After years of layoffs and hiring freezes, companies are now expanding their internal IT departments due to several factors. There is a growing need for IT talent as software is now integral to all business functions, companies are creating their own software, big data analytics is important, and mobile is a major priority. While outsourcing was once popular to access skills and reduce costs, it now has disadvantages like communication difficulties, compliance issues, and global skills shortages. For companies where outsourcing is not an option, alternatives include competing aggressively for top talent, promoting from within, and working with staffing agencies to fill skills gaps.
1) Flexible IT policies play a major role in employee satisfaction and retention. Employees with access to flexible policies like telework and social media report higher satisfaction and are less likely to plan to leave their employer.
2) Employees expect work technology to be on par with their personal technology experiences, but report their work technology is often outdated, slower, and less user-friendly. Addressing basic IT issues like speed and support is important.
3) Employees are driving technological change in the workplace as they transfer their consumer technology experiences. Many expect to use similar tools at work and home.
Addressing Information Gridlock Achieves Real Business BenefitsGarrett King
Understand the business benefits of information mobility and the current state of information mobility across organizations; learn what sets the most information-mobility mature organizations apart from their competitors, and discover why you - if you aren't already - should be working toward this for your organization.
New Horizons - 2019 State of IT Training ReportTynan Fischer
New Horizon’s 2019 State of IT Training report
features responses from 1,514 IT professionals and
decision-makers to help you navigate the challenges,
opportunities and skills gaps facing the IT industry.
What technologies are companies adding in 2019
and beyond? Which training methods have the
highest return? What types of IT training should
businesses prioritize to remain competitive?
Discover how companies are approaching IT training
in 2019 and what you can do to future-proof your
workforce or career today.
This document summarizes the results of a survey of 1,600 IT and business decision makers from organizations with over 1,000 employees and at least $500M in annual revenue across seven countries. The survey looked at companies' current status and motivations for adopting artificial intelligence as well as their preparations for and barriers to AI use. Key findings include that 25% of companies have fully deployed at least one AI solution and expect a 39% revenue rise by 2020 from AI. Most companies are investing in supporting IT infrastructure and developing internal knowledge for AI planning. The majority see ethics as important but over half believe ethical concerns currently limit AI's effectiveness. Future skills needs include active learning, complex problem solving and critical thinking.
Leading IT analyst firm Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) conducted global research with 400 executives and ITSM shareholders to provide actionable understanding of the appetite, adoption, maturity, and near-term plans for these technologies and their transformational impact on ITSM.
These slides based on the webinar provide highlights from this new research!
Incorporating artificial intelligence into your business systems and processes is a journey unlike any other digital technology implementation. Here is a five-step process for navigating it successfully.
IDC is a global provider of market intelligence and advisory services. It has over 1,100 research analysts located around the world covering 110 countries. IDC's IT Executive Programs consist of research intended to help technology professionals make effective decisions. The programs offer customized research and analyst access to help clients mitigate risks, maximize investments, identify opportunities, and align IT with business objectives. IDC provides benchmarking, sourcing advice, consulting services, and custom research to help clients develop strategies and optimize technology decisions.
1) Flexible IT policies play a major role in employee satisfaction and retention. Employees with access to flexible policies like telework and social media report higher satisfaction and are less likely to plan to leave their employer.
2) Employees expect work technology to be on par with their personal technology experiences, but report their work technology is often outdated, slower, and less user-friendly. Addressing basic IT issues like speed and support is important.
3) Employees are driving technological change in the workplace as they transfer their consumer technology experiences. Many expect to use similar tools at work and home.
Addressing Information Gridlock Achieves Real Business BenefitsGarrett King
Understand the business benefits of information mobility and the current state of information mobility across organizations; learn what sets the most information-mobility mature organizations apart from their competitors, and discover why you - if you aren't already - should be working toward this for your organization.
New Horizons - 2019 State of IT Training ReportTynan Fischer
New Horizon’s 2019 State of IT Training report
features responses from 1,514 IT professionals and
decision-makers to help you navigate the challenges,
opportunities and skills gaps facing the IT industry.
What technologies are companies adding in 2019
and beyond? Which training methods have the
highest return? What types of IT training should
businesses prioritize to remain competitive?
Discover how companies are approaching IT training
in 2019 and what you can do to future-proof your
workforce or career today.
This document summarizes the results of a survey of 1,600 IT and business decision makers from organizations with over 1,000 employees and at least $500M in annual revenue across seven countries. The survey looked at companies' current status and motivations for adopting artificial intelligence as well as their preparations for and barriers to AI use. Key findings include that 25% of companies have fully deployed at least one AI solution and expect a 39% revenue rise by 2020 from AI. Most companies are investing in supporting IT infrastructure and developing internal knowledge for AI planning. The majority see ethics as important but over half believe ethical concerns currently limit AI's effectiveness. Future skills needs include active learning, complex problem solving and critical thinking.
Leading IT analyst firm Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) conducted global research with 400 executives and ITSM shareholders to provide actionable understanding of the appetite, adoption, maturity, and near-term plans for these technologies and their transformational impact on ITSM.
These slides based on the webinar provide highlights from this new research!
Incorporating artificial intelligence into your business systems and processes is a journey unlike any other digital technology implementation. Here is a five-step process for navigating it successfully.
IDC is a global provider of market intelligence and advisory services. It has over 1,100 research analysts located around the world covering 110 countries. IDC's IT Executive Programs consist of research intended to help technology professionals make effective decisions. The programs offer customized research and analyst access to help clients mitigate risks, maximize investments, identify opportunities, and align IT with business objectives. IDC provides benchmarking, sourcing advice, consulting services, and custom research to help clients develop strategies and optimize technology decisions.
EMA research places AI and automation initiatives at the top of C-level technology priorities. But resistance to change, lack of experience, and the complexity of training models all hold back progress.
These slides, based on the webinar, address 5 common misconceptions about AI-powered ITSM automation and present a practical way to revolutionize IT support without changing platforms, processes, or user habits.
The document discusses trends in applying artificial intelligence (AI) to IT service management (ITSM). It defines AI and discusses how AI can interact with and improve the IT service desk through chatbots, recommendations, and prioritizing knowledge bases. The document outlines use cases for AI in ITSM like improving self-service, decision making, and services. It also covers benefits like better user experience and time to insight but challenges like resistance to change and lack of trust. Industry experts provide opinions on using AI to augment rather than replace humans. In conclusion, AI is poised to be a boon for ITSM by complementing human agents.
