E166 - Chimezie Onwuka - Data Centre Specialist

Send us Fan MailThis week on The Route to Networking podcast, Tom Jones is joined by Chimezie Onwuka, an Uptime-certified data centre specialist with nearly a decade of experience across managed services, telecoms and fintech. From studying physics to operating live facilities, Chimezie shares how he built his career inside mission-critical environments and why data centres underpin the digital economy.He explains what resilience really means in practice, from Tier certifications and redundancy to the operational discipline required on the data centre floor. The conversation also explores accessibility into the industry, the value of hands-on learning, and why engineers must understand what sits on top of the facility, not just the physical layer.The episode concludes with a quick-fire round covering AI-driven power demands, cooling challenges, sustainability, and the mindset needed to thrive as infrastructure scales.🔗 Connect with Chimezie on LinkedIn here.Want to stay up to date with new episodes? Follow our LinkedIn page for all the latest podcast updates!Head to: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-route-to-networking-podcast/Interested in following a similar career path?  Why don’t you take a look at our jobs page, where you can find your next job opportunity? Head to: www.hamilton-barnes.com/jobs/