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This is Part 2 of an interview with Ashley Dunham featured in PANDUIT CONNNECTIONS In the second of our two-part blog series with industry expert Peter Kazella of Pkaza, a 12-year Data Center Facilities recruiter, we discuss what it takes to go live with a newly built data center and what to look out for when

Data Center Infrastructure Trends & Talent Needs – Insights from Industry Expert Peter Kazella

17 October No Comments

This is an interview with Ashley Dunham featured in PANDUIT CONNNECTIONS As you modernize, upgrade, and invest in your data center, your team needs skilled technicians and leaders if you want to take full advantage of the new trends and technology available to you. Hiring and retaining people who have the skills and experience to

Passive Job Search, Critical Facility, Data Center Engineering, Construction, Operations Jobs

The Passive Job Search – Dip Your Toe in the Job Market

23 October No Comments

The ideal situation is to be happy with your job and how you make a living. Let’s be honest, at some level, none of us like change. In the perfect world, we enjoy what we do for a living, we like the people we work with and the compensation, benefits and job security that come

The Shortage of Data Center Talent and Bridging the Gap

21 March No Comments

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

Military Professionals in Data Center and Critical Facility Industries

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 at Pkaza Critical Facilities Recruiting

Data Center Construction Projects – Experienced Pros in High Demand

6 November No Comments

Data Center Construction Projects – Experienced Pros in High Demand 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. In addition, there are Data Center

The New Focus on Automation: Making IT Operations Manageable
The COVID-19 crisis has underscored the benefits of automation, including remote IT management and AI-driven security. New data from Cisco illustrates how data growth is testing the limits of manual network management.
Kayla Matthews
Data Center Jobs: Opportunities in New York, Seattle, Ashburn
Data centers are still hiring, even amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as demand surges for online business tools and the value they provide. Top opportunities this month include positions in New York City, Seattle and Ashburn.
Sarah Rubenoff
Spotlight: The Top 10 Data Center Stories for March 2020
The data center industry's response to the COVID-19 Coronavirus dominated the news in March, as industry professionals sought out the latest news on the evolving crisis.
Rich Miller
Special Report: 5 Common Colocation Myths
Many myths have emerged about the quality and reliability of colocation services, as well as the level of customer control. There are five common misperceptions about colocation in particular.
Paul Gillin
Virginia’s Data Center Alley Prepares for Lengthy COVID-19 Lockdown
As Virginia begins a COVID-19 lockdown for the next 2 months, Loudoun County has created a task force to help Data Center Alley's critical infrastructure sector navigate the crisis,
Rich Miller
Microsoft Cloud Use Soars Amid COVID-19 Social Distancing
Use of Microsoft's cloud services is soaring amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with usage increasing as much as 775 percent in regions implementing social distancing and shelter-in-place orders.
Rich Miller
Direct Connect Hybrid Cloud Solution Benefits & Potential Explored in a New CoreSite Report
The hybrid cloud approach is gaining steam, as the revenues of hyperscale cloud service providers like AWS and Microsoft continue to skyrocket. Traditionally, businesses have primarily connected to clouds using a virtual private network over the public internet, but the tides are shifting. CoreSite explores 5 reasons today to directly connect your hybrid cloud solution in […]
Sarah Rubenoff
The IoT Extends to Space: Satellite Startups Connect Remote Devices
More than 20 new companies are using constellations of low-cost low-flying “nanosatellites” to collect data from devices, pursuing a future in which space-based networks connect the Internet of Things (IoT).
Doug Mohney
Powering AI in the Enterprise
Gerry Fassig, Vice President, Sales, at CoreSite, explores how best to power AI and machine learning across a variety 0f industries and sectors through data and processing power.
Voices of the Industry
TierPoint Lines Up $320 Million in Equity Funding from Investor Group
Three global infrastructure funds will invest $320 million in Tierpoint, a regional data center provider that has built a national network through a series of acquisitions.
Rich Miller

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