{"id":26150,"date":"2026-03-10T14:55:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onnecgroup.com\/?p=26150"},"modified":"2026-03-10T17:05:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T17:05:13","slug":"from-cables-to-the-c-suite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onnecgroup.com\/en-US\/2026\/03\/10\/from-cables-to-the-c-suite\/","title":{"rendered":"From Cables to the C-Suite: Building the Talent Pipeline for the Data Centre Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:341px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-25922 size-full lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.onnecgroup.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/UK-DATA-CENTRE.jpeg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onnecgroup.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/UK-DATA-CENTRE.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/www.onnecgroup.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/UK-DATA-CENTRE-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.onnecgroup.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/UK-DATA-CENTRE-768x512.jpeg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/640;\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-smalt-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-sky-blue-color has-text-color advgb-dyn-c077cd4d\" id=\"h-from-cables-to-the-c-suite-building-the-talent-pipeline-for-the-data-centre-industry\"><strong>From Cables to the C-Suite: Building the Talent Pipeline for the Data Centre Industry<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-891fdbdb0c0aab8786b5585e29c28b4c\">At Data Centre World London this year, one theme was clear: the data centre industry is showing no signs of slowing down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e92e5e9b3642923abc78e93075169013\">As demand for digital infrastructure continues to accelerate, driven by AI, cloud adoption and global connectivity, attention is increasingly turning to a critical question: who will deliver the data centres of the future?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-67983b9f9434f4a1748f6fa7eb18489b\">Against this backdrop, Onnec\u2019s UK Managing Director Claire Keelan joined Joyce Wady, Head of Communications at Digital Infrastructure Ireland, for a conversation exploring how the industry can build the talent pipeline it needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c62e8a05681ca38baa87884548c85052\">Taking place on 4 March, just ahead of International Women\u2019s Day, the session \u2018From Cables to the C-Suite\u2019 looked at how the sector can attract new talent and broaden participation across the workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-eb7046b99194130b109609ce7b0e1bc7\">Together, Claire and Joyce explored the challenge through three key lenses: visibility, proximity and adaptability.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.onnecgroup.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/New-starter-post-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26004 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onnecgroup.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/New-starter-post-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.onnecgroup.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/New-starter-post-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onnecgroup.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/New-starter-post-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.onnecgroup.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/New-starter-post-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onnecgroup.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/New-starter-post.jpg 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.onnecgroup.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/New-starter-post-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26005 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onnecgroup.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/New-starter-post-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.onnecgroup.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/New-starter-post-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onnecgroup.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/New-starter-post-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.onnecgroup.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/New-starter-post-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onnecgroup.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/01\/New-starter-post-1.jpg 1080w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-smalt-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ce63af74536ae05e0125b070fd3400a0\" id=\"h-1-visibility-making-the-industry-visible-to-the-next-generation\">1. Visibility: Making the industry visible to the next generation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f4ff09f4c30861421ab5c474a734ca67\">Despite being the backbone of the digital economy, the data centre industry still lacks visibility among many people entering the workforce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9baf2eca0d447cb6666e3e717fa75e46\">Joyce highlighted a striking insight from her work interviewing women across the sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-92d0395c764ad32cffc738422ebfa82e\"><strong>\u201cI can tell you right now, 99.9% of us have stumbled into the industry. Very few people I\u2019ve talked to made a deliberate choice to come into it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2f6cc0822a1a268958036be44fc22899\">This lack of awareness presents a real challenge as demand for talent grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2293057cdd6318d329c68db9200aee52\">Claire pointed to the scale of the opportunity \u2014 and the gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-85ca0ca33b025ca0de7214ec322327bc\">\u201c<strong>When we look at the makeup of any population, 50% is female, yet only around 8% of the female population work in the data centre sector.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e976c65f329f815ae65c83a4af6b11a5\">If the industry continues relying primarily on people already working within it, growth will inevitably face constraints. The solution, Claire argued, requires stronger collaboration between industry, education, and government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-25349083a32a20006d5581979e51049e\"><strong>\u201cThe countries that are most prepared are working in tight collaboration with government, enterprise and technical colleges. That pipeline of skills is absolutely fundamental.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e1b0ac29f8534a413f98c63a2798e9db\">But awareness also starts earlier. Research cited during the session showed that even digitally native generations don\u2019t always connect the devices they use every day with the infrastructure behind them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5c6051cd8856ef29c040204520d111ab\">Joyce explained: <strong>\u201cOne of the surprising findings from a recent study was that 18- to 24-year-olds were the least likely group to connect what they do on their phone with the data centre infrastructure required to run it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9d86710982883777e6de3556556212b3\">Closing that awareness gap is essential to building the next generation of digital infrastructure professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-smalt-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-74870e8ca89261c628a2748cf03a562d\" id=\"h-2-proximity-the-power-of-everyday-conversations\">2. Proximity: The power of everyday conversations<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0a7b5a60b1bc9ae0aad2d05ec5df45e6\">If visibility is about awareness, proximity is about connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-da10d857ca14e30ad76e72c866eb131c\">Claire shared a personal example of how exposure at a young age influenced her own career direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c7d6c7fc050ffb6624ec2d1e0ea7ab41\">\u201c<strong>I remember being nine years old and hearing about someone studying civil engineering. I knew nothing about it, but hearing that conversation sparked my interest and steered me in that direction.