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The Race to Innovate With Scarce Resources
Best practices to optimize operations in the modern data center
By Matt Powers | August 1, 2023
Read Time: 4 Minutes
As demands for cloud computing increase and revolutionary apps like ChatGPT gain momentum and showcase the power of AI, CIOs face increased pressure to innovate at breakneck speed just to keep pace with competitors.
The computing power and human effort needed to quickly develop and deliver new applications is enormous and while there is no slowdown in data center development to support this influx of innovation, more than 150,000 workers, nearly 130,000 workers in US-based tech companies have been laid off, leaving a gaping hole in the workforce. No one is feeling the crunch more than those responsible for running efficient and productive data centers.
This article was originally published in August 2023 by DCD. Reprinted with permission of the publisher.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Matt Powers
Vice President - Global Technology & Support Services (TSS)
Matt Powers was named Wesco’s VP of Global Technology & Support Services in 2020. He leads a technology team of global engineers who partner with international teams specializing in supporting complex customer applications. Previously, Powers held the role of VP of Global Marketing Technology..