Internet of Things Index 2017. Excellent Report from IBM and The Economist Intelligence unit about the use of IOT nowadays, it´s main trends, problems and debate contents. Is really IOT going to change all in the next years?
EMA’s research report, “Network Performance Management Strategies for the Digital Enterprise,” offers IT professionals a guide toward understanding NPM technology. EMA surveyed 250 IT professionals and conducted a half-dozen phone interviews to identify best practices and successful strategies for NPM solutions.
Check out these slides--based on the webinar featuring EMA Research Director Shamus McGillicuddy --to get some of the results of this research.
IT Certifications in Demand for 2012 | Best Certs to Get a JobITCareerFinder
View web version at: http://www.itcareerfinder.com/brain-food/blog/entry/best-it-certifications-to-get-a-job-in-2012.html
Research and compare the IT certifications most likely to get you a job in 2012 and beyond.
IT Skills in Demand 2012 - 2013 | Top Computer Jobs & Career TracksITCareerFinder
Compare the most in-demand IT skills from 2012 to 2013. View online at http://www.itcareerfinder.com/brain-food/blog/entry/top-9-it-skills-in-demand-for-2012.html
Who is driving innovation in your business? Probrand Group
Probrand Group magazine provides credible articles written by leading tech journalists around driving innovation and transformation, mobility, supply chain and procurement, security, cloud and infrastructure.
The time to blaze a new IT trail is now and it will require fresh thinking, bold approaches and innovative solutions. Are you ready? For more information, visit http://bmc.co/1xcVhuV
Technology Market Landscape: Outlook for 2015GreythornAU
Greythorn is one of Australia's largest specialist technology recruitment firms, placing over 500 permanent IT workers and 1000 contract engagements annually. It has offices across Australia, North America, Europe and Asia. Greythorn specializes vertically in professional markets and offers premium, value-based delivery with consultants having significant industry experience.
The State of Canadian Technology Adoption and the IT WorkforceCompTIA
The information technology industry knows no borders. To paint a more complete picture of enterprise IT and the IT employment landscape, we surveyed business executives and IT managers in 10 countries on a variety of topics - from their organizations' tech spending and security to their thoughts on the IT skills gap. Here's a look at what Canadian businesses have been up to in 2013, and what's in store for the future.
5 steps to succeeding in connecting with customers and consumers in this digital era. This presentation outlines a robust methodology used by fortune 200 clients in their journey of Digital Transformation.
A landmark research project based on a survey of more than 100 Canadian chief information officers offers the first real details about how innovation and business alignment are related, as well as the IT spending priorities for CIOs. This project will soon be updated with data from CIO Census 2014.
While South African business leaders are skeptical about how digital transformation will impact their roles and organizations, a survey found that both business and IT leaders believe that digitization could significantly increase productivity, business growth, and innovation. Specifically, the survey reported that leaders believe digitization could result in a 53% rise in productivity, 68% growth in business, and 69% more innovation. However, the survey also found that only a third of leaders drive digital transformation from the top of their organizations and over half of organizations only invest in technology to maintain existing systems rather than innovating or transforming digitally.
Ibm's global ai adoption index 2021 executive summaryEmisor Digital
Almost a third of businesses surveyed in the IBM Global AI Adoption Index 2021 report that they are currently using AI, and 43% say they accelerated their AI rollout due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, lack of AI skills and increasing data complexity were cited as top challenges. While 74% of companies are exploring or deploying AI, the most common barriers are limited AI expertise, data complexity, and lack of tools to develop AI models. Ensuring AI systems are trustworthy, fair, and can be explained is also critical for businesses.
Data Science And Analytics Outsourcing – Vendors, Models, Steps by Ravi Kalak...Tommy Toy
- Data-driven business processes are becoming essential for companies as data generation and analytics capabilities grow increasingly important.
- Many companies are looking to outsource their analytics and data science functions to meet demand for faster innovation while overcoming fragmented in-house solutions.
- There are various models for outsourcing analytics, including project-based work, staff augmentation, and creating centers of excellence either onshore, offshore, or in a hybrid model. Key decisions include what capabilities to outsource and who will manage the outsourcing process.
The document discusses how digital disruption is accelerating change across all industries through the forces of the Internet of Everything/Things, modern consumers and employees. It summarizes the results of a study that ranked 12 industries based on their proximity to the "center" of this digital vortex. The study found that digital disruption could displace 40% of top incumbents within 3 years, yet only 32% of companies are actively transforming. It concludes that industries will split and recombine, and that any company that does not transform digitally risks being disrupted.
This document provides a summary of key findings from a study on technology adoption and workforce issues in Brazil. The study surveyed over 1,000 IT and business executives across 10 countries. In Brazil, priorities for businesses included IT security, data storage/backup, and network infrastructure. While most Brazilian executives expect business conditions and IT staff headcounts to increase in 2013, many also reported issues with IT skills gaps at their companies and identified cybersecurity threats as a growing concern. Common effects of skills gaps included lower staff productivity and less than ideal customer service.
IT is often hesitant about taking new directions because of the number of unfamiliar technologies competing for attention, budgetary constraints, fear of change, and skepticism about which new direction will actually provide value. Pick the right technologies to deploy in 2011 and stay ahead of the curve.
•Understand which new technologies provide clear organizational value.
•Identify the candidate new technologies the organization should consider in 2011.
•Assess technology which should be retired in preparation for the new technology.
Use this solution set to help plan technology adoption for 2011 and beyond. An assessment tool for helping with the selection process is also included in this set.
1) The document discusses the high demand for IT professionals through 2012 according to surveys. It also discusses the top spending priorities for IT departments which include PCs, security, cloud computing, virtualization, and mobility.
2) The document outlines high demand careers in IT security, software development, IT leadership positions, and IT management. It also discusses the need for infrastructure and applications specialists to support growing mobile devices.
3) The author, Scott Nash, provides IT staffing solutions and recruitment services. He has 20 years of experience in IT service delivery models and domestic outsourcing of IT services.
