Business Chief US+CAN Magazine February 2016 | Page 39

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This difference in personnel needs and skill sets is a becoming a pressing concern as technology evolves . Dalhousie is among those understanding that university IT departments of the future will look very different compared to departments even 10 years ago , and skills must change if these departments are going to keep up .
“ IT skills need to change ,” says Fischer . “ We need fewer hardware experts and more data analysts , fewer people monkeying with that www . dal . ca 39