is the lack of diversity. The third is the lack of direction on how candidates can get into the data center space. You can’t have diversity when there is a shortage of qualified talent. However, you can have diversity

Advice for Military Transitioning to the Civilian World

10 January No Comments

As Critical Facilities Recruiting Specialists, we have seen a steady trend of military professionals transitioning into the data center facilities market and making immediate and long-term impacts. The folks we have worked with out of the military include specialists such as Navy Nuclear Electricians, Navy Nuclear Machinist Mates, Air Force Power Production, and Army Power

Data Center Construction Projects – Experienced Pros in High Demand

6 November No Comments

Anyone with their pulse on the data center market knows not a week goes by without an announcement about some new data center building project. The titans of tech continue their hyper scale site buildouts all across the country as well as Data Center Co-lo’s in primary and secondary markets that need to answer the

Career Progression for a Field Service Technician in the Data Center Space

26 May No Comments

Field Service Technicians serve as a vital component to the sustenance of Data Center Facilities. As rewarding as a career in field service can be, it can also open a lot of doors to other career opportunities in the data center space. As the Leading Recruiting and Staffing firm in the Data Center space for

Importance of Professional Networking

11 May No Comments

It’s a tight job market, but the market is also in transition with many colo consolidations. Best way to network in these times are through Professional Organizations when they meet both locally (which is obviously cheaper to attend), or you can go to national events. I find peers asking about which events to attend, so

Cloud Data Centers Are Coming to the Suburbs
More huge data centers are coming to the suburbs of major American cities, shifting servers closer to consumers in places like Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta and Phoenix.
Rich Miller
Energy Storage: Lead Acid Versus Lithium-Ion Batteries
This is the first entry in a four-part Data Center Frontier Special Report Series, in partnership with Liion, that explores the future of lithium-ion batteries and their impact on energy storage. This entry offers a comparison of the capabilities and characteristics of lead acid versus lithium-ion batteries.
Robert Lindsay
Phoenix Data Center Growth Accelerated by Surge in Leasing
This Data Center Frontier Special Report series explores how Phoenix has become one of the most dynamic data center growth markets in the U.S., with a surge in leasing in the past two years, including major deals featuring hyperscale cloud companies.
Rich Miller
Data Center Job Spotlight: Data Center Facility Manager
This month's Data Center Job Spotlight highlights two construction project manager jobs, a data center facility manager position, and new openings for electrical engineers, as well. Opportunities span across some of the largest and fastest growing data center markets, including Northern Virginia, the Dallas-Fort Worth area, Boston and more.
Sarah Rubenoff
Today’s Changing IT Executive Role
In this edition of  Voices of the Industry, Charisse Richards, Vice President of IT and Integration at Iron Mountain Data Centers, explores how digital transformation is reshaping the industry and the role of IT executives.
Voices of the Industry
CoreSite Gets Go-Ahead for Huge Expansion in Northern Virginia
CoreSite has gotten the go-ahead to add 100 megawatts of data center capacity to its campus in Northern Virginia, providing expansion capacity in the world's largest cloud computing hub,
Rich Miller
Navigating the Continent: Four Steps to Doing Business in Europe
In this edition of Voices of the Industry, Norbert Kutter, Director of Global Business Development for Instor, leads readers through the four most important steps to consider when looking to do business in Europe in the data center industry.
Voices of the Industry
The Power of Scale: Multi-Campus Deals Bring Energy Discounts
Cloud growth is providing opportunities for the largest data center developers to gain discounts on power pricing from utilities. A look at how Digital Realty is leveraging its scale in the power market.
Rich Miller
Dallas-Fort Worth Data Center Market Draws Outside Businesses
Demand in the Dallas-Fort Worth data center market often originates from companies with a large presence in the area. However, many companies outside the area evaluating the DFW market find it appealing. A new Data Center Frontier Special Report series, courtesy of RagingWire Data Centers, gives readers a full-picture view of this growing data center […]
Rich Miller
Build-to-Suit Data Centers: The Best Option You Haven’t Considered
In this edition of Voices of the Industry, Chris Kincaid, Senior Vice President of Design and Construction at Stream Data Centers, explores how build-to-suit data centers may be the answer to your colocation needs.
Voices of the Industry