Real Stories
Read featured stories, showing how people within the community are positively impacted by data centers.
Dynamic Career Opportunities in the Data Center Industry
Andrea Munoz with CyrusOne speaks to the dynamic career environment of data centers and the opportunities for growth within the industry.
Data Centers Support The Society We Live In
Karen Petersburg, with Digital Realty, discusses all the ways that data centers support today's society and how necessary they are for our daily activities.
Data Centers Support the Communities They're In
Amazon Web Services Shannon Kellogg speaks to how data centers have positive impacts in the communities they build in.
Data Centers Are Their Own Community
TJ Ciccone, with STACK Infrastructure, explains the wide variety of career opportunities within the data center industry.
Data Center Industry Opportunities
Deborah Castellanos, with Aligned, talks about her experience within the data center industry and why she loves working in it.
Start Your Career in the Data Center Industry
Troy Hill from Iron Mountain speaks to how and why starting a career in the data center industry.
Data Centers Are Needed in Today's Society
Sabey's Michael Whitlock speaks to the data needed in today's society and how data centers help keep up with that demand.
Loudoun County Data Centers Provide Substantial Benefits to the Community
Leesburg District Supervisor, Loudoun County, Kristen C. Umstattd, describes the ways that data centers in the community contribute revenue that helps build the communities they are in.
Data Centers Play an Active Role in Contributing to Their Communities
Amber Tillman with Google speaks to Google's active involvement in the communities they operate in, from grant programs to sustainability efforts, supporting these local areas.
Data Centers Are Community Partners
Ryan Dorsett, with Vantage Data Centers, speaks to how data centers extend their partnership to the communities their in and encourage being active in their neighborhood.
Prioritizing Sustainability in Our Communities
“The data center industry has had a significant impact on Schneider Electric’s business in Northern Virginia, as well as a positive impact on the community, where we have more than 400 employees living and working. Working for a company that provides energy management and automation to data centers, I’m especially proud of the work we do to promote sustainability, partnering with data center operators to help them meet their sustainability goals.”
– Debbie Dailey, Global Program Manager, Energy Management Research Center
Schneider Electric
Bringing Out-of-State Businesses and Their Investment to Our Communities
“We have a consistent and growing customer base tied to the success and growth of Loudoun County’s data center industry. While my company is not based in Loudoun County, over the past five years we have made countless trips to the County, patronizing local hotels, restaurants and other businesses during our stays and otherwise investing in the community. We would not be here if it weren’t for the onsite work we do with the county’s data centers.”
– Stefanie Crichton, Co-founder and Managing Partner
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