International Data Center Day 2019 Recap

The second International Data Center Day held great promise. At least ten organizations, including large colleges with partner organizations, local schools and businesses, and individuals planned activities. In addition, several sponsors have joined 7×24 Exchange International in support of the program.

 

Due to the pandemic, most events have been postponed. A few events took place earlier, including a corporate/academic combined event in Myanmar, a classroom demo in the Chicago area and even a virtual scholarship presentation. The safe-at-home and business pauses did not stop the collective spirit of the industry. Many organizations posted on social media, created videos, and shared their support of the day.

In this time of uncertainty, the importance of the data center industry has never been more apparent. As we continue to recover over the next several months, it is vital to continue raising awareness of our industry. The shift to online meetings and virtual classrooms, the support of healthcare, the backing of financial services, even the saving of video games and photos has never been more important.

7×24 Exchange International, its sponsors, chapters, members and staff look forward to seeing the planned events take place when it is safe to conduct them.

In the meantime, there are several ways to participate from wherever you are. International Data Center Day is intended to be a year-round initiative. “Stay at home” participation activities are available online, including coloring pages, drawing projects, creative writing, social media memes, and more.

With the official launch of International Data Center Day in 2019, the data center community has a common, unified voice that celebrates the mission critical industry. Announced at the 7×24 Exchange International 2019 Spring Conference, the inaugural date was October 29, 2019. The first event was met with great fanfare at the 7×24 Exchange International 2019 Fall Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. In addition to a lively celebration on the main stage, many attendees were delighted to collect T-Shirts, Pencils, backpacks, and other swag.

Leading up to the event, International Data Center Day sponsors and industry colleagues around the world shared their enthusiasm by holding tours of data center facilities, presenting in classrooms, and posting on social media platforms. Children in an afterschool program drew large pictures of data centers while other young people filled out cards sharing what they learned about data centers. One politician even declared October 29 as International Data Center Day in the state of Pennsylvania. Media outlets Data Center Frontier and Mission Critical Magazine covered the event through articles written for their audiences.

 

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