In the People Behind the Profession series, Mission Critical aims to showcase the industry professionals that inform, advise and write hard-hitting industry features. Allison Boen has written An Immersion Cooling Epiphany, and has twice been selected for our Top 25 Women In Technology contest.

Keith Krach — who has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his work defending against Chinese "techno-authoritarianism" and leveraging the technological advantages of the U.S. to work toward a new form of diplomacy — tells quite a story in this episode of The Thought Cloud.

Steve Baret, head of strategy and partnerships at Eyrus, discusses key aspects of managing a diverse data center workforce.

Amy Al-Katib, the host of The Thought Cloud podcast, and Sean Farney, director of data center marketing for Kohler, talk about a recent hunting trip they took together and how unique networking events can contribute to the industry’s workforce development and diversity efforts.

Chris Downie, CEO of Flexential, discusses why highly personalized hybrid IT options can help businesses achieve the flexibility and agility they need.

In this episode, Sean Farney, director of data center marketing for Kohler, talks with Amy Al-Katib, editor-in-chief of Mission Critical.