An opportunity to address the digital skills gap

An Opportunity to address the
Digital Skills Gap

By HCL Tech Sri Lanka

Cloud technology has become the bedrock on which this transformation is being enabled. It allows organizations to build a centralized and remotely accessible hub of knowledge, data, and tools that employees can access anytime from anywhere.

But are enterprises ready for cloud adoption at this scale and pace? Just as COVID-19 revealed infrastructural gaps, it has also thrown light on the massive skill gap among IT teams, which could keep companies back from utilizing cloud-based platforms and processes to their full potential.

To grow the enterprise during COVID-19, CIOs must urgently prioritize cloud-focused upskilling and cross-skilling according to our VP & Head for Hybrid Cloud Services, Piyush Saxena.

“To harness this opportunity, CIOs must consider the long-term viability of projects and skill sets to be recommended, as well as the digital roadmaps of their organizations, much of which may be subject to the dynamics of our inconstant world.”

Piyush Saxena

VP & Head for Hybrid Cloud Services

Test New Skill Development Areas: As academia and training institutes catch up the ever-changing requirements of the digital age, companies need to leverage them to enhance short-term skill gaps, while experimenting with new skill sets internally. Built around the long-term strategic interests of the organization while reflecting the diversified skill sets needed to address complex challenges
Business Orientation: Resources must have strong domain and business knowledge which gives them greater visibility and insights of their downstream resource waste, time consumption, and productivity impact. Upskilling and cross-skilling in multiple cloud-related fields will empower resources with a holistic understanding of solutions and processes and their impacts. This, in turn, will promote holistic thinking and increase efficiency.
Optimizing Resource Management: CIOs should look at transitioning some of their resources to advisory and architect roles, while retaining the flexibility to pivot back as the situations evolve. Greater resource management is likely to be key to retaining and building competitive advantage this decade.