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-930d7707497f86b9d9b3686431223c74\">Small moments like this can have a lasting impact. Often, careers are shaped not by formal recruitment campaigns, but by conversations with people already in the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bc11f2bdac26ec8c25f4f9288d597255\">Joyce reinforced this point with a simple story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c325d0247c33eee532e5725c01f94e7b\"><strong>\u201cI had a conversation with my neighbour who was considering a career change. I sent her a few episodes of the Critical Careers podcast \u2014 and now she\u2019s working in the industry.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-12bae5a7974d97bca8727b1abfd2390c\">For both speakers, this highlights the role everyone plays in promoting the sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9c16d5ef79cd7c0baf1db36a1bac799d\">\u201c<strong>Everyone here has sisters, brothers, neighbours, people in their communities,\u201d<\/strong> Claire adds. <strong>\u201cHow are we communicating what we do and encouraging others to explore the pathway into this sector?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b2c1494d54e58063062aa6bac0d17e93\">The industry is also far broader than many realise. Joyce noted that digital infrastructure requires a wide range of skills beyond engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3832d3525cf37dcf5aceb519e21eb805\"><strong>\u201cWe need marketing specialists, sales professionals, human resources, legal, real estate \u2014 there are so many different roles that make this industry work.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-813f1aa06b5ca833d800b252f7fea6be\">For people considering a career shift, the data centre ecosystem offers diverse entry points and strong opportunities for growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-smalt-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6af6a5b6fbe1a87fae3dda58626ab96b\" id=\"h-3-adaptability-rethinking-how-the-industry-works\">3. Adaptability: Rethinking how the industry works<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1d1b1e09fd5f8c723fd363f380b1efb5\">The final lens explored during the session was adaptability: how organisations structure work to attract and retain talent, which Claire believes this is an area where the sector still has work to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9db8a694df47882c468babd19543a305\"><strong>\u201cWe keep thinking about the traditional ways of working \u2014 five days a week, fixed hours \u2014 but we\u2019re not changing the model enough.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-920e7b613864a7eb11044b5b352f795f\">Greater flexibility could unlock an underutilised talent pool, particularly highly qualified professionals who step away from the workforce at certain life stages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-56b0e3b8292b2ba43bb591ee826f281f\"><strong>\u201cThere are extraordinary people with incredible qualifications who have stepped out of the workforce for family or life reasons. How do we create models that bring them back?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7647fad48a9fa438049268a1f5b1236f\">Joyce echoed this point, encouraging organisations to think more creatively about workplace solutions. She shared an example from a conversation about childcare solutions near operational sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-36c235403f0ea7f9eb2fad442627be3a\"><strong>\u201cIt was an out-of-the-box idea \u2014 a cr\u00e8che at a data centre \u2014 and the room went silent. But it shows that we need to think differently about common problems.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ce1d4aef27deb3103cceca5d01eed382\">Flexibility benefits more than just one demographic. Creating environments that allow careers to ebb and flow across different life stages can strengthen organisations overall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a74f6e2405233e9d7a93c36b32f62683\"><strong>\u201cIf we build workplaces that allow people to step forward at times and step back at others, that ultimately benefits everyone,\u201d <\/strong>Joyce added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-smalt-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-85c1e6274292ce22206150472e7fe371\" id=\"h-everyone-has-a-role-to-play\">Everyone has a role to play<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d4e7b0edc07e008cdce14ab9f46fddea\">As the session concluded, Claire and Joyce returned to a shared message: building the future workforce of digital infrastructure is a collective responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-780c7fbae52893fee72c56ecdbf3bed8\"><strong>\u201cEveryone sitting here has a role to play in how we promote the industry,<\/strong>\u201d Claire said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4a8118d06b0824c2515a2ddbcdce505a\">With many experienced professionals expected to retire over the next decade, attracting new talent is not just an opportunity \u2014 it\u2019s essential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-91de52b45ccadd91c8681a3fa5dc2dba\">Joyce summed it up simply:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-midnight-express-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-dd9b2da495549802177bff014a974fc4\">\u201c<strong>We\u2019re all here today because we found something in this industry. The more we spread the word and encourage others to join, the stronger the future of the sector will be.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:81px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-ash-grey-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center advgb-dyn-2b6f9d5f\" id=\"h-learn-more\">learn more<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"c-post-builder-block blog\">\n\n\t\n\t\t<div class=\"c-post-builder-block__items\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"c-post-builder-block__item\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<article id=\"post-26035\" class=\"teaser teaser--type-blog teaser--has-thumbnail\">\n\n\t\t\t<a class=\"teaser__inner\" href=\"https:\/\/www.onnecgroup.com\/en-US\/2026\/02\/10\/building-the-future-of-network-infrastructure-meet-our-apprentices\/\" title=\"Building the Future of Network Infrastructure: Meet Our Apprentices\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"370\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.onnecgroup.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wordpress-logos-76.png\" class=\"teaser__image-img wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"National Apprenticeship Week\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onnecgroup.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wordpress-logos-76.png 550w, https:\/\/www.onnecgroup.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wordpress-logos-76-300x202.png 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 550px; 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