EMC Tackles Big Data, Cloud Skills Gap Among IT Business Leaders

Grazed from CIO. Author: Thor Olavsrud.

"There aren’t just skill gaps among technologists," Tom Clancy, vice president of EMC Education Services at EMC, says. "They also exist at the business leader and manager level." "Implementing transformational IT strategies, such as cloud and [IT as a Service] ITaaS, or data science and big data analytics, isn’t just about the technology," he adds. "At EMC, we say ‘transformation transcends IT,’ because transformation requires new business models, new roles, new skills, new organizational alignment and, most importantly, a new mindset."

Business transformation often requires executives or business leaders with vision who are prepared to force the business to break down organizational and information silos and turn corporate culture on its ear. That vision requires understanding of the concepts, skills and strategies associated with big data and cloud technologies, and many executives lack the fundamental understanding they need, according to Clancy…

"IT transformation from multiple dimensions is transcending upon businesses as they explore new ideas and strategies to embrace IT as a Service initiatives, data science and big data analytics," says Steve Duplessie, founder and senior analyst with IT research firm ESG…

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