A new kind of industrial revolution is upon us, as digital technologies redefine business strategy and operational execution. Executives are under pressure to innovate and make smart investments in game-changers like the Internet of Things (IoT), mobility, cloud computing and analytics. Challenges remain, such as talent issues, data security and more. And while some industries are embracing a transformation agenda – redefining core processes and creating new business models for competitive advantage – others are lagging behind. What can executives do to stay at the forefront of the digital operations revolution?
IT outsourcing saw huge growth in 2023 and is expected to bring new trends in 2024. The top trends to watch are artificial intelligence, internet of things, and cloud computing. Outsourcing provides benefits like reduced costs, improved efficiency, and access to specialized expertise. It allows companies to focus on strategic projects rather than routine tasks. India is a top destination for outsourcing due to its large talent pool, growing tech ecosystem, lower costs, and positive work culture.
The quest for digital skills is an Economist Intelligence Unit report, sponsored by Cognizant, on the supply and demand of digital skills across four industries: financial services, healthcare, retail and manufacturing.
EMA research places AI and automation initiatives at the top of C-level technology priorities. But resistance to change, lack of experience, and the complexity of training models all hold back progress.
These slides, based on the webinar, address 5 common misconceptions about AI-powered ITSM automation and present a practical way to revolutionize IT support without changing platforms, processes, or user habits.
The document discusses trends in applying artificial intelligence (AI) to IT service management (ITSM). It defines AI and discusses how AI can interact with and improve the IT service desk through chatbots, recommendations, and prioritizing knowledge bases. The document outlines use cases for AI in ITSM like improving self-service, decision making, and services. It also covers benefits like better user experience and time to insight but challenges like resistance to change and lack of trust. Industry experts provide opinions on using AI to augment rather than replace humans. In conclusion, AI is poised to be a boon for ITSM by complementing human agents.
Internet of Things Index 2017. Excellent Report from IBM and The Economist Intelligence unit about the use of IOT nowadays, it´s main trends, problems and debate contents. Is really IOT going to change all in the next years?
EMA’s research report, “Network Performance Management Strategies for the Digital Enterprise,” offers IT professionals a guide toward understanding NPM technology. EMA surveyed 250 IT professionals and conducted a half-dozen phone interviews to identify best practices and successful strategies for NPM solutions.
Check out these slides--based on the webinar featuring EMA Research Director Shamus McGillicuddy --to get some of the results of this research.
IT Certifications in Demand for 2012 | Best Certs to Get a JobITCareerFinder
View web version at: http://www.itcareerfinder.com/brain-food/blog/entry/best-it-certifications-to-get-a-job-in-2012.html
Research and compare the IT certifications most likely to get you a job in 2012 and beyond.
IT Skills in Demand 2012 - 2013 | Top Computer Jobs & Career TracksITCareerFinder
Compare the most in-demand IT skills from 2012 to 2013. View online at http://www.itcareerfinder.com/brain-food/blog/entry/top-9-it-skills-in-demand-for-2012.html
Who is driving innovation in your business? Probrand Group
Probrand Group magazine provides credible articles written by leading tech journalists around driving innovation and transformation, mobility, supply chain and procurement, security, cloud and infrastructure.
The time to blaze a new IT trail is now and it will require fresh thinking, bold approaches and innovative solutions. Are you ready? For more information, visit http://bmc.co/1xcVhuV
Technology Market Landscape: Outlook for 2015GreythornAU
Greythorn is one of Australia's largest specialist technology recruitment firms, placing over 500 permanent IT workers and 1000 contract engagements annually. It has offices across Australia, North America, Europe and Asia. Greythorn specializes vertically in professional markets and offers premium, value-based delivery with consultants having significant industry experience.
The State of Canadian Technology Adoption and the IT WorkforceCompTIA
The information technology industry knows no borders. To paint a more complete picture of enterprise IT and the IT employment landscape, we surveyed business executives and IT managers in 10 countries on a variety of topics - from their organizations' tech spending and security to their thoughts on the IT skills gap. Here's a look at what Canadian businesses have been up to in 2013, and what's in store for the future.
5 steps to succeeding in connecting with customers and consumers in this digital era. This presentation outlines a robust methodology used by fortune 200 clients in their journey of Digital Transformation.
A landmark research project based on a survey of more than 100 Canadian chief information officers offers the first real details about how innovation and business alignment are related, as well as the IT spending priorities for CIOs. This project will soon be updated with data from CIO Census 2014.
While South African business leaders are skeptical about how digital transformation will impact their roles and organizations, a survey found that both business and IT leaders believe that digitization could significantly increase productivity, business growth, and innovation. Specifically, the survey reported that leaders believe digitization could result in a 53% rise in productivity, 68% growth in business, and 69% more innovation. However, the survey also found that only a third of leaders drive digital transformation from the top of their organizations and over half of organizations only invest in technology to maintain existing systems rather than innovating or transforming digitally.
Ibm's global ai adoption index 2021 executive summaryEmisor Digital
Almost a third of businesses surveyed in the IBM Global AI Adoption Index 2021 report that they are currently using AI, and 43% say they accelerated their AI rollout due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, lack of AI skills and increasing data complexity were cited as top challenges. While 74% of companies are exploring or deploying AI, the most common barriers are limited AI expertise, data complexity, and lack of tools to develop AI models. Ensuring AI systems are trustworthy, fair, and can be explained is also critical for businesses.
Data Science And Analytics Outsourcing – Vendors, Models, Steps by Ravi Kalak...Tommy Toy
- Data-driven business processes are becoming essential for companies as data generation and analytics capabilities grow increasingly important.
- Many companies are looking to outsource their analytics and data science functions to meet demand for faster innovation while overcoming fragmented in-house solutions.
- There are various models for outsourcing analytics, including project-based work, staff augmentation, and creating centers of excellence either onshore, offshore, or in a hybrid model. Key decisions include what capabilities to outsource and who will manage the outsourcing process.
The document discusses how digital disruption is accelerating change across all industries through the forces of the Internet of Everything/Things, modern consumers and employees. It summarizes the results of a study that ranked 12 industries based on their proximity to the "center" of this digital vortex. The study found that digital disruption could displace 40% of top incumbents within 3 years, yet only 32% of companies are actively transforming. It concludes that industries will split and recombine, and that any company that does not transform digitally risks being disrupted.
