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If AI Labs "Slow Down," Does Your Data Center Job Slow Down Too?

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei spent the weekend calling on the AI industry to slow down — and Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Demis Hassabis all agreed. But the same week, reporting surfaced that Anthropic itself had signed $517 billion in compute deals over the past 11 months. We break down what that contradiction actually means for the people building and running the data centers behind it — and why "slow down" probably isn't the hiring signal it sounds like.

September 15, 2026 Read more →

Interview Prep

Equinix Data Center Interview: Questions, Process & How to Prep

A breakdown of the Equinix data center interview — the HireVue video screen, the questions candidates report, and how to prepare for the CFE and technician tracks.

September 14, 2026 Read more →

Career Guide

Equinix Data Center Jobs: Pay, Requirements & How to Get Hired

What Equinix pays its Critical Facilities Engineers and technicians, what you need to get in, and how to get hired at the world's largest colocation provider.

September 14, 2026 Read more →

Career Guide Interview Prep

Data Center Employer Guides: Pay, Jobs & Interviews by Company

Your directory of data center employer guides — pay, requirements, and interview prep for the major operators, all in one place.

September 14, 2026 Read more →

Industry Update

Industry Update: Autumn Edition - September 13th

Oracle posted a strong fiscal Q1 but investors sold the news anyway, AMD's bullish AI market call sent shares sharply higher, and the data center industry's regulatory headwinds intensified as local moratoriums quadrupled since June. Here's what technicians, engineers, and job seekers need to know this week.

September 12, 2026 Read more →

Interview Prep

CyrusOne Data Center Interview: Questions, Process & How to Prep

A breakdown of the CyrusOne Critical Environments Operator interview — the four-round conversational process, the questions candidates report, and how to prepare.

September 7, 2026 Read more →

Industry Update

Industry Update: Broadcom's AI Beat, Stock Drop

Broadcom beat Q3 estimates and raised its AI revenue outlook, yet its stock fell through the week on soft Q4 guidance — a pattern job seekers should understand. Elsewhere: Equinix partnered with Nvidia, AWS committed to a new trans-Pacific cable, Flex bought into power electronics, and a California court forced a hyperscale data center back into environmental review.

September 7, 2026 Read more →

Career Guide

CyrusOne Data Center Jobs: Pay, Requirements & How to Get Hired

What CyrusOne pays its Critical Environments Operators, the requirements at each of the four levels, and how to get hired — including an entry point that needs no prior data center experience.

September 7, 2026 Read more →

Hiring Report

Data Center Hiring Report: August 2026 | UptimeJobs

The first monthly UptimeJobs hiring snapshot — 126 distinct data center openings across three categories, who's hiring, what for, and where.

August 31, 2026 Read more →

Industry Update

Industry Update: Week of August 30th - Nvidia's Record Quarter Meets Grid Pushback

This week seemed to crystallize a tension we've been watching build for months: capital keeps pouring into AI infrastructure at a pace that still surprises us, even as grid operators and local governments seem increasingly willing to slow projects down. Below is our read on what happened and why it might matter — offered as analysis and opinion, not as definitive fact.

August 30, 2026 Read more →

Interview Prep

Vantage Data Center Interview: Questions, Process & How to Prep

A breakdown of the Vantage Critical Facilities Engineer interview — the process, the questions that come up, and how to prepare, based on public candidate reports.

August 26, 2026 Read more →

Career Guide

Vantage Data Center Jobs: Pay, Requirements & How to Get Hired

What Vantage Data Centers pays its critical facilities engineers, what you need to get in, and how to land a role at one of the fastest-growing hyperscale operators.

August 26, 2026 Read more →