Global skills shortage puts IoT
development
at risk
The broadband debate...
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NGD continues to set
the standard for data
centre quality
The latest research from satellite communications provider Inmarsat has
identified that a significant proportion of global enterprises lack IoT skills at
different levels in their organisations, as well as in key technical disciplines, which
NGD has been awarded the latest versions of BSI
risks jeopardising the success of their IoT deployments and the security of their
ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001: 2015 for quality and
data. Not a month goes by without someone finding a new way to send vast amounts of environmental
management.
was previously
data down a single
fibre, but NGD
how will
As part
of Inmarsat’s
‘The broadband
Future of IoT
in Enterprise
- 2017’
ISO could
9001 be
and interconnected
14001compliant
has from
had ISO
ever-present
high-speed
make
a difference
to our report,
Internet market
experience? We
with and
experts
research
specialist
Vanson
Bourne
interviewed
500
senior
IT
decision
makers
from
27001security
certification
since
2010.
The
all conceivable professions, accessing scientific and everyday equipment all over the globe, reaching communities of all shapes 2015
major organisations across the Americas, EMEA and APAC regions. 76% of those
edition of ISO 9001 followed more than three years
and sizes, using all sorts of new applications and services — all in real time. High-speed broadband can enable our projects to
surveyed reported that they needed additional staff at a senior, strategic level
revision work by experts from nearly 95 participating
be skills
adopted
across
both our business
and social
lives,
and the only Additionally,
effective way to and
deliver
this future
is with to
a fibre
with the
to set
the objectives
and priorities
for IoT
deployments.
observing
countries
bring optic-based
the standard up to
infrastructure.Tech
investment
is
hitting
record
highs
in
the
UK
and
the
essential
foundation
of
this
booming
growth
is access
to
72% of respondents identified a shortage of staff with management-level
date with modern needs including
compatibility
with
broadband.
In
an
ideal
world
the
whole
of
the
United
Kingdom’s
telecoms
network
would
be
based
off
a
pure
fibre
optic
network,
experience of IoT deployments, and 80% lacked skills in the hands-on delivery of
ISO 14001.
but in reality
it makes
more
sense as to intended.
upgrade what already exists. Convincing
fibre Generation
is a necessary
IoT solutions,
to ensure
that
the economic
solutions work
Nick stakeholders
Razey, CEO that
of Next
Data
The investment
shortage of
staff
with IoT-focused
skills is extends
to specific
commented:
these
is yet
another
obstacle. There
a clear role
here for technical
providers to help demonstrate
the “Achieving
business case
for latest
fibre. ISO
The good
disciplines.
required
is part
NGD’s of total
news 60%
is that of all respondents
of the major reported
operators that
are they
bringing
fibre additional
optic cables staff
ever closer to management
homes, but we standards
need to focus
on of
take-up
experienced
in broadband
cybersecurity
handle the not
vast
that
IoT years we might
commitment
to replace
adhering
the few
highest
superfast
by to businesses,
just quantities
consumers. of In data
ten or
twenty
be able to
the to last
metres levels
of of
solutions
generate;
46
per
cent
identified
a
deficit
of
staff
with
experience
in
best
practice,
assuring
our
customers
that
their
copper and coax with a true fibre optic connection, but time will tell.
analytics and data science; and around half (48%) lacked the technical support
data centre provider takes quality, security and the
skills needed
to issue.
make their IoT projects successful.
environment extremely seriously.”
Enjoy the
Commenting on the findings, Paul Gudonis, President of the Inmarsat Enterprise
Relied on by some of the world’s largest
Business
Unit,
said: “There is a clear recognition by organisations from all
organisations, NGD’s high security facility offers an
Nick
Wells
industries that IoT will play a fundamental role in their digital transformation
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cooling technology and a 100% commitment to
themselves without the skilled staff required for this transformation.” n
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