Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 06 | Page 88

FINAL WORD ATTENTION CIOs: DATA ‘AVAILABILITY’ CENTRAL TO ATTRACTING NEXTGEN. TALENT Technological innovation and the emergence of the millennial generation are closely entwined. Millennials have been exposed to modern technology for most of their lives and are accustomed to a mostly digital world. Their career aspirations, attitudes to work, and knowledge of tools, apps and services increasingly define 21st century workplace culture, and thus have a knock-on effect on how HR and recruitment departments engage with them, according to Gregg Petersen, Regional Director, Middle East and SAARC, Veeam Software. 88 INTELLIGENTCIO www.intelligentcio.com