In its recent study, Datacenter Dynamics found that 60% of data center operators are concerned about an industry-wide skills shortage. As with most things in life, there are two ways that we can look at this situation:
I fall into the latter camp, and I see this as a positive milestone and a sign that our industry has reached a key moment in our history. This need for workers with more data center centric skill sets is a reflection of the fact that the planning, designing, building, and operating facilities has become a discipline unto itself.