New Kao Data Campaign Highlights Women Driving Innovation in Digital Infrastructure

  • Kao Data launches Critical Careers: Celebrating Women in Digital Infrastructure – a new campaign highlighting the stories, experiences, and contributions of women across the global digital infrastructure sector.
  • The initiative features in-depth interviews with women from a wide range of disciplines and career stages, showcasing their impact on one of the world’s fastest-growing industries.
  • Critical Careers forms part of Kao Data’s broader ESG strategy, aimed at fostering greater diversity, inclusion, and representation across digital infrastructure.


London, United Kingdom, 4th June 2025  — Kao Data, the specialist developer and operator of high-performance data centres engineered for AI and advanced computing, is proud to announce the launch of Critical Careers: Celebrating Women in Digital Infrastructure, a compelling new campaign that highlights the diverse stories, careers, and contributions of women across the digital infrastructure sector. As the data centre industry continues to underpin the global digital economy, this book celebrates the women who are driving innovation, resilience, and growth at its core.


With the sector evolving at unprecedented speed to support AI, cloud, and enterprise innovation, the project brings together honest, insightful interviews with women from all backgrounds, geographies, ages and disciplines. From engineering to real estate, from marketing to HR, the women featured in Critical Careers represent a wide spectrum of roles and life experiences. Many are well-known industry leaders, while others may be less familiar by name, but all are making a significant impact in a sector that touches nearly every aspect of modern life.


“Critical Careers aims to celebrate the remarkable women who are thriving in digital infrastructure. We wanted to take an in-depth look at the countless, impactful contributions women from all disciplines and at all stages of their careers are making to the industry,” said Kalay Moody, Chief People Officer at Kao Data. “What we discovered is that no two stories are the same, but together they reflect the importance of diverse experiences in driving progress and innovation in mission-critical infrastructure.”


“Women in the data centre industry bring a balance that is essential for holistic problem-solving and innovation. By integrating different perspectives and approaches, teams can achieve more balanced and effective solutions,” said Cláudia Alves, Strategic Negotiator, Google. “Critical Careers is showcasing all the ways women are making a difference in the data centre industry and that there’s no one way to lead, contribute, or succeed.”


Data centres and digital infrastructure offer unparalleled career opportunities for those ready to chart their own course. Critical Careers captures this spirit of innovation and inclusion, showcasing how diverse perspectives and experiences are not only welcomed but needed to shape the industry. In addition, the book reveals how deeply personal and mission-driven many of these careers are, and aims to inspire a new generation of talent to see themselves as part of this critical, global industry.


To learn more about the book or request a copy, click here.

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