Paul Haley - Spark New Zealand: The skills shortage storm cloud looms..

In this episode I am joined by Paul Haley, Chapter Lead - Critical Environments Operations at Spark in Auckland, New Zealand. We discuss Paul's career in the data centre sector and his recent article about the ongoing talent challenge.Paul has been working in the data centre sector for a number of years and he has great exposure to the operational aspect of the sector. We discuss how he started in the industry, how his role differs depending on the facility,  and how his career has developed.We then discuss Paul's article - 'The Skills shortage storm cloud looms'. We cover a number of topics discussed in the article;  including the exposure of the sector, retention, how to attract new talent to the sector, and the importance of diversity.We also touch on the New Zealand data centre market and how they are entering a period of significant growth.Paul is passionate about the sector and attracting new talent to join us in the world of data centres. The Inside Data Centre Podcast is recorded in partnership with DataX Connect, a specialist data centre recruitment company based in the UK. They operate on a global scale to place passionate individuals at the heart of leading data centre companies. To learn more about Andy Davis and the rest of the DataX team, click here: DataX Connect

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My name is Andy Davis and I am the host of the Inside Data Centre Podcast. On this podcast I will interview the people working in the data centre sector across the globe and tell their stories.. How did they first enter the sector? How have they developed their career? What are the challenges faced by the industry as it rapidly expands? What advice can they give others looking to work in the sector? If you work in the data centre sector, or you want to work in the sector, then this is the podcast for you.