Why veterans can excel in data centers – and could help the IT sector address its skill shortages

When the worst case scenario is a mortar attack, IT industry stressors are significantly less dire.

That’s one of the reasons why Bryan Marlatt, chief regional officer at CyXcel, says that former military members can excel at IT roles, including those like his in the data center. Having held various roles in the IT sector since leaving the US Army, Marlatt tells ITPro about the skills acquired in the military.

“We could have a rocket or mortar hit one of our data centers and we had to failover all of that traffic because it’s so critical to our environment… and sometimes that shock factor actually gives you a little bit of a leg up.”

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