This document provides a summary of key findings from a study on technology adoption and workforce issues in Brazil. The study surveyed over 1,000 IT and business executives across 10 countries. In Brazil, priorities for businesses included IT security, data storage/backup, and network infrastructure. While most Brazilian executives expect business conditions and IT staff headcounts to increase in 2013, many also reported issues with IT skills gaps at their companies and identified cybersecurity threats as a growing concern. Common effects of skills gaps included lower staff productivity and less than ideal customer service.
IT is often hesitant about taking new directions because of the number of unfamiliar technologies competing for attention, budgetary constraints, fear of change, and skepticism about which new direction will actually provide value. Pick the right technologies to deploy in 2011 and stay ahead of the curve.
•Understand which new technologies provide clear organizational value.
•Identify the candidate new technologies the organization should consider in 2011.
•Assess technology which should be retired in preparation for the new technology.
Use this solution set to help plan technology adoption for 2011 and beyond. An assessment tool for helping with the selection process is also included in this set.
1) The document discusses the high demand for IT professionals through 2012 according to surveys. It also discusses the top spending priorities for IT departments which include PCs, security, cloud computing, virtualization, and mobility.
2) The document outlines high demand careers in IT security, software development, IT leadership positions, and IT management. It also discusses the need for infrastructure and applications specialists to support growing mobile devices.
3) The author, Scott Nash, provides IT staffing solutions and recruitment services. He has 20 years of experience in IT service delivery models and domestic outsourcing of IT services.
A new kind of industrial revolution is upon us, as digital technologies redefine business strategy and operational execution. Executives are under pressure to innovate and make smart investments in game-changers like the Internet of Things (IoT), mobility, cloud computing and analytics. Challenges remain, such as talent issues, data security and more. And while some industries are embracing a transformation agenda – redefining core processes and creating new business models for competitive advantage – others are lagging behind. What can executives do to stay at the forefront of the digital operations revolution?
IT outsourcing saw huge growth in 2023 and is expected to bring new trends in 2024. The top trends to watch are artificial intelligence, internet of things, and cloud computing. Outsourcing provides benefits like reduced costs, improved efficiency, and access to specialized expertise. It allows companies to focus on strategic projects rather than routine tasks. India is a top destination for outsourcing due to its large talent pool, growing tech ecosystem, lower costs, and positive work culture.
The quest for digital skills is an Economist Intelligence Unit report, sponsored by Cognizant, on the supply and demand of digital skills across four industries: financial services, healthcare, retail and manufacturing.
As demand for digital talent reaches a crescendo, CIOs are increasingly embracing an Uber-like approach to filling key technical roles throughout their organizations.
Capgemini Consulting Digital Transformation Review No. 5Capgemini
Capgemini Consulting's digital transformation business journal looks at the digitization of operations, taking in robotics, 3D printing, and the second machine age, as well as opinion and insight from guest contributors including Neelie Kroes, Vice President of the European Commission. Read the full review to find out more or join the conversation on twitter #DTR5
The Second Machine Age is upon us, according to Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee of MIT. This era is defined by machines that can perform cognitive tasks previously only done by humans. Two defining digital technologies are big data and machine intelligence/robotics. Brynjolfsson and McAfee believe this machine age will have a greater impact than the first industrial revolution due to exponential improvements in computing and the combinatorial nature of digital innovation. However, most organizations have focused digital transformations on the customer experience while neglecting opportunities in automating operational processes using these technologies.
Keeping pace with technology and big data.pdfClaire D'Costa
How IT companies can bridge the gap between ever-increasing talent needs and ever-changing technology?
In this pdf, you will get to know:
1- The technology's part in the play
2- The widening skills gap
3- Ways to fill up the void
4- Future of Big Data
5- Other useful insights
The document discusses how IT infrastructure is changing to adapt to new business priorities in the digital age. It introduces the "HEROES" framework for the future of IT infrastructure, which focuses on hybrid cloud architectures, edge computing, robotic process automation, obsolescence of old IT, and enterprise security. Artificial intelligence will be integrated across all areas of the framework and fundamentally change how organizations procure and consume IT infrastructure over the next five years.
The document discusses 5 technology trends for 2015:
1. The Internet of Me - Personalization and contextual experiences enabled by big data analytics and connected devices.
2. Outcome Economy - Hardware is producing tangible results through sensors, M2M standards, and ubiquitous bandwidth.
3. Platform (R)evolution - Digital platforms are redefining industries through the rise of platform companies, cloud economics, and APIs.
4. Intelligent Enterprise - Businesses are leveraging huge data volumes, decreasing storage costs, and advances in data science for smarter systems.
5. Workforce Reimagined - Humans and machines are collaborating through maturing technologies enabling natural interactions and improved efficiency.
Unlocking Value of Data in a Digital AgeRuud Brink
InfoGraphic about Intelligence Hubs as accelerator of the Digital organisation. Five steps how you could think big, and act small to unlock value of Data in your organisation. Contact me for the office A0 poster.
Bentley University partnered with labor market analytics firm Burning Glass to uncover which skills employers are looking for, what that means for the future of certain jobs, and how educational institutions should be preparing the next generation of our workforce.
- Organizations are increasingly adopting enterprise cloud strategies to enable digital transformation and remain competitive in the face of demands from customers, mobile workforces, and new technologies.
- Digital transformation requires flexible IT solutions and the ability to extract value from massive new data streams through business intelligence in order to empower employees, enhance customer experiences, and improve business processes.
- Successful digital strategies require cloud deployments that are tailored to an organization's specific needs and goals in order to deliver immediate value and support the organization as needs change over time.
This document is a 2020 emerging jobs report for Malaysia that was produced by LinkedIn. It analyzes LinkedIn's dataset of over 5 million Malaysian professionals to identify the jobs that have seen the fastest year-over-year growth between 2015-2019. The top 10 emerging jobs are data scientist, customer success specialist, BIM specialist, full stack engineer, data engineer, cybersecurity specialist, digital marketing specialist, environmental officer, DevOps engineer, and community manager. The report also provides insights into why these jobs are emerging and the skills needed for each role.
Enterprise Mobility Applications: Addressing a Growing GapBlackBerry
This new report on enterprise mobility applications highlights the alarming gap between Central IT and line-of-business IT environments. Millennials in particular are showing signs of growing frustration with the devices and software tools available to support them in the workplace. Many are making their own mobility arrangements, through ‘shadow IT’, despite growing regulatory risk. The advent of the ‘Internet of Things’ will further exacerbate the situation as mobile staff seek access to real time data from their phones and tablets.
