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Inspiring the Pipeline: How 7×24 Exchange’s International Data Center Day Is Evolving to Meet the Industry’s Future
June 5, 2025

As AI drives explosive demand for infrastructure, 7×24 Exchange’s International Data Center Day (IDCD) is evolving into a year-round mission to grow the industry’s talent pipeline. From hackathons to new curricula and early education outreach, in the latest episode of the DCF Show podcast we learn how the initiative is shaping tomorrow’s data center workforce.

Student Drawings

Drawing by Rolando, Grade 7

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Cummins Partnered with Northeast Metro 916 and Fridley High School
February 26th & March 19th, 2025

Cummins has partnered with two schools in the US, Fridley High School, and Northeast Metro 916. Their goal was to generate awareness of the data center industry and inspire the next generation of talent to pursue a career within the growing industry. Cummins also organized an in-person panel discussion at their Fridley site in Minnesota featuring experts from various sectors of the data center industry. The event provided an opportunity to discuss key challenges and innovations shaping the future of data centers, including the growth of AI, market trends, AI growth impact of data center design, cooling and its impact on backup power generation.

Fridley High School Photos

Northeast Metro 916 Photos

Expanding their efforts globally, Cummins hosted a virtual event for 100+ customers in India to showcase their innovative power solutions for the data center industry. Cummins leaders discussed the future of data centers, explored their cutting-edge technology and highlighted their commitment to sustainability and resilience in powering the industry’s future. During the event, they also provided an exciting announcement about the launch of the QSK60-G29, designed specifically for data centers.

Netrality Data Center Tours
March 2025

To celebrate International Data Center Day, Netrality opened the doors of its 210 N Tucker (St. Louis) and 401 N Broad (Philadelphia) data centers to over 60 students from four local schools. Through interactive presentations and guided tours, students explored the critical role data centers play in powering everything from cloud computing to online gaming — and discovered the wide range of career paths available in the digital infrastructure space.

Students got hands-on with a LEGO® engineering activity, challenging them to design and build their own data centers. The Philadelphia visit also included a special stop at Nerd Street Gamers — the world’s first esports campus, located inside 401 N Broad — where students experienced firsthand how industries like gaming depend on high-performance connectivity made possible by facilities like Netrality’s.

7×24 Exchange Atlanta Chapter Data Center Tour
March, 2025

For the second year in a row, the Atlanta WiMCO community put together a data center tour in Atlanta, GA. They took 28 students, 3 teachers, and 1 school Career Development Coordinator from the Alliance Academy for Innovation plus a Forsyth County employee who is focused on education and workforce development.

Sponsors for the event include Exponential Power, Schneider Electric, and Duffey Southeast.

Thanks to STACK Infrastructure for opening their doors for the tour!

GCON Inc. in Partnership with Western Maricopa Education Center
Wed., March 26, 2025

GCON Inc. has built an interactive demonstration of electrical topology in a data center, specifically the 4 tiers of redundancy. We will be presenting this on 3/26 to two West-MEC classes locally in Arizona.

GCON Inc is a full-service construction management firm providing value-based services nationwide. We are solution drivers to move our clients forward, serving them at the highest level. Our purpose is to elevate the construction experience forging dedicated partnerships and building highly specialized teams that advance our work and fuel our commitment to serve.

Western Maricopa Education Center (West-MEC) is a public school district in Arizona that provides innovative Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs. West-MEC partners with 15 public school districts and 2 charter districts to enhance a variety of CTE programs. These CTE programs are elective courses offered to students at their designated high school campuses.

7×24 Exchange Silicon Prairie Chapter
March, 2025

The Silicon Prairie Chapter along with their WiMCO© community, JE Dunn, Cerris, and Turner Construction is hosting a Data Center LEGO® Building event for youth from multiple schools who are part of Nebraska’s Jobs for American Graduates where SME’s from the various companies will present on jobs in the mission critical industry.

DPR Construction Adopt-A-School Events
March 25 & 26, 2025

In celebration of International Data Center Day, DPR Construction is partnering with Foothill High School in Tustin, CA, and Beckman High School in Irvine, CA.

The focus of this event is to increase awareness about the role of Data Centers in our daily lives and highlight career opportunities within the Data Center industry.

