It’s easy to recognize the physical changes within a data center and the evolution of client-driven demands: from yesterday’s enterprise solutions to today’s colocation models, to tomorrow’s edge computing and hybrid cloud solutions. Yet, as the physical infrastructure and complexities of managing data continue to evolve, the industry must also recognize the quantum leap needed for those managing these rapidly changing facilities: technical qualifications and skillsets must concurrently innovate and change to meet technology advancements and demands of end users. Through case studies and key insights, this discussion aims to compare the technical qualifications once needed to manage a data center to those needed for the data centers of today, and to project the skillsets and preparation crucial for the data centers of tomorrow.
Greg Young (bio)
Senior Managing Director
CBRE Data Center Solutions