Craig Shaneck
SVP Business Development,
Commercial Growth
Smoothstack
Moderator
Data Center Careers: Training The Technicians Who Power America
This webinar, in partnership with NIICA.org, will explore:
- How Smoothstack’s approach to workforce development creates exceptionally qualified workers,
- Why upskilling is essential, and,
- How the data center industry presents major career opportunities for the next decade.
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2024 is shaping up to be a landmark year for data center and infrastructure development, fueled by the rising demand for generative AI.
Large providers like AWS, Google, and Microsoft are rapidly building new infrastructure, with data center construction expected to increase sixfold in the next three years. According to industry reports, the total number of data centers will rise by 57%, with the average organization operating 22 centers, up from 14 today. This rapid expansion is driving a significant skills gap in the availability of tech talent needed to operate these data centers.
Smoothstack’s hire-train-deploy model offers a game-changing approach, delivering a custom-trained workforce in just 8 weeks, ready to meet industry demands.
In this one hour panel discussion, you’ll learn:
Who are the next generation of data center professionals?
What do they do for work now, before you find them?
How can employers find these people?
What skills do these future L1 Techs currently have?
Why would they want to start a career with a high-tech Data Center company?
What are the long-term career and income opportunities in this industry?
Meet the Panelists
Aaron Ritchie
SVP, Business Development & Strategic Partnerships,
Commercial Growth
Smoothstack
Panelist
Jack Bidlack
Director of Strategic Initiatives, Regional Center for Workforce Education and Training (WRC)
Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA)
Panelist
Robert Weinman
Director,
Workforce Innovation
National Institute for Industry and Career Advancement (NIICA)
Panelist
“In our world of unceasing connectivity, the reliance on data center operations is skyrocketing, magnifying the indispensability of the resources they provide every moment.”
– Bill Kleyman, the program chair of Data Center World
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