INDUSTRY INTELLIGENCE POWERED BY THE DCA
• • Contract management
• • Bureau services
• • Power purchase agreements
• • Energy consultancy (CCA, CRC,
EUETS, CDP)
• • Renewable energy services
business community as part of a STEM
ambassador programme. The aim
is to build a network of DCA STEM
ambassadors willing to invest time in
visiting local schools and UTCs to promote
the sector and highlight the many career
opportunities it offers.
Standards support
The DCA Knowledge Hub also contains
a wide range of helpful reference
information and links relating to standards
adoption. As a Trade Association
Registered User, you have access to DCA
approved independent industry experts
who can work with you to fully understand
the standards landscape and advise you
on which standards should be adopted to
best suit your business objectives.
Professional development support
The skills gap issue remains a hot topic
among business leaders, educators and
politicians and the data centre sector is
no exception. Rapid growth in the use of
digital services has left the data centre
sector and business struggling to keep
up with demand and although there is no
doubt that we need to attract new talent
to our sector, we should also look to invest
in the talent we already have in-house.
The DCA Trade Association actively
collaborates with its members and
In addition, the DCA works closely with
members who specialise in professional
development training courses. A wide
range of courses are available throughout
the year, Registered Users can access
more details through the DCA members
Portal https://dca-global.org/data-centre-
training-courses
Legal support
The DCA recognises the very complex
legal challenges facing both data
centre owners and the service provider
community, all of who require a very
distinct blend of specialist legal advice,
and provides access to specialist
legal support.
The DCA is here to support you when
it comes to legal advice or guidance.
From T&Cs and SLAs, to mergers and
acquisition our experienced legal
partners are at your disposal to provide
expert commercial and legal advice
throughout the lifecycle of your data
centre project.
Investment support
If you are seeking capital to expand your
business or investment to enable you
to grow, one of the most challenging
parts can be engaging and talking to the
investor community.
Most venture capitalists and angel
investors receive dozens of pitches every
day and simply don’t have time to meet
with everyone. It’s not uncommon to
In the next edition of IDC I will be exploring the opportunities
which can be realised by becoming a full Corporate or
International DCA partner, so if you are an existing supplier of
products and services in the data centre sector or would like
to discuss setting up a collaborative partnership with the Data
Centre Trade Association then please get in touch.
speak with 50+ investors before securing
the funding you need unless you know
who to talk to.
To assist members to navigate their
way through this minefield the DCA has
identified potential investment firms
you may wish to approach. Most of
these firms have already successfully
made investments in the data centre
sector, understand the vital role they
play and recognise the potential in this
growing market.
In summary – if you are a business
who operates their own data centre or
server room then joining the DCA as a
Registered User will enable you to stay
informed and one step ahead of the
game on your own terms; to subscribe
for free simply visit https://dca-global.
org/registered-user-status. ◊
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