Our recent survey of over 100 financial service organizations, conducted by Forbes Insights in the UK and North America, indicates that despite current business and employee demand, enterprise mobile applications remain at a very early stage of maturity, with less than a quarter of employees eligible to access such facilities. The implications here are profound, given the need to support mobile working with appropriate tools in every sphere of corporate activity today.
Many employees complain that the only advance over the last ten years has been to ‘mobilize the laptop’. This merely emulates the traditional desktop environment outside the office. Set against this stark background of underperformance in the mobility area, Central IT appears to be preoccupied with legacy issues such as costly infrastructures and aging systems. Our survey reveals that despite having developed policies and tools to address enterprise mobility, Central IT has little visibility of what is actually going on within the lines of business or at the end user level.
Nor does it have the necessary resources currently to respond rapidly to the growing pressures for workplace mobility. External agencies appear to be stepping in to fill this gap, frequently circumventing Central IT. Mobility remains low on the Central IT agenda.
Big Data Trends and Challenges Report - WhitepaperVasu S
In this whitepaper read How companies address common big data trends & challenges to gain greater value from their data.
https://www.qubole.com/resources/report/big-data-trends-and-challenges-report
Fuji Xerox 10 Hottest Trends in Corporate DigitilisationCassandra Powell
In this Slideshare we cover the hottest key market trends that are shaping the future for any organisations actively seeking to achieve better business outcomes through digital transformation.
In this Slideshare, Fuji Xerox covers the hottest trends for any organisations actively seeking to achieve a more efficient business workflow through digitalisation.
Process efficiency, cost reduction, and improved service quality are the top trends in corporate digitalization. As millennials make up more of the workforce, companies must adapt current policies around security, privacy, and loyalty to remain relevant. Outsourcing print management can reduce costs by 20-30% while freeing up internal IT staff. Fuji Xerox continues to lead the industry in digital transformation through security integration, workflow automation, and assessment/optimization. If an organization wants expertise in undertaking digitalization, Fuji Xerox offers its services.
This document provides an executive summary of the IT industry and Infosys company. It discusses the history and evolution of the IT sector in India and abroad. It then analyzes the IT industry through a macro lens, covering major players, products/services, financial overview, government regulations, and SWOT/PEST analyses. The document also provides a micro analysis of Infosys, including its human resources policies, marketing strategies, financial performance, SWOT analysis, and Porter's five forces model. Finally, it acknowledges those who contributed to the successful completion of the project report.
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The national unemployment rate was 4.0% in June. 213,000 jobs were created in June, with an average of 211,000 jobs added per month over the last 3 months. Professional and business services saw the largest increase of 50,000 new jobs, with additional growth in computer systems design and management consulting services. The unemployment rate for professional and technical services was 1.9% and the sector saw 25,000 new jobs in June.
The national unemployment rate was 4.1% in March. 103,000 jobs were created in March, with an average of 202,000 jobs added per month over the last 3 months. 33,000 new jobs were added in professional and business services, while 400 jobs were lost in management and technical consulting services. The unemployment rate for professional and technical services was 2.1% with 19,000 new jobs added in that sector.
The US national unemployment rate was 4.1% in February. 313,000 new jobs were created in February, with an average of 242,000 new jobs added per month over the last 3 months. Professional and business services added 50,000 new jobs in February, with computer systems design and related services adding 3,000 and management and technical consulting services losing 1,800 jobs. Professional and technical services unemployment rate was 2.9% in February, with 19,000 new jobs added to that industry.
The U.S. national unemployment rate was 4.1% in December. 148,000 jobs were created last month, with an average of 204,000 jobs added per month over the last 3 months. Professional and business services added 19,000 new jobs, with computer systems design and related services gaining 3,300 and management and technical consulting services adding 800. The unemployment rate for professional and technical services was 2.8% in December.
The national unemployment rate was 4.1% in November. 228,000 jobs were created in November with an average of 170,000 jobs added per month over the last 3 months. Professional and business services added 46,000 new jobs, with computer systems design and related services adding 38,000 and management and technical consulting services adding 7,200. Professional and technical services unemployment rate was 2.7% with 24,000 new jobs added in that industry.
The national unemployment rate was 4.2% in September. Only 33,000 jobs were created in September, though on average 91,000 jobs have been added per month over the last 3 months. Professional and business services added 13,000 new jobs, with additional growth in computer systems design services of 4,200 jobs and management consulting services of 1,900 jobs. The unemployment rate for professional and technical services was 2.8% in September.
The national unemployment rate was 4.4% in August. 156,000 new jobs were created in August, with an average of 196,000 new jobs added per month over the last 3 months. Professional and business services saw the largest growth with 40,000 new jobs, particularly in computer systems design and management consulting which added 8,000 and 3,000 new jobs respectively.
The national unemployment rate was 4.3% in July. 209,000 new jobs were created in July, with an average of 195,000 new jobs added per month over the last 3 months. Professional and business services saw the largest growth with 49,000 new jobs, particularly in computer systems design and management consulting which added 5,000 and 7,000 new jobs respectively.
The national unemployment rate was 4.3% in May. 138,000 jobs were created in May, with an average of 121,000 jobs added per month over the last 3 months. Professional and business services added 38,000 new jobs throughout the US, Canada, and Europe, with 70 offices. Within professional and business services, computer systems design lost 0.2k jobs while management and technical consulting services gained 6.4k jobs. The unemployment rate for professional and technical services was 2.4% in May.
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CONTENTS:
04 Why Employers Are Bulking Up on IT
06 A Growing Need for IT Talent
09 Why Do Companies Outsource?
11 Disadvantages of Outsourcing and the End of a Trend
13 What to Do When Outsourcing Is Not an Option
3. After years of layoffs and hiring freezes, U.S.
companies are expanding their IT departments.
3
• 91 percent of CFOs expect the number
of employees at their companies to
increase or remain the same in 2014,
with recruitment focused on big data,
cloud computing and data security.
i
• Employment in IT fields is expected to
increase 22 percent by 2020 according to
the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
• The federal government will increase IT
staff — President Obama said he hopes to
bring on more IT talent and add more private-
sector technologists into governmentii
on a
temporary basis.
