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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

AWS Plans Massive Expansion of its Northern Virginia Cloud Cluster
Amazon Web Services is continuing to expand in Northern Virginia, including a massive data center campus just south of Dulles Airport, which could add up to 2.5 million square feet of cloud computing capacity.
Rich Miller
Fast-Tracking the Digital Future
Tim Shaheen, Executive Vice President of Strategy & Development at Aligned, explores what's required to bring us into the next chapter of our digital future.
Voices of the Industry
Data Bytes: Cloud CapEx, PUE Trends, HPC Spending, Servers on the Edge
Data Bytes is our new weekly roundup of research and analysis on data centers and cloud computing. This week: New data on cloud investment by hyperscalers, latest trends in PUE, HPC spending pauses for COVID-19, and projections on edge server growth.
Rich Miller
The Top 10 Data Center Stories for July 2020
This summer has been an extraordinarily busy time for the data center sector, a fact that has been reflected in record traffic to Data Center Frontier. Here's a look at the 10 most popular stories on DCF in July 2020
Rich Miller
Google and the Subsea Cable Revolution
Data Center Frontier Show host Rich Miller looks at how cloud growth is reshaping how data travels around the globe, using Google's Grace Hopper Cable to illustrate key trends in subsea cables.
Rich Miller
DartPoints Maps Regional Strategy for Edge Computing Growth
With a new capital partner and CEO, DartPoints says it is ready to move ahead with a deployment of a regional network of edge colocation centers, and may also seek to grow through acquisitions.
Rich Miller
IoT, Smart Cites Require ‘Intelligent Power’
In the new industry brief, "5G, Smart Cities, and Edge: The IOT in Our Lives," Server Technology discusses the IoT, its relationship to Smart Cities and 5G wireless, and how IoT, Smart Cities, and 5G will require remotely managed intelligent power to deliver on the promises of better information and control, resulting in improved lifestyles and greater efficiency.
Sarah Rubenoff
Microsoft Runs Azure Servers Using Hydrogen Fuel Cells as Diesel Alternative
Microsoft has successfully tested the use of hydrogen fuel cells to power its data center servers, a first step toward adopting new technologies to eliminate the use of diesel fuel in its emergency power systems
Rich Miller
Building the Data Center of the Future
Like most industries, the data center industry has evolved, especially in recent years. While basic data center design hasn’t changed much, some aspects of it have greatly improved. Alex Sharp, Global Head of Design and Construction at Iron Mountain, takes a look at data centers of the future.
Voices of the Industry
Switch Will Use Tesla Megapacks for Hyperscale Energy Storage
Switch will use new large-scale energy storage technology from Tesla to boost its use of solar energy for its data center campuses in Las Vegas and Reno. Each Tesla Megapack provides up to 3 megawatts of energy storage.
Rich Miller

Open the door to GROWTH in data center careers!

Certified Mission Critical Operator (CMCO)

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DCPRO Mission Critical Training

DCPRO is a wholly owned subsidiary of DatacenterDynamics, the industry's most influential media and events brand. DC Professional Ltd. was formed in 2011 to service the professional development needs of the rapidly evolving mission critical IT infrastructure industry. They have provided classroom training to more than 12,000 students around the world - in many languages - through its network of expert instructors, and has delivered more than 15,000 modules of online training.

Uptime Institute

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