Inside Data Centre Podcast

My name is Andy Davis and I am the host of the Inside Data Centre Podcast. On this podcast I will interview the people working in the data centre sector across the globe and tell their stories.. How did they first enter the sector? How have they developed their career? What are the challenges faced by the industry as it rapidly expands? What advice can they give others looking to work in the sector? If you work in the data centre sector, or you want to work in the sector, then this is the podcast for you.

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Inside Data Centre Podcast

Jurg Van Vliet, CEO & Co-Founder Aknostic: Life in the cloud.

June 23, 2023 • Andy Davis • Season 1 • Episode 124

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On this episode I am joined by Jurg Van Vliet, CEO & Co-Founder of Aknostic. Jurg shares an insight to the sector from the perspective of cloud infrastructure.

Jurg shares how he started his career in software development and why he made the decision to start Aknostic.

Jurg provides an insight to how cloud software interacts with the infrastructure and why it is important that we understand the importance of the software in the larger ecosystem. Jurg also outlines why it is important that Europe develops their own solution to the public cloud, and how Kubernetes can aid with this development.

Finally we discuss some of the key challenges facing the sector today, from talent to sustainability.

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The Inside Data Centre Podcast is recorded in partnership with DataX Connect, a specialist data centre recruitment company based in the UK. They operate on a global scale to place passionate individuals at the heart of leading data centre companies.

To learn more about Andy Davis and the rest of the DataX team, click here: DataX Connect