As a result, companies will have to fight hard to attract
top talent, both domestically and abroad. And while
outsourcing may seem like a prudent way to tip the
fight in your favor, evidence shows that there are many
disadvantages to outsourcing, and many advantages of
alternative solutions.
i BDO, LLP. 2014 BDO Technology Outlook Survey.
ii NextGov.com. Federal Tech Funding Dips Slightly in Obama’s Fiscal 2015 Request.
5. Why Are Employers Bulking Up on IT
iii Forbes. Marc Andreesen: Five Ideas that Have Shaped the Internet.
iv IDC. Skills Requirements for Tomorrow’s Best Jobs.
v Ford Motor.Co. AppLink Reaches Out Globally.
vi Progressive Insurance.
vii Big Data Startups.
viii Susan Kuchinskas. Precision Agriculture: From Real-Time Farming Data to Meta Analytics.
Here are the four main drivers of IT
department expansion:
1. Software is now everywhere in the company.
Software improves efficiency and, ultimately,
reduces operational costs. It also makes it easier to
communicate with clients’, partners’ and vendors’
systems. Now, companies are seeking to leverage
the advantages of software in every aspect of
their operations. Thus, technology powers logistics,
inventory, medical, hospitality — even manual labor
jobs often include software for measuring, designing
or fabricating. Every kind of company now has an IT
department to support critical business functions.iv
2. Every company is now a software company.
In addition to using software, companies are now
creating it. Ford Motor Co. hosts regular hackathons;v
Progressive Insurance launched a mobile app;vi
Casino owner Caesars Entertainment has built a
massive infrastructure that tracks customers from
Netscape founder and venture capitalist Marc
Andreessen famously said, “Software is eating the
world.”
iii
He was right. Today, software has pervaded
every business, every job function and everyone’s
daily personal life. As a result, companies of all sorts
and sizes are expanding their IT departments.
5
their first visit to a website to their post-stay surveys.vii
John Deere continues to innovate its software platform
for tractor owners.viii
There are many more examples of
companies developing software to meet their internal
needs or to serve customers and partners.
3. Big Data keeps getting bigger.
The torrents of data generated by doing business
digitally are becoming a competitive weapon that
companies can mine for deeper and more interpretive
insights. According to the Technology Councils of North
America (TECNA), 64 percent of companies identified Big
Data — analytics, data mining and business intelligence —
as the top driver of growth in 2014 to 2016.ix
4. Mobile is major.
The continued emphasis on mobile and mobile-first
strategies has upped demand for mobile developers.
TECNA’s survey found that 59 percent of companies
identified mobile application development as a key
driver of growth. Daniel Burrus, author of Technotrends
and Flash Forward, expects half of all companies to
have their own mobile apps within the next two years.x
Obviously, they’ll need help. Some may turn to IT shops,
which are experiencing their own hiring boom: 41
percent plan to hire more technical staff in 2014, with
medium-sized firms being the most aggressive in hiring.xi
ix TECNA. National Survey of Technology, Policy and Strategic Issues.
x Daniel Burrus. Mobile Apps Will Transform All Business Processes – Is Your Company Ready?
xi CompTIA.IT Industry Outlook 2014.
7. A Growing Need for IT Talent
xii LinkedIn. Hottest Skills that Got People Hired in 2013.
xiii CompTIA. 2014 IT Industry Outlook.
xiv Ibid.
xv IDC. Skills Requirements for Tomorrow’s Best Jobs.
xvi Computerworld. 2014 Forecast Survey.
The expansion of IT within
every company and into
every part of the company is
already creating a talent gap.
On LinkedIn’s list of the “25
Hottest Skills that Got People
Hired in 2013,” all but two skills
were technical.xii
• The unemployment rate for IT professionals is 3.7 percent,
versus 6.7 percent overall in December 2013, according to
the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.xiii
• The total number of core IT job openings in the U.S.
reached over 500,000 for Q4 2013, according to Burning
Glass Technologies Labor Insights.xiv
• Computer programmers and specialists is one of the five
high-growth and high-wage employment categories
projected to make up 53 percent of all competitively hired
and highly paid jobs in 2020.xv
• In 2014, 32 percent of all companies expect to increase
head count in the IT department.xvi
There’s little doubt that information
technology professionals are in demand:
7
8. A Growing Need for IT Talent
xvii icrunchdata. Big Data Jobs Index.
As businesses begin to extract more
intelligence from their data sets — and
begin to understand how their data
can improve every aspect of their
operations, products and services — it’s
understandable that data specialists of
all stripes are in short supply.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics
says that employment in core IT
occupations may grow as much
as 20 percent in the next six
years. It identified these core
skills as likely to grow the most:
Software developers
Database administrators
Network and systems
administrators
Systems analysts
Information security
analysts
Web developers
Network architects
Although data analytics has been around for decades,
it’s not an area of expertise that universities and training
schools have had their eye on, so these skills are hard
to find.
The Big Data Jobs Index is a real-time snapshot of what
employers are looking for at any given moment. Of the
490,000 big-data job openings on a recent day, more
than half (224,867) were for data analysts, followed by
84,424 data scientist positions.xvii
As businesses in all industries, from professional services
to retail to entertainment to media, race to provide
mobile apps and mobile web access, mobile developers
are also able to write their own tickets.
8
TECH SKILLS
MOST IN-DEMAND
10. Why Do Companies Outsource?
xxii Tholons. 2013 Top 100 Outsourcing Destinations.
xxiii Datamark. Top 10 Business Process Outsourcing Trends to Watch for in 2014.
xxiv Ibid.
xxv International Association of Outsourcing Professionals. IAOP Releases Annual
Outsourcing Trends to Watch in 2013.
xxvi Ibid. xxvii Ibid. xxviiiI bid.
xxix Everest Group. Immigration Uncertainty Among Top Outsourcing Trends.
At the turn of the 21st century, e-business was
booming. All kinds of companies were installing
computerized systems to modernize and streamline
operations. Projects such as installing ERP or
marketing automation systems took months and
required extensive customization, employing
legions of consultants with specialized knowledge.
Following this first outsourcing boom,
around 2004, U.S. companies began turning
to offshore outsourcers, especially in India.