At Foothill High School, DPR will present to over 75 STEM students, focusing on careers in the Data Center industry and the significance of Data Centers. Industry professional guest speakers will share their insights, and students will also receive goodie bags.

At Beckman High School, DPR will host a lunchtime booth presentation, offering students the chance to interact with guest speakers, learn about the Data Center industry, and receive goodie bags.

DPR is excited to support these students by raising awareness about Data Centers and inspiring the next generation of professionals in the industry.

Johnson Controls and Lincoln Tech College
March 26, 2025

Johnson Controls is partnering with Lincoln Tech College in Indianapolis, IN, by hosting a presentation and panel discussion for their HVAC and Electrical students.

7×24 Exchange Metro NY Chapter Members Present at Fontbonne Hall Academy
Thurs., March 27, 2025

Mary Glynn of TLM Group, Diana Bilous of WSP, Rhonda Jensen of WB Engineers + Consultants, Jacklyn Goldberg of Ambient Data Centers, and Charlotte Lamping of Henderson Engineers—members of the 7×24 Exchange Metro NY Chapter—visited Fontbonne Hall Academy in Brooklyn on March 27 in celebration of International Data Center Day. Presenting to the junior class of this college preparatory high school for young women, they provided an insightful overview of the data center industry, the exciting advancements in AI, and emerging sustainability initiatives.

The discussion also highlighted potential career paths in the field, inspiring students to explore opportunities within the growing data center industry. Each student received a swag bag from 7×24 International, filled with items from various industry companies, adding an extra element of excitement to the event.

Ms. Michelle Bruzzese, the Junior Class Co-Ordinator, Ms. Juliette Piccini Tugander the Director of College Placement and Principal Rocco Gentile were in attendance. After the presentation, Principal Rocco Gentile gave the presenters a tour of the school and said we are welcome back next year for International Data Center Day.

7×24 Exchange Carolinas Chapter with Meta and DPR construction
Thu., April 3, 2025

The 7×24 Exchange Carolinas Chapter, along with partners Meta and DPR, will be hosting an informational and educational event with Chase Middle School located in Forest City, NC.

Adobe Hosts Forest Grove High School
Fri., April 4, 2025

Adobe will be hosting the Forest Grove High School Mechatronics IV class again this year. The event will start with a presentation covering the basics of data center design and operations, then students will cycle through 4 tour groups then a Q&A session over lunch hosted by Adobe. The focus will be on the knowledge and skills needed to work one of the many roles available in this environment.

TEKSystems Presentation at Northern Virginia Community College
Mon., April 7, 2025

A presentation by TEKSystems is scheduled at Northern Virginia Community College in celebration for International Data Center Day 2025.

7×24 Exchange New England Chapter Data Center Hackathon
Sat., April 26, 2025

The chapter hosted their first-ever Data Center Hackathon, an immersive, hands-on experience where high school students collaborated with industry professionals to tackle real-world challenges in one of the most critical industries of the digital age.

2025 Cloud Run & Community Festival

Sat., May 10, 2025

The Cloud Run & Community Festival is an event that invites the community to run and engage with the people that build and support the IT backbone of the cloud.

On May 10, 2025 – in honor of International Data Center Day – the 7×24 DC Chapter is hosting our third annual Cloud Run event for our local community and the data center industry. Not only will you and your children enjoy a 4.99999k run/walk and 1 mile fun run around “Data Center Alley”, you can explore the Data Center Discovery Zone! It is a fun, interactive opportunity to learn about Data Centers, including the five nines of reliability, and the numerous career paths available in the data center industry. Participants of all ages and academic levels will have the chance to meet Data Center experts to talk about skills/traits, scholarships, internships, trade programs, and other pathways to enter this lucrative industry while engaging in fun hands-on activities. The festival will have food trucks, music, local business vendors, an industry vendor expo, and lots of other fun activities. Please plan on spending most of the day with us and make memories that could change your life!

Proceeds of our race benefit Dulles South Soup Kitchen and the 7×24 Exchange DC Chapter Scholarship Fund. 

Be sure to show your support for International Data Center Day through Social Media. Don’t forget to tag us using #Intldatacenterday