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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

Prince William County Rethinks Data Center Tax Hikes – For Now
A proposal to triple a key tax rate for data centers in Prince William County in Northern Virginia appears headed for defeat after failing to gain the needed support from county supervisors.
Rich Miller
Atlanta Becoming Hub for New Data Center Development
The Atlanta data center market is becoming a hub for new development, and Facebook's recently announced plans to build a $750 million data center near Atlanta make it clear the region has emerged as the hot new industry destination.
Sarah Rubenoff
The Top 5 IT Strategies for the Data Center for 2018
The recent State of the Data Center report identified five key trends that IT organizations will be implementing in their data centers in the next 12 months. Bill Kleyman examines these trends.
Bill Kleyman
Surviving Digital Disruption: Change or Die
In this edition of Voices of the Industry, Sherri Liebo, Senior Vice President of Global Marketing at Digital Realty, explores the question: How will your organization and IT architecture thrive in the new digital economy?
Voices of the Industry
New Skills, Training Are Essential for the Data Center Workforce
The adoption of new technologies creates both challenges and opportunities for the data center workforce. Expect training and certification to play a large role in staffing going forward.
Bill Kleyman
Why Santa Clara is the Focus for Silicon Valley Data Center Activity
Power pricing is a meaningful competitive factor in Silicon Valley, and is one reason that Santa Clara has emerged as the prime location for data centers, according to a new Data Center Frontier special report.
Rich Miller
At Supermicro, Robotics Streamline Rack Rollouts
To meet demand for its pre-loaded server racks, Supermicro has opened a new integration facility in San Jose that uses robotics to move racks of servers.
Rich Miller
The Do’s and Don’ts of Data Center Security
In this week’s Voices of the Industry, Eddie Ankers, Director of Corporate Security for RagingWire, discusses best practices for data center security, and insights on how to protect your data center and the assets in it.
Voices of the Industry
Edge is Eating Away at the Cloud, and The Data Center Will Benefit
Edge computing installations will be distributed, denser versions of traditional data centers. They will support new applications and services, and send data - and business - back to core data centers.
Bill Kleyman
Frontier Spotlight: The Top Data Center Stories for March 2018
The top data center stories for March 2018 featured news from, Facebook, the Open Compute Project and the cloud computing sector. Here’s a look at the hot news for Data Center Frontier readers.
Sarah Rubenoff