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Building CSC's Next Generation Skills Base

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From @bslook: What are the most in demand skills for the next 5 years or so?

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we are seeing significant client action being taken in several segments: big data business models, mobile business models, modernizing & migrating workloads out to the cloud, and integrating SaaS / XaaS back into the enterprise

cybersecurity, devops, orchestration, integration, and social media / collaboration capabilities are all key enablers in these segments

also, an integrated operational support system + business support system (OSS / BSS) is essential in making capabilities at all layers available "as a Service"

There's a big need for communication/translation skills - being able to understand the technology BUT relate it in business terms to the customer

Be interested to hear if people are seeing much demand for NoSQL databases with clients

The tools Theyaa used identify these as well. Communication, project management, leadership all show up as key skills in many areas

biggest skill imho is decision making in uncertain unstructured environments; being fluent in data, social media, and communication

using online tools is another great skill

I don't know the answer, but it would have to be something related to collaboration and communication -- right?

yes - sifting through the "noise" and extracting insights for decision support is getting more important as data traffic grows exponentially - plus associated industry knowledge for context (the "double-deep" principle)

@scronizer I think communicating with clients and translating vague business needs into a detailed and accurate yet concise technical spec is a rare and valuable skill.

also - SOLUTION ARCHITECTURE that can tie all of these "Outside-In" and legacy enterprise capabilities together to get results

@HenryHelgen Yes ... A clear spec is a memorialization of clear thinking.

Jerry Overton13

Anyone had success with virtual meetups to discuss and build skills? Can anyone recommend some groups?

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Sherri Hartlen-Neely

Have you looked at LinkedIn groups? There are lots out there. I've joined virtual and face-to-face learning and networking groups via LinkedIn.

@shartlen Thx, I'll have to try that. I like the chat sessions associated with Coursera, but you have to take the class to get the full impact.

Sherri Hartlen-Neely

Also Google+ is turning into a very nice techie community. Try looking at communities and groups out there; lots of good stuff happening there.

I think that the most difficult part of the MOOCs is actually to connect to "class mates" who work like you and are engaged. Especially with chat sessions, fora, and group work I find this the biggest challenge

@shartlen CSC's @solidkhare (AnuragK) is active on the #LinkedIn #Jira community. He's brought back a ton of learning (and contributed too)

@sorenhelsted Maybe these kinds of groups should be something we should start/build.

I mentioned MIT above (They are in edX with Harvard). I believe they provide a section where fellow students could participate, and allow non-paying ones to participate with the paid (to get credits) students.

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and read their blogs/posts on C3!

Does CSC have an Hadoop cluster with MapReduce and HDFS as a sandbox for training or self-directed testing?

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right, or for that matter, the whole stack of our BDaaS offering?

@eddie_satterly is working on a sandbox for BDPaaS

contact Eddie Satterly our Big Data CTO for the latest on what will be made available to CSC technologists with regard to BDPaaS

That would be a great opportunity for CSC employees to match theory with practice!

Don't know what CSC have but Hortonworks have an Hadoop Sandbox you can download for free that I plan to try

The idea is to take the skillsoft training and then have an area to practice outside our clients' networks.

Clients and individuals may not have the licensed or expensive technology available.

As before... contact @eddie_satterly He's certainly like-minded!

Question: new developers view IT as boring compared to developing in the "cloud" - how can being an IT developer "cool and relevant"?

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...you develop IT in the cloud?

Get into the cloud! Moving dev environments there is frequently feasible

I think the SDN is a pretty cool movement IT development.

As a developer, when I used to build software, the platform did not matter, as long as I was impressed by the results and the client was also. Cloud is cool, but Big Data, Cyber, and other areas are cool also!

and like @sorincos mentioned, you can be in the cloud and develop!.

@TheyaaMatti this is the theme at #vmworld this year; IT is getting to be cool again. security is another area lots of comp sci going on in #SDN

My point is that there are big problems (opportunities) for amazing engineering talent in IT and cloud etc

it's a great time to be in tech!

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Adrian D. Lorenzana

@sorincos are you looking for the link? here's one: http://youtu.be/0zP2...

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RESCHEDULED!! CSC is responding rapidly to seismic changes in the IT industry, investing in development of next generation services and technology. Hand-in-hand with this strategy is the requirement to build the appropriate skills in our workforce. H...