There were several reasons why this
made sense:
xviii Rediff. 5 Big Reasons for Indian IT Boom.
xix ibid
xx Financial Express. The Coming Boom in Telecom Outsourcing.
xxi IT Pro. IT Skills Shortage Prompts Outsourcing Boom.
• Offshore IT outsourcers could offer scale in the
number of infotech professionals available with
the skillsets companies needed.xviii
• IT outsourcing companies responded to demand
by adding new services to handle infrastructure
solutions, business process outsourcing and
software/QA testing.xix
• Outsourcing contracts offered companies a
predictable level of IT spending.xx
Even as late as 2013, businesses were investing in
emerging technologies at the same time that they were
struggling with slashed budgets and reduced staff. The
two prime reasons organizations turn to outsourcing
are to improve service levels and to access skills not
available within the organization.xxi
IT Outsourcing Trends:
• Expansion from software development and
implementation to outsourcing of many business
processes
• Offshore providers of outsourcing expanding from
India to more than 100 countries in Asia, Europe,
China and Central Americaxxii
• Shift to outcome-based pricing modelsxxiii
• Mid-market companies engaging business-process
outsourcing companiesxxiv
• Social issues including fair wages and labor practices,
environmental impact, local community support and
sustainability become important in engagementsxxv
• Data security remains a critical issuexxvi
• Consultants with the right credentials, expertise and
talent continue to be in high demandxxvii
• Companies seek to handle compliance, legal and
financial risksxxviii
• Potential for U.S. immigration reform creates
uncertainty about using foreign contractors
10
12. The appeal of outsourcing as a business strategy
appears to be waning. Demand for IT outsourcing
in India has already leveled off, according to The
Economist, because most of what can be moved
offshore already has.xxx
In fact, KPMG predicted
that the outsourcing concept will die out, to be
replaced by complex business partnerships at an
increased cost.xxxi
There are several potential disadvantages
of outsourcing:
The skills gap is global.
Business executives around the world share the
concerns of their counterparts in the United States.
In PwC’s annual survey of global CEOs, 30 percent
of the respondents felt confident that they would
be able to find the talent they needed to grow their
companies, while 58 percent said a lack of key skills
is hampering their growth prospects.xxxii
The leaders in outsourcing are not faring better
in their own hiring. Among the world’s top ten
economies, employers in Brazil, Russia, India
and China are having the most difficulty filling
vacancies.xxxiii
There are risks.
Outsourcing IT functions, especially when the work is
sent offshore, may carry business risk. The risks include:
• Projects take too long
• Rising or hidden costs
• Loss of control of data security and disaster recovery
• No control over how services are delivered
• Lack of service quality or expertise
• Some IT functions not easily outsourced
Communication is more difficult.
Even differences in the time zones between client and
outsourcer can interfere with speedy delivery of the
project. For example, an email sent during the client’s
business day can arrive in the middle of the night, with
the response coming back after business hours,
client time.
Compliance becomes complicated.
For some businesses, use of an outsourcer can lead to
compliance issues, if the activities of a service provider
don’t comply with applicable U.S. laws and regulations.
This is especially a risk for companies that must comply
with rules regarding data storage.
Because of all these disadvantages, some companies
that have tried outsourcing are now electing to keep IT
functions in-house.
xxx The Economist. On the Turn.
xxxi KPMG. The Death of Outsourcing.
xxxii PwC. Skills Gap Is Hindering Growth for Business.
xxxiii CareerBuilder. How the Skills Gap Affects the Global Economy.
Disadvantages of Outsourcing and the End of a Trend
12
14. xxxiv CompTIA. National Survey of Technology, Policy and Strategic Issues.
What to Do When Outsourcing Is Not an Option
In instances where outsourcing is not
an option, simply hiring more IT staff
may not be that easy.
Technology companies that plan to hire new staff
in 2014 perceive a shortage in the quantity and
quality of tech talent available to them. According
to a Technology Councils of North America
(TECNA) survey:
• 25 percent feel that the shortage is significant
• 31 percent view the cost and availability of talent as a
threat to business growth
• 34 percent support expanding visa categories and H1B
caps to keep foreign nationals with advanced STEM skills
in the U.S.
• 72 percent experienced a severe shortage in the quality
and quantity of tech talent available to themxxxiv
14
15. What to Do When Outsourcing Is Not an Option
xxxv Forbes.com. Nolan Bushnell: How to Compete for Top Talent.
xxxvi SmartRecruiters.com. 4 New Types of Hackathon Recruiting.
xxxvii Oracle.com. A Conversation with Technology Evangelist Chuk-Munn Lee.
xxxviii Hopkins Medicine. Employee Referral Program.
xxxix HubSpot. HubSpot Launches $30,000 Referral Program for Developers and Designers.
Competing for Top IT Talent
In a competitive hiring marketplace, companies
have to look beyond titles, salaries and job
descriptions in order to lure highly skilled IT
professionals. They need to be able to offer the
same things that make startups and incubators
so attractive to programmers and engineers:xxxv
• Flat management structure and access to
company leaders
• Small, semi-autonomous teams
• Opportunities to work on passion projects
• Meaningful work within a company that has
vision
• Flexibility in work hours and location
• Access to work tools of choice
Of course, these benefits should be highlighted in job
postings. But recruitment shouldn’t be limited to times
when there’s a staff vacancy. Smart companies make
recruiting a year-round process, and they look at every
situation as a recruiting opportunity. The most
competitive recruiters:
• Run hackathonsxxxvi
• Hire technology evangelistsxxxvii
• Have technical staff who are active on social media
• Promote the company’s brand and value proposition via
social media, public relations and content marketing
In other words, recruiting can no longer be left to HR.
Everyone in the company should be encouraged to
network and promote the business as a great place to
work. Employees should be incentivized to do so, as well.
Referral bonuses are a standard at high-tech firms, with
amounts ranging from $2,500 (Johns Hopkins Hospitalxxxviii
)
to $30,000 (marketing software maker HubSpotxxxix
)
or more.
15
16. What to Do When Outsourcing Is Not an Option
Grooming Internal Candidates
Another important strategy for
expanding the IT department is
promoting internal candidates.
In cases where a current
employee can step into the
new role, the hiring process
will be faster and cheaper than
hiring outside the company.
Promoting from within
offers another benefit to the
company by demonstrating
to employees that there’s a
solid career path available.
