FINAL WORD
Heidy Bauer , Director of Cloud and Data center Services , SONDA Chile
The data center industry is growing at a breakneck pace and will need diverse talent to meet the challenges .
fFrom law to servants As a child , Adriana Rivera Cerecedo , current Executive Director of the Mexican Association of Data Centers ( MEXDC ), wanted to be the president of Mexico , so her father recommended that she study law , since at that time most of the leaders in her country had this profession .
She later earned a law degree , with a focus on environmental management – which was in line with the new passions she had discovered while attending college .
She was in public service for 25 years with this specialty , until she made her transition to data centers , where she would apply her legal knowledge to sustainability issues and promote the use of renewable energy .
Cerecedo had to work while raising her daughter as a single mother and , thanks to the support of her family , was able to find the balance between her professional and personal life , until she took on her current position .
In addition , she enjoys the support of experienced colleagues , both men and women .
This spirit motivates her to continue growing and developing personally .
“ I believe it is our duty , as women , to continue responding to the call for professionalization among young professionals . In this sense , I can say that the MEXDC association has launched a pilot scholarship program for young people who want to acquire the skills and knowledge necessary for the data center industry and 75 % of the scholarships were given to women ,” said Cerecedo .
“ This reflects an important shift : women are starting to take an interest in technology and specialize in areas considered to be dominated by men . Not only is this inspiring ,
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