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Aug 28, 2024 | 
itprotoday.com | Carrie Higbie Goetz
We, as humans, are interconnected. We all have energy running through us. We are 90% water. However, the sameness stops there. Instead of clumping people together in buckets, we should view people as fingerprints. We are all beautifully unique. The Stats Don't LieThe statistics speak for themselves: 6% of women work in technology fields. The number is closer to 26.2% for big tech in this . puts women in technology at 28.8% of the workforce.
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Aug 13, 2024 | 
datacenterknowledge.com | Carrie Higbie Goetz
We, as humans, are interconnected. We all have energy running through us. We are 90% water. However, the sameness stops there. Instead of clumping people together in buckets, we should view people as fingerprints. We are all beautifully unique. In recent years, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) has been in the spotlight and has taken a front seat in corporate training. But I am here to argue today that women are more than just an educational topic.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
datacenterknowledge.com | Carrie Higbie Goetz
HomeCarrie GoetzCarrie GoetzContributorCarrie Goetz, Principal/CTO at StrategITcom is a philanthropist, international keynote speaker, and globally published best-selling author. Awarded Top 25 Women in Mission Critical, Data Center World Lifetime Achievement Award, 30 Most Influential Women in Tech (CIO), Top 10 most Influential Tech Women 2020 (AI), amongst other accolades, Carrie has worked in the industry for over 40 years.
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May 30, 2024 | 
techtarget.com | Carrie Higbie Goetz
SIP trunking is preferred over PRI and BRI telecommunications lines because it offers more savings, better flexibility and more integrations with newer technologies. ByCarrie Goetz,StrategITcom LLCMatt Brunk,TelecomworxPublished: 30 May 2024 Years ago, Session Initiation Protocol trunking (SIP trunking) was quite popular as it offered substantial cost benefits compared to Primary Rate Interface (PRI) and Basic Rate Interface (BRI).
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Jan 26, 2024 | 
missioncriticalmagazine.com | Carrie Higbie Goetz
Goetz delves into the evolving landscape of skills needed for success in data centers, advocating for a balance between hard and soft skills. She explores the significance of diverse perspectives, including those of women and veterans, in shaping the industry's future. Addressing the hurdles faced by transitioning veterans, she calls for increased awareness of the multitude of roles available within the tech sector, tapping into the vast expertise they bring, especially in construction.
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Dec 18, 2023 | 
missioncriticalmagazine.com | Carrie Higbie Goetz
Carrie Goetz, principal/CTO of StrategITcom, personifies over 35 years of global experience designing, running, and auditing IT departments and data centers in addition to working with intelligent building infrastructures. Fostering women in Tech, StrategITcom is founded with a charter to ensure 50% of employees are women and 50% of all partner referrals will go to women-owned enterprises of all ethnicities.
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Dec 14, 2023 | 
enterpriseviewpoint.com | Carrie Higbie Goetz
One thing is certain: the data center/mission-critical industry is one of the longest ongoing apprenticeship programs, albeit informal, that is still going strong. College coursework has not kept pace with the growing array of vocations and demand for resources. In fact, many degreed individuals still rely on certifications post-degree. So why is it so challenging to grow and attract talent into the industry? I believe we still suffer from living in the shadows.
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Oct 6, 2023 | 
missioncriticalmagazine.com | Carrie Higbie Goetz
I have often said the data center industry is one of the longest-running apprenticeship programs because the curriculum has not kept up with industry needs. In fact, I'm aware of less than 10 formal data center degrees. Why are we having so much trouble attracting new talent? First, I believe that because the curriculum is lacking, so is the focus. When young students look through careers and classes at college or vo-tech school, they don’t see data center anything.
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Jul 19, 2023 | 
datacenterfrontier.com | David Chernicoff |Carrie Higbie Goetz
As companies repatriate workloads from the cloud and build hybrid networks to take advantage of compute and storage resources wherever they reside, Akamai continues to build out their edge network that enables low-latency cloud deployments and high-performance distributed networking. When you look at the current leaders in the hyperscale data center market, you see a focus on huge facilities that concentrate workloads in a relatively small number of physical locations.
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Jun 19, 2023 | 
datacenterfrontier.com | Carrie Higbie Goetz |David Chernicoff
The term “hyperscale” describes systems and technology architectures that can grow, or scale, on demand to a massive size or volume. But, obviously, not all data centers are hyperscale in size, power consumption, equipment use, configuration, or any number of other factors. So, as operators of smaller-scale data center facilities, should we completely ignore these hyperscales because their operations are so different from ours?