Moreover, opportunities for
growth and professional
development are the things
most sought-after by job
candidates in the
United States.xl
When there is not a current
employee with the exact skill
set and experience needed,
that lack is often balanced
by the employee’s good track
xl Society for Human Resource Management. Study: U.S. Job Seekers Want Growth, Professional Development.
xli Harvard Business Review. If You’re Not Helping People Develop, You’re Not Management Material.16
Managers should be
incented and required to
offer informal mentoring
and training to all of their
direct reports. When
planning work, managers
should ask their team
members not only what
they can contribute but
also what they’d like to
learn. And conversations
about an employee’s
career path should
happen not only during
the annual review but
throughout the year.xli
record with the company and
institutional knowledge. The
company still must invest
resources in getting the
promoted employee up
to speed.
Companies that are committed
to promoting from within
the IT department often run
formal or informal internal job
training programs to make sure
they have a steady stream of
employees ready to move into
more senior roles. Employee
development programs that
offer time off and/or a stipend
for advanced training and
certification classes should
be tailored to the skills and
certifications needed by
the business.
17. xlii Accenture. Trends Reshaping the Future of HR.
What to Do When Outsourcing Is Not an Option
17
Working With IT Staffing Agencies
Contingent workforces can
quickly and efficiently fill IT
skills gaps caused by growth
and change in a business. They
can add the IT muscle necessary
to complete critical but finite
projects. Contract workers with
the necessary skills can form
teams to handle special projects
without permanently increasing
the employee headcount. They
can also provide expertise that’s
not available within the company.
In fact, using just-in-time IT talent can give a company
a competitive advantage. A global network of outside
contractors, outsourcing partners, vendors, strategic
partners and other nontraditional workers can maximize
the potential of both contractors and permanent
employees, increasing the company’s agility and access
to valuable talent, according to Accenture.xlii
But there can be challenges to using freelancers or
contract workers:
• It can be difficult to assess their true level of skill or
experience
• The quality of their work may be lacking
• They may leave before the project is complete
• Their immigration status may cause problems for the
company
18. xliii Tower Lane. Surveying the New World of Work.
IT staffing agencies can address these challenges. In this
model, the agency sends its own employees to work at
the client’s company. The agency has direct knowledge of
its consultants’ experience and abilities, so it can provide
consultants who are prepared to take on the project and
who will remain until it’s done.
Agencies also offer permanent placement solutions.
In addition to development positions, they can staff
exceptionally high-value candidates — all the way up to
the CIO. Enlisting the services of a staffing company that
specializes in IT is often the most cost-effective and
timely solution to acquire needed skills. Since many of the
best candidates available in the field are those currently
employed, agencies have developed best practices for
attracting passive candidates, thus vastly increasing the
candidate pool for their clients.
Some agencies have immigration sponsorship programs
that handle the entire immigration life cycle process,
from sponsoring H1B visas to completing the process for
employees receiving green cards and beyond. Immigration
sponsorship programs help IT staffing agencies retain
professionals over the long term, keeping them trained and
credentialed, and moving them quickly into position at client
companies.
Because the agency contracts directly with the client,
one or two layers of relationship complexity and cost are
removed from the equation.
What to Do When Outsourcing Is Not an Option
18
Even when a company identifies
qualified contingent workers,
managing the relationship
adds additional challenges. In
a survey of staffing decision-
makers, 36 percent said the
process of paying freelancers
was cumbersome and 34
percent found it hard to manage
and communicate with their
freelancers.xliii
19. Benefits to the IT Staffing Agency Model
• Superior access to professionals from around the globe
• Faster project completion times
• Reduced staffing costs
• Flexibility in hiring models
• Protection from visa and immigration issues
• Contract-to-hire model lets the company audition
contractors for permanent employment
Many consulting firms will give their clients the
option to retain consultants as full-time employees
after the contract is over. By this time, consultants
have proven themselves and have begun to fit
into the company’s culture. Another benefit is
that companies can continue to enjoy a foreign
consultant’s talents until the time that he or she
has received a green card, and then make a full-time
hire without immigration hassles.
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20. xliv Healthcare.gov.
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The impact of the Affordable Care Act
on IT Staffing
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was
signed into law in 2010, and a sweeping overhaul
of this country’s healthcare system ensued. The
Affordable Care Act (ACA) has implications for
employers of all sizes.
In 2015, employers with more than 50 employees,
each working more than 30 hours a week, will be
required to provide health insurance to them or
pay a penalty. To avoid all penalties, an employer
must provide a minimum amount of essential health
insurance to 95 percent of its full-time employees.xliv
Companies that are expanding the permanent
workforce — within the IT department or outside
it — should be aware of whether their staffing goals
could trigger the ACA’s insurance requirement. It is
also important for companies to be aware of ACA
regulations for contingent (temporary and project-
based) workers as well as permanent employees.
When a company manages contingent workers
on a daily basis, they often become classified as
a co-employer or joint employer along with the
staffing agency that supplied the workers. While
the staffing agency is responsible for maintaining
compliance with a number of regulations regarding
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its contingent workforce, co-employment means the client
company may be held liable for the decisions and mistakes
of the staffing agency. For this reason, it is imperative
that companies monitor the hours and days worked by
their temporary and project-based workers to ensure
compliance.
The Treasury Department, which has primary jurisdiction
over enforcing the ACA, recognized the special needs of
employers using a variable workforce and added provisions
to the regulations that should allow most companies
to continue existing contingent workforce strategies
without triggering the new insurance requirements. The
advantages and flexibility of contingent and project
workers are largely retained under the ACA, and Modis or
other workforce experts are available to consult on these
and other workforce strategies.
The Affordable Care Act has not yet been fully
implemented, and Congress, recognizing the needs of
employers, may make more tweaks in the next year or
two. This changing regulatory environment provides a
good time for companies to reassess which staff members
and skills are essential and, perhaps, which non-core roles
could move to a contingent or part-time model.
21. The issue of outsourcing is just one
layer in the multifaceted and constantly
evolving world of IT. For now, it seems that
the pendulum is swinging back in favor
of bringing more IT functions in-house.
However, even if you continue to rely on
outsourcing, everyone can agree that there
is greater demand than ever for IT talent —
and, in many areas, a shrinking supply.
If you would like to discuss your IT staffing
strategy, or need help making connections
with hard-to-find IT talent, please contact
your local Modis representative today.
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