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Addressing the diversity imbalance is critical for the sector’s future

Joyda Bianco, CFO of Hyperview, explains that the data centre industry is at a crossroads - facing both a growing talent shortage and a critical need for more diverse leadership – sharing her perspective on why attracting more women to the field is key to solving the industry’s workforce challenges. Joyda shares her thoughts as to how companies can foster inclusive workplaces that support women’s career progression - like Hyperview’s parental leave program – making the point that diverse teams don’t just improve equity; they drive innovation and business success.

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BCS recruits a competitive edge - Part 2

Egli Kaja, Project Manager, BCS, describes his journey from professional footballer to data centre project management, as part of BCS’s Athlete Career Transition Programme, designed to address the data centre industry’s skills shortage by helping ex-professional sports people to find a new career in the digital infrastructure sector.

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Stellium Datacenters showcases immersion cooling OPC proof of concept

Ed Bissell, Sales & Marketing Director, Stellium Datacenters, discusses an Open Compute Project (OCP) Proof of Concept at its HPC hyperscale data centre near Newcastle. This follows the integration phase of an immersion cooling system into Stellium’s OCP-Ready certified infrastructure in collaboration with Submer and its partners. Based on OCP design and engineering protocols, Submer’s installation is thought to be the first ORv3 showcase deployed in Europe, a specification within the broader OCP concept that focuses on rack design and power supply regulation.

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Taking the heat out of the liquid cooling debate

Adam Raymond, Sales Manager UK & Ireland at SWEP International, discusses the increasing pressures on data centre cooling thanks to the AI explosion, explaining how liquid cooling solutions - rear door heat exchangers, direct to chip and immersion technologies - will play an increasingly important role in a likely hybrid cooling future. Adam also explains the role that SWEP’s heat transfer expertise and Brazed Plate Heat Exchanger (BPHE) technology have to play in this rapidly evolving data centre landscape - where the heat recovery possibilities are also being explored.

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Providing a private solution to a public cloud ‘problem’

Mike Hoy, CTO, Pulsant, outlines some of the end user uncertainties related to cloud - discussing network connectivity, data sovereignty and data migration concerns. With AI set to ask further cloud questions, Mike explains how Pulsant’s recently launched Pulsant Private Cloud solution could just be the answer for many UK-based organisations, as well as how the planned acquisition of two further UK data centres enhances the company’s platformEDGE strategy.

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BCS recruits a competitive edge

Chris Coward, Director of Project Management and Anna Rantala, Marketing Manager – both at BCS - talk through the company’s recently launched Athlete Career Transition Programme, designed to address the data centre industry’s skills shortage by helping ex-professional sports people to find a new career in the digital infrastructure sector. Chris runs the programme and Anna is one of its several success stories to date, bringing many transferable skills to BCS.

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