Successful engineering is about understanding how things break or fail : Happy Engineer's Day

Manoj Paul, Managing Director, Equinix India

“It’s Engineers Day, which makes it the perfect time to celebrate all the Equinix data center Operations workers across the globe who demonstrate their commitment to ensuring all systems are up and running 24/7, whatever the circumstances. Before and during the dark days of the pandemic, they showed up on-site day-after-day in each of Equinix’s International Business ExchangeTM (IBX®) data centers to manage, maintain and update data center service equipment, provide Remote Hand Service for our customers and enable those who wanted to enter data centers to do so safely. Their unwavering dedication to keeping the lights on and businesses operating globally, enabling work from anywhere and keeping the economy rolling, is much respected.

Data centers play a critical role in today’s digital economy. The government of India has also classified data centers as critical infrastructures. As data centers take up critical role in upholding the digital economy, it has made it an exciting and rewarding place to develop a career. As the demand for increasingly sophisticated digital infrastructure continues to grow, so do the skills required to design, build and operate data centers. As a result, new roles will be created in step with emerging technologies and evolving trends in the industry. And one obvious trend is sustainability, which Equinix is highly committed to. Data center professionals need to embrace sustainability knowledge and skills beyond fundamental IT and engineering experience in order to advance their career.”