A frank approach to addressing the talent shortage

from Data Centre Magazine - February 2023

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It may be a new year, but the skills gap is still just as far from being bridged. So, as we search for solutions, experts suggest that it’s time for outside-of-the-box thinking

The findings of a recent Equinix report revealed that 62% of global IT decision-makers view a shortage of personnel with IT skills as one of the main threats to their business.

In this month’s issue, I speak to Andy Davis – host of the ‘Inside Data Centre Podcast’ – about the need for greater transparency within our industry.

He outlined how, by building a more collaborative culture within the data centre industry, we will be able to draw more talent to it. In fact, he asserts, the level of secrecy that the industry has usually held is largely to blame for the current situation.

“The main reason I started the podcast was because I've always been quite vocal about the sector being very secretive,” Davis explains.

“That was one of the objectives: to try and demystify the sector a little bit, and to attract more people to the industry, because I'm a big believer that if people don't know it exists, they're never going to come to us. And we were our own worst enemy by being so secretive.”

It’s certainly an interesting approach to tackling the talent shortage, and one which I was excited to delve into deeper in this issue.

JOSEPHINE WALBANK

josephine.walbank@bizclikmedia.com