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Data centers are an increasingly important part of the technical ecosystem. The information running through these centers make it possible to access important documents and family photos from the devices in our pockets. Data centers are an important part doing business in the 21 st  Century.  And while these centers represent how we operate in the future, they still have some to the same challenges that have always plagued business; finding people to hire.   The difference wi

During the planning and construction of a data center, thousands of people are on the site getting the construction work done. But now that your center is getting ready to flip the on switch, owners are faced with questions of staffing.  Just as many data centers hire a management company to handle staffing and operations as take on the responsibility themselves. Regardless of who is running the center, managers need to determine staffing so that operations are run at an opti

Long before planning and construction has even started on a hyperscale date center, the owners should be thinking about how they are going to keep it efficiently operating. Because most new data centers are built to take on more than one client, owners have to determine whether to staff the center with direct employees, or hire a third-party company to run the data center. Sometimes there is a combination of the two, or even more than one third-party company tasked with diffe

This week, we talk about the need for a strong safety culture in operations and the construction of data centers.  You’ve probably heard about data centers and how they are the “next big thing.” The truth is that they already are a big thing. There are currently about 5,400 data centers in the U.S., with that number expected to double by 2030.  With that much activity surrounding data centers, it is important for managers and owners to develop a strong safety program that sta