TECHNOLOGY
“ Nobody knew we existed ; no one outside the industry even knew what a data centre was . So I wanted to be part of the process of making the sector more visible to everybody ”
ANDY DAVIS HOST , INSIDE DATA CENTRE PODCAST
How did the podcast begin ? As with many great things , the Inside Data Podcast launched its first episode in July 2020 , during the UK ’ s COVID-19 lockdown .
“ It was at a time where there wasn ' t a lot going on in the world , to be totally honest . And , although the data centre sector was very buoyant during lockdown , it experienced , like everybody , that first three to four-month period where nobody really knew what was happening .
Everything stopped , people were taking stock and didn ' t really know what to do ,” Davis explained .
In particular , Davis says that the matter of whether or not to continue recruiting was left with a big question mark , during these first few months . As the Director of the data centre recruitment company DataX Connect , Davis saw this as the perfect moment to launch this long-awaited plan .
“ The plan was to record five episodes . So , I reached out to five people that I knew in the sector and asked if they would be interested . Everyone said they ’ d love to do it , then it snowballed from there .”
Shedding light on the workings of a secretive sector Data centres – even for those within the industry – have long held a reputation for
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