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

by Carrie Goetz

Here is your golden opportunity! The mission critical industry—also known as the data center industry—is in desperate need of people with critical skills. Discover the possibilities available in this industry, including the jobs available and how everything ties together. Available in color (recommended) or black and white.

This book answers the who, what, where, when, why, and how of data centers in an easily digestible format, has opportunities in this industry (way more than you think)What is a data center, and how does the ecosystem workWhere do we find out about scholarships, trade support, veterans' resources, and women's resourcesWhen in my career can I start ( jobs for non-degreed and degreed professions)Why is this industry important, and why should you consider joining the ranksHow do I jumpstart my knowledge and see not if but WHERE I fit in at my desired career levelThis 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.

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.

New to the industry or thinking about joining? 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.

Reasons to pursue a career in the mission critical industry starting salary of over $100,000Your college debt paidJobs available everywhere, with or without degreesAlso included are these additional sections to help you invest in your resourcesVeteran resourcesOngoing networkingOver two years of podcasts from people in the industryBuy this book today and jumpstart your career in data centers!

212 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 22, 2022

About the author

Carrie Goetz, Principal/CTO, StrategITcom, and Amazon best-selling author of “Jumpstart Your Career in Data Centers Featuring Careers for Women, Trades, and Vets in Tech and Data Centers,” personifies over 40 years of global experience designing, running, and auditing, data centers, IT departments, and intelligent buildings.

Amongst her accolades:
• 2023 Inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award AFCOM/Data Center World
• 2023 BICSI ICT Woman of the Year
• 2022 and 2023 Top 25 Women in Technology by Mission Critical
• 30 Top Most Influential Women in Tech 2021 by CIO Outlook
• Top 10 Most Influential Women in Technology 2020 by Analytics Insight
• Network Computing Inspiration Award finalist 2020
• IMason’s IM100
• 2020 Comptia Women in Leadership Spotlight Finalist.

Carrie is a fractional CTO for multiple companies. She is an international keynote speaker published in 69 countries in over 250 publications. She holds an honorary doctorate in Mission Critical Operations, RCDD/NTS, PSP, CNID, CDCP, CSM-Agile, and AWS CCP and is a Master Infrastructure Mason with 40+ certifications throughout her career. She served on the WIMCO national education committee and is a long-time participant in the 7x24 Exchange, AFCOM and Data Center Institute board of advisors, Mission Critical Advisory Board, Women in Data Centers, CNet Technical Curriculum Advisory Board, NEDAS Advisory Board, a member of BICSI, Women in BICSI, and an Education committee member. A member of Women Leading Technology Sorority. She champions STEM education through outreach projects and her podcast series. She holds two patents.