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  • Showcase Stage - Connect Show Floor | Mezzanine Level
  • Management & Operations
  • Open Session
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Speakers

Elisa Palmioli

Senior Conference Producer, DCD

Mike Parks

CEO, MCIM

Stuart Chambers

Stuart Chambers

VP of AI/HPC Strategy, MCIM

According to Uptime Institute's 2026 global data center survey, more than half of data center operators now report difficulty finding qualified candidates. As teams become more varied in experience and infrastructure continues to evolve, modern data centers have reached a level of complexity where no individual can reasonably retain the full context behind every asset, procedure, incident, and operational decision. That reality is changing what organizations need from their operating model.

This session explores why AI-powered operational context is becoming the foundation for workforce readiness and how it gives technicians immediate access to the knowledge behind previous decisions, helping organizations navigate an increasingly experienced-constrained workforce.