Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone could provide me a datacenter financial model template or point to me where I can find one. Thank you!

A new data center is being built in my area. What type of job opportunities will be available?

Hey guys,

A Google recruiter called me and invited me to interview as a technician for one of their DC's in the midwest, and after a few phone calls I did three rounds of 45 minute interviews, and learned through that I was being interviewed for a level 2 position.

My recruiter reaches out after and says I was recommended to hire for level 1, which is great, but they don't have any L1 openings so I'm waiting. I know my interview is good for a year, what's the rest of the process look like for me?

He also said that he had some openings looking at the end of Q4 and the end of Q1 2025.

DCEO interviewing for CE. Any technical questions to expect different from EOT?

Hi everyone,

I have a 60-minute phone interview scheduled with Amazon Web Services (AWS) for the position of Data Center Electrical Field Engineer. I’m trying to prepare thoroughly and was hoping to get insights from others who have been through this process.

If you’ve interviewed for this or a similar role at AWS, could you share what to expect? Specifically:

• Technical Questions: What areas of electrical engineering or data center infrastructure are typically covered? For example, do they focus on topics like power distribution, redundancy systems, or fault analysis?
• Behavioral Questions: Are there certain Amazon Leadership Principles they emphasize for this role?
• Scenario-Based Questions: Should I prepare for problem-solving scenarios or case studies related to data centers or mission-critical facilities?
• Phone Interview Tips: Are there particular strategies or key points I should focus on during a phone interview with AWS?

Any tips or experiences would be incredibly helpful. Thank you so much for your time and assistance!

Does anyone of you working on the Client Side, Consultant or Technician is NICET Certified in Fire Alarm, Special Hazards or Sprinklers? Do you feel is an important certification for this sector?

I'm NICET II in Special Hazards and I have seen a growing tendency of installing water mist in Data Centers as a fire suppression system. That's why I think it could be seen as aomething useful.

Is any Fire Protection certification valuable in the Data Center sector?

Anyone here that works/have worked with dropbox as a Data Center Technician? Got myself an interview, and was wondering how their interview process is. For context, I have two years of experience being a data center tech. One for AWS and one year working for ZT Systems.

Hey all! Does anyone know of any sources/reports/studies that show what the electrical load profile is for a typical day and data center.

Is there a lot of variability depending on application? I am looking into AWS data centers if that helps.

Thanks!

Probably the first to say this, but a lot of the big tech hyperscalers have really dropped the ball with training on the FacOps side. Poaching talent from competitors and vendors isn’t enough.

To save face, a high percentage of new hires fake it until they make it. We have people who’ll come from backgrounds that aren’t role-adjacent, and they’ll bestow the title of ‘subject matter expert’ on these hires without training them. It’s as if they believe that people are doing something novel when they get here. This is why we should be crafting in-house precision maintenance programs in alignment with industry and OEM expertise.

I couldn’t fathom being given a fake title like ‘system owner’ and having nothing to show for it, so I wrote business justifications for trainings through Smart Buildings Academy, SPX Marley and Trane.

My recruiter reached out to me saying that I passed the interview for Data Center Technician L2 at Google, but positions are filled out across the US until February. I am not sure if that's just google’s way of dealing with rejection.

I have been unemployed for few months, while I am applying for more roles, how would should I approach this scenario? Thanks for your help

#googledatacenter

Hey ya'll,

Just wanted to see if anyone knows weather this should be cause for celebration or not. Went through panels, felt like I did 7 or 8/10 on two of them and 10/10 on the final interview and my recruiter has asked me to set some time up on their calendar.

At my current company we would reject via email, does google reject via phone call? TIA for the info!

We have a couple 32A 5-pin/phase outlets in our data center and we want to find some rack-mount vertical PDUs to connect to them, but we're having a hard time finding PDUs with 5-phase plugs. Is it unusual to have a PDU connect directly to 5-pin outlet?

Here's the kind of outlet we have available:

https://www.hornbach.de/p/cee-wandsteckdose-pce-32a-ip44-5-polig-rot/822946/?marketNo=512&wt_mc=de.paid.sea.google.alwayson_assortment.leu.pla.868483093.121852332386.&wt_cc1=868483093&wt_cc2=121852332386&wt_cc3=521832366646&wt_cc4=&wt_cc6=822946&wt_cc7=512&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiA6Ou5BhCrARIsAPoTxrDsvNs0pqd0XBlwLIittBhj1fozeFlY-mwexOHfPy12QB53Zvvz6x4aAmnDEALw_wcB

Just curious because I've seen some 24/7 places get tons because they're already a small staff to begin with and others that simply have less people on shift when someone takes PTO or is sick and nobody gets OT.

Hello,

Up front: Any criticisms or suggested changes for the ideas I have set up already? Any suggestions or advice for either the first call or subsequent interviews and what to expect and how best to be successful? Have I expressed anything below where I'm WAY off the mark?

After applying at entry-level Data Center positions for a few months while I study, network, and work on certifications, I finally got a follow-up. The outfit is US-based but has an international reach, and is pretty well-known. I have a phone call scheduled with a hiring manager for this coming week for only 30 minutes long. I'm a little excited because I really like the company's culture and I've been unemployed for a long time and am I really looking for a job to help me reboot my life right now.

Given my previous experience and the time allotment, I imagine this call is going to an explanation of the role to me, some questions about my resume and background, answering as to what I was doing during my unemployment gap (medical rehab after I got my Master's in my case), and determining if I'd be a good fit for the role.

