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Business Executives have been hearing for quite some time about the business advantages of cloud and IT as a Service (ITaaS), and more recently about Data Science and Big Data Analytics. However, implementing cloud or Big Data strategies is not just about the technology. New roles, skills and business models are required for these strategies to succeed. There has been a fair amount of press coverage and industry buzz about the significant skills gap for technical skills related to cloud and Big Data analytics, and how the shortage of skilled IT professionals is a key impediment to successful cloud and Big Data implementations. But, the skills gap goes beyond technical professionals. Many of those who completed EMC’s Cloud Architect or Data Science and Big Data Analytics training and certification programs told us that they wished there was similar training designed for their business management team. In fact, in a recent EMC survey1 of over 1000 IT professionals in 600 companies worldwide, only 18% of respondents felt that their management had strong skills in cloud and ITaaS, and only 16% believed their management had strong skills in data science and Big Data analytics. So how do business leaders get smarter about these topics? |
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