How new IT models are changing the IT skills landscape and internal IT

The data centre is in a period of rapid IT transformation as businesses are increasingly seeking competitive advantages in this digital era. At the centre of these IT transformations lie converged infrastructure (CI), hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) and “software-defined” environments to help achieve digital business goals of faster time to market and improved customer engagement.

In fact, according to 451 Research, HCI is currently in use at 40% of organizations, and analysts expect that number to rise substantially over the next two years. As this huge shift to new IT models continues, there’s another shift at play: The fundamental IT skills most in demand are changing.