First grads emerge from Microsoft's Aussie data centre academy

In the Spotlight... AVK Video Interview

In the latest episode of our sponsored series In the Spotlight, Jordan O’Brien, Managing Editor of Electrical Review and Data Centre Review, is joined by Lynsey Partlow, Service Director at AVK-SEG UK. During this 10-minute video interview, we discover the steps AVK is taking to address the skills shortage that is plaguing the data centre industry. While acknowledging that it’ll ‘take a village’ to ensure the industry has enough skills to meet f…

First grads emerge from Microsoft's Aussie data centre academy

The first wave of "next gen" tech talent for data centre infrastructure has emerged from the DataCentre Academy at TAFE NSW Meadowbank, designed to meet the growing demand for a skilled workforce in cloud computing and artificial intelligence.Twenty-two students trained in data centre and critical environment skills graduated from two short intensive courses that were co-designed by TAFE NSW and Microsoft to fast-track students into roles such a…