John Booth, DCA Advisory Council Board Member & Technical Director at The National Data Centre Academy, argues that unless the sector stops relying on poaching and starts building a serious talent pipeline, its growth ambitions will be put at risk. The data centre sector globally is in a period of rapid growth, with new projects being announced daily. On April 1 alone, 860 MW of new capacity was announced, comprising two projects: one in Germany (500 MW) and the other in Texas, US (360 MW).