TECHNOLOGY
ON AIR
“ If we are not open , don ' t start talking to people and don ' t start sharing our stories , the sector is going to stagnate ”
ANDY DAVIS HOST , INSIDE DATA CENTRE PODCAST
The data centre industry itself has grown faster than the talent pool , meaning there aren ’ t enough people , so we have to be more open to new things . Whether that ' s allowing different skill sets to come into the sector or looking to different demographics and different geographies for talent .”
Interestingly , this improved communication and cross-industry transparency is also key , Davis believes , in tackling data centres ’ other biggest challenge : sustainability .
“ For the challenges around sustainability and power , it all comes back to collaboration . Before , everything was a secret . You ' d never see a data centre organisation working with another one , it just didn ' t happen ,” says Davis .
“ Whereas now , there ' s a lot of great programmes globally , with organisations working together to try and solve a specific problem . What I see most , relating it back to the podcast , is that , now these conversations are happening , everyone is happy to share what they ' re doing .” datacentremagazine . com 133