There is no tech skills crisis, say IT chiefs

Tech Sanity Check TechRepublic Member | April 16, 2012

There is no tech skills crisis, say IT chiefs There is no widespread skills shortage, says TechRepublic's CIO Jury - but IT workers with business skills are hard to find. Read more Resource of the day Gartner webcast: Managing and Reducing Costs of Enterprise Data Protection Leading experts from Gartner and Symantec break down the emerging information management challenges that organisations like yours face and, more importantly, offer solutions to address them. Watch this informative webcast now! More from TechRepublic   Huddle chief: Software can't change human nature Microsoft's new open source initiative Are sysadmins and Google evil hackers? Should SMBs upgrade to Windows 8? Does your flashlight app know where you are? Probing Android permissions News from ZDNet   Best Buy announces list of 50 stores closing in 2012 New targeted Mac OS X Trojan requires no user interaction Mini iPad - the numbers just don't add up Samsung teases Galaxy S III unveiling with May 3 press event invite Ubuntu wants to be your cloud and data-center Linux T-Mobile's rebrand: will it move the wireless needle? New version of Mac OS X Trojan exploits Word, not Java Tweeting for jobs: Tips for the Twitter job search Samsung's Galaxy Nexus joins Sprint's LTE party on April 22nd: $199 Why ebook DRM will die, and why this will make no difference to Amazon and Apple My iPhone, the data hog: Why I switched back to a BlackBerry Seven ways to improve the iPad 3 battery life Traveler beware: Data-hungry smartphones Facebook rolls out bigger profile pictures, just like Google+ News from CNET   New iPad Mini rumor: 6M coming in third quarter Google's Sergey Brin: Facebook and Apple a threat to Internet freedom Oracle-Google patent trial starts today Saying goodbye to my iPhone, the data hog New iPad hits South Korea, 11 more countries on Friday Microsoft playing active role in ultrabook development? Intel hints at what's in, out for thinnest ultrabooks Nokia Lumia 900 ad mocks other smartphones for looking alike Apple agrees to pollution audit in China, report says NASA seeks wisdom of crowd for Mars robot missions Netflix CEO criticizes Comcast on Net neutrality, data caps Electronic Arts planning to lay off 500 or more employees? Man uses Google Earth to find long-lost mother Hybrids can be less polluting than coal-powered EVs Steve Jobs movie starring Kutcher to focus on CEO's early years Featured galleries   Cracking Open the HP Omni 27 Quad all-in-one Five great apps to handle emergency recoveries Today's recommended downloads Gartner webcast: Managing and Reducing Costs of Enterprise Data Protection Does Your Cloud Storage Strategy Measure Up? (Oracle) Introducing Microsoft Office 365 (Microsoft) Choosing the Right Active Directory Bridge Solution (Quest Software) The Right Way to Prove Identity & Establish Trust (Quest Software)   About this newsletter The Tech Sanity Check newsletter gives you my picks for the top tech stories of the day on the products, people, and ideas that are revolutionizing the planet. Jason Hiner TechRepublic Editor in Chief For real-time updates on the latest tech stories, follow: My Twitter feed: @jasonhiner My Google+ feed: +Jason Hiner Connect with TechRepublic CIO Insights newsletter: Subscribe today! TechRepublic's CIO Insights newsletter highlights the world of technology and business from the point of view of CIOs, IT directors, and other senior tech professionals. Go go to our Newsletters page to subscribe to CIO Insights today. TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Tablets in the Enterprise Five Apps Software Engineer Smartphones

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