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Executives plan to focus on security and automation as strategic priorities this year, but more than three-quarters grapple with skills gaps.
As enterprises surmount cost and data hurdles on the path to AI adoption, talent attraction remains a stumbling block. Skilled AI workers are scarce and in demand.
SOURCE: Robert Half
To respond to the deficit in experienced AI specialists, CIOs are turning inward. Businesses plan to deployinternal upskilling efforts to close the gap, elevating in-house rank and file.
Global executives view tech talent scarcity as a key global risk, alongside economic uncertainty and cyber threats, according todata fromconsulting firm Protiviti. The company surveyed1,215 board members and C-suite executives for a report publishedearlier this month.
The ongoing search for specialized talent is reflected in an expansion of existing IT jobs as well as open positions.
Nearly a quarter milliontechnology occupations were added by employers across industriesin January, according to aCompTIA review of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The IT trade group also found active job postings rose last month, reaching476,000 active open roles.
More than half of leaders are launching AI training efforts this year to address the talent crunch,according to aRevature survey of HR and IT decision-makers.
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As vendors fuel a sense of urgency on AI adoption, CIOs turn to risk mitigation frameworks to clear the smoke.
Businesses need better security, quality and flexibility from their data foundations to meet generative AI goals, a Hitachi Vantara report found.
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As vendors fuel a sense of urgency on AI adoption, CIOs turn to risk mitigation frameworks to clear the smoke.
Businesses need better security, quality and flexibility from their data foundations to meet generative AI goals, a Hitachi Vantara report found.
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