Who replaces them?

Every data center hiring conversation starts with the same question: how many open roles do you have?

Wrong question.

The one nobody asks: how many of your best people are about to retire?

This carousel breaks down the retirement wave hitting data center trades right now:

→ How much of the current workforce is already near retirement age

→ Which specific trades are hit hardest

→ Why qualification standards make replacing them harder than posting a job

Twenty-five years of specialized recruiting. The hiring gap gets talked about constantly. The succession gap barely gets mentioned, and it's the one that compounds.

Save this before your next workforce planning conversation.