Autonomic Computing

Origins of IT Staff Shortages

The next question to ask is, “How did the IT industry get into this situation?” More importantly if this question can be answered, what strategies need to be put in place to prevent it happening again? The answer to the first question is complex and seated in many factors, none of which are individually responsible for the problem.

1. Growth of the economy— With the rapid growth of Western-based economies in the last five years, there has been an explosion in the need for new corporate computer systems. The Internet has been an engine of growth requiring new IT skills that have not been readily available. The demand for Internet systems was very strong for several years, 1999–2001 particularly. Corporations were scrambling ...