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By implementing wide-ranging EDI initiatives , data centres can be corporate leaders as well as providers of the infrastructure that enterprises and society require for ongoing operation .
Institute reported that as data centre capacity is expanded , the availability and potential lack of specialist staff will be an issue of concern for the future .
This concern certainly harkens attention to the EDI imperatives noted above .
discrimination based on gender and other characteristics that limit opportunity persist , despite the best intentions . It continues for many reasons , including unconscious bias on full display in the still mostly white , mostly male , mostly older data centre boardroom .
In her recent whitepaper , What good looks like : Reimagining EDI in the Digital Infrastructure Sector , Portman Associate and University of Nottingham Associate Professor and Head of International MBA Programs , Dr Terri Simpkin , summarised that ‘ rewards from diversity can only be securing growth and future success . In addition , by implementing wide-ranging EDI initiatives , data centres can be corporate leaders as well as providers of the infrastructure that enterprises and society require for ongoing operation .
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In the well-read recent report , The people challenge : Global data center staffing forecast 2021 – 2025 , Uptime
Additionally , as I wrote about in a recent article for Digital InfraNetwork , sustainability is a substantial concern and passionate cause of the GenZ workforce , which now comprises 40 % of the working and consumer population . GenZ demands that the businesses they work for embrace solutions to the issues they care about .
A top requirement for younger workers is to be employed in industries and
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derived from a workforce that is both diverse and inclusive ’. Simpkin goes on to state that the digital infrastructure sector as a whole must implement ‘ structural , processual , behavioural and cultural change to mitigate profound emerging issues such as an ageing workforce , lack of employer brand and labour churn ’.
The sector must broaden its workforce and expand the pipeline of talent . The benefits of a broader workforce , and ultimately , a more diverse leadership pool are great – enhanced reputation , a stronger brand and the prestige of being a desirable industry will attract the best and brightest from all walks of life ,
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