The role itself is an entry-level Operations Associate role, so my goal is to convey that I have a rack at home I've worked on, that I'm comfortable with network concepts, computers, and hands-on work, that I love the idea of working near-to the machines and supporting infrastructure, and that I'm entirely open to working on HVAC, plumbing, ticketing systems, answering customer requests, and anything else that comes with the job. I brought all of this to the front by speaking with current employees, reviewing the job listing, and doing some general research.

Not sure if it's appropriate to speak on my home-grown experience with consumer-grade power distribution and UPS, network topology, and monitoring/maintaining maximum uptime.

I've also taken time to learn about the company's origins, review their site material, and try to get a good understanding of my potential role fits into the space and what growth potential and training expectations come with it.

I've been practicing some mock interviews, getting my personal summary and interests down to some very concise descriptions, and explaining what I was doing during my gap in employment. I'm pretty sure at this first-round call, I shouldn't be asking any super technical questions about the work itself, but perhaps some small, general questions: one to be sure of the location I'm being considered for, maybe another to ask a about relocation assistance programs, and if the call goes well and I'm given the greenlight for a later interview, a question about the dress code/expectations for that interview.

I figure I'll save questions about hearing protection, actual work uniform provided vs. expected given the company polos I've seen in their promotional videos, and whether or not a site is a colocation or not for a more technical interview with a potential team lead / supervisor.

Thank you all. Trying to set up as best I can. I know a job like this is small for a lot of people, but it would be life-changing for me so I'm giving it my best effort.

Been offered two data center jobs with two different shifts.

One is in Vienna with 10/4 and the other is in the Netherlands with 17/4.

Has anyone experience doing these shift patterns and if so could you explain to me what it’s like?

My main worry is the first role I was offered I mentioned to the second recruiter and they said in the 17/4 in the Netherlands the contractor will for sure have me working overtime (expectation is reflected in my salary for overtime here and there”. They said they wouldn’t do that in Vienna on the 10/4 rotation.

But what’s it really like? They both said Sundays are off and I will probably work half days Saturday. Is the Sunday considered 1 of the days in the rotation or do they not count it?

I’m based in Ireland myself so even better if you have done it from Ireland.

I was just wondering how common is it for a colo customer to take off the front door of a rack they rent. They say it’s so they have more clearance to get the sever rails out. But I mean the doors can still swing good 90 degrees and the server lift can still get in there it’s just a little tight. The more pressing issue is we keep finding blood on the door from them lifting the door with no gloves on.

This is weird right? Because if this is something that’s done anywhere else surely there’s a better way to do it and having to clean up is starting to take up far too much time.

I am under graduate in ece , with no experience , I am thinking into getting into data centre job, Where to start , what should I learn ,some say do Cisco or compit certifications. Any suggestions where start or a road map

So for context, I'm writing this at 9:34 pm CST on the night Netflix is hosting the Mike Tyson vs Jake Paul boxing match, and Netflix is down for thousands. Netflix's response so far seems to be saying "It's on your end." Doesn't seem very likely to me, but I'd like to hear other folks' thoughts."

What are comp packages like across various DC’s in the DMV?

I’m aiming to be at 47.50 after year end review, but we had a couple people leave recently for other DC’s for more pay.

What are comp packages like in this area for Ops work? I’m aiming to try and be a lead within a year as well.

Currently at a mid size COLO, but curious what else is out there now that I’m actually in the field

Just like the title says I have an interview coming for changing teams next week. I’m wanting to learn more about networking not just on data centers so will this transition help me learn more about how networks work? Would I be able to use that skill outside of data centers? I plan on doing cyber security in the future and was wondering if Deploy would help me learn more about network configuration. Thanks you!

I have experience working in data centres for 2years. 6months actually working with a client servicing for Microsoft.

Wondering what kind of questions do they ask in Microsoft datacenter interview. What kind of scenarios based questions do they ask.

Should I expect the questions to be very technical? Anyone with experience please shed some light. Any ideas and help on interview questions will be very much appreciated.

For anyone involved in the construction phase of DC’s, how are people channeling the liquid to the racks?

I.E are DC’s moving back towards raised access flooring / are structural ceilings going to be able the support the additional load of the liquid?

Also curious if traditional hot aisle containment will still be a thing, using both liquid and air cooling for the racks or just liquid by itself.

Appreciate that there’s different kinds of liquid cooling that might affect the above infrastructure. I guess I’m trying to understand how the market is from your stance. Talking to some industry friends their take it that no really knows yet, and it’s all a bit up in the air at the moment.

Thanks

Guys, I want to expand my knowledge in the DC field we have this 5S project coming up and this is something that is valued by my company (Management).

So my question is how important is 5S in other big tech companies (Google, Microsoft, and the rest) I am thinking of how this will help me in my next job.

Please let me know how important is 5S in your company.

Thank you all.

For cross connects from providers, do y'all purchase pre-terminated for the distance or do you have a spool and terminate in-house? We've been buying pre-terminated for years and I figure a 1k ft spool + tools + training time would be less in the long run.

Obviously short patches and whatnot are a whole lot easier to buy in bulk, just curious about 200+ ft.

Just wanted to get an opinion from experts in the field if you know of Vantage Data Centres? They seem to be the up and coming DC provider and looks poised to become the next Equinix/DRI. Any thoughts and feedback on their business and growth potential will be greatly appreciated.