IT Skills Shortage To Blame For Recent High-Profile Failures?
InformatonWeek, Tuesday, June 13,2023
It's easy to blame high-profile failures on neglect, but don't ignore the underlying and ongoing IT talent gap as another cause.
It happened again. A major US airline suffered an IT problem that led to flight delays and cancellations. Such disruptions have become almost routine in the airline industry following multiple high-profile technology failures severe enough to ground flights over the last year. Yet the airline industry is not the only one to endure significant, headline-grabbing technology issues lately.
Earlier this year, several major universities suffered Internet failures or cyber security incidents, leading to campus-wide Internet shutdowns