7×24 Exchange Silicon Prairie Chapter
March, 2025

The Silicon Prairie Chapter along with their WiMCO community, JE Dunn, Cerris, and Turner Construction is hosting a Data Center Lego Building event for youth from multiple schools who are part of Nebraska’s Jobs for American Graduates where SME’s from the various companies will present on jobs in the mission critical industry.

Adobe Hosts Forest Grove High School
Fri., April 4, 2025

Adobe will be hosting the Forest Grove High School Mechatronics IV class again this year. The event will start with a presentation covering the basics of data center design and operations, then students will cycle through 4 tour groups then a Q&A session over lunch hosted by Adobe. The focus will be on the knowledge and skills needed to work one of the many roles available in this environment.

2025 Cloud Run & Community Festival

Sat., May 10, 2025

The Cloud Run & Community Festival is an event that invites the community to run and engage with the people that build and support the IT backbone of the cloud.

On May 10, 2025 – in honor of International Data Center Day – the 7×24 DC Chapter is hosting our third annual Cloud Run event for our local community and the data center industry. Not only will you and your children enjoy a 4.99999k run/walk and 1 mile fun run around “Data Center Alley”, you can explore the Data Center Discovery Zone! It is a fun, interactive opportunity to learn about Data Centers, including the five nines of reliability, and the numerous career paths available in the data center industry. Participants of all ages and academic levels will have the chance to meet Data Center experts to talk about skills/traits, scholarships, internships, trade programs, and other pathways to enter this lucrative industry while engaging in fun hands-on activities. The festival will have food trucks, music, local business vendors, an industry vendor expo, and lots of other fun activities. Please plan on spending most of the day with us and make memories that could change your life!

Proceeds of our race benefit Dulles South Soup Kitchen and the 7×24 Exchange DC Chapter Scholarship Fund. 

Be sure to show your support for International Data Center Day through Social Media. Don’t forget to tag us using #Intldatacenterday