Powering the AI Boom: Data Centers & Digital Infrastructure
2 attendees from 14 groups hosting
Hosted by Tech In Motion: Orange County
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Event Overview
AI's explosive growth is creating an infrastructure arms race—from data centers and semiconductor manufacturing to networking, cloud capacity and power. As investment accelerates, so does demand for the technical talent needed to build, operate and scale this infrastructure.
This session explores where the growth is happening, what roles are hardest to fill, and how professionals with backgrounds in IT, engineering, networking, cloud and operations can translate their skills into the digital infrastructure economy.
Join us as we break down the market intelligence and workforce strategies from the newly released Kelly Digital Infrastructure™ 2026 Data Center Salary Guide.
What You'll Learn
- The state of the U.S. data center and digital infrastructure market
- What's driving unprecedented investment in AI infrastructure
- The talent bottlenecks slowing data center growth
- High-demand roles across engineering, IT, networking, cloud and operations
- The transferable skills needed to successfully move into digital infrastructure
- What talent and hiring trends to watch through H2 2026


