February 01, 2025

The Chris Voss Show Podcast – Jumpstart Your Career in Data Centers: Featuring Careers for Women, Trades, and Vets in Tech and Data Centers by Carrie Goetz

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Jumpstart Your Career in Data Centers: Featuring Careers for Women, Trades, and Vets in Tech and Data Centers by Carrie Goetz

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Carriegoetz.com

Here is your golden opportunity!

What is a data center? How do they work? The mission-critical industry—also known as the data center industry—is in desperate need of people with critical skills. In fact, there are over 300,000 open jobs right now! This book answers the who, what, where, when, why, and how of data centers in an easily digestible format, explaining:

Who has opportunities in this industry (way more than you think)

What is a data center, and how does the ecosystem work

Where do we find out about scholarships, trade support, veterans' resources, and women's resources

When in my career can I start (hint: jobs for non-degreed and degreed professions)

Why is this industry important, and why should you consider joining the ranks

How do I jumpstart my knowledge and see not if but WHERE I fit in at my desired career level

This first-of-its-kind, peer-reviewed book bridges the gap between IT and facilities. It takes a holistic approach to explaining mission-critical data centers, from site selection to the cloud and all things between. Whether your site is hyperscale, colo, cloud, or an on-premises data center, this book covers everything you need to know to find these highly sought-after and lucrative careers. This book showcases over 200 jobs for technical and non-technical seekers, skilled trades, and degreed professionals.

Here is what you need to know about topics such as power, sustainability, cooling, site selection, physical security, construction, design considerations, networking, servers, storage, cybersecurity, whitespace management, types of data centers, operations, and the myriad of ways to earn a great living with opportunities for growth.

This book will give you the basics to get jumpstarted with a good overall understanding of the pieces, parts, and smarts and how they work together to keep our digital infrastructure working.

The data center industry is actively hiring at all skill levels. There are jobs for almost everyone, regardless of your degree.

Learn ways to engage and be supported in the industry after you buy the book. (As a bonus, this book also provides a reference for educators.)

Reasons to pursue a career in the mission critical industry are:

Potential starting salary of over $100,000

Your college debt paid

Jobs available everywhere, with or without degrees

Also included are these additional sections to help you invest in your journey:

Scholarships

Certifications

Trades

Women's resources

Veteran resources

Buy this book today and jumpstart your career in data centers!About the author

Carrie Goetz, Principal/CTO, StrategITcom, personifies over 40 years of global experience designing, running, and auditing, data centers and IT departments. She is an international keynote speaker and is globally published in 69 countries in over 250 publications.

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