KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 (Bernama) -- A new research by Opengear, a provider of secure and Smart Out of Band management solutions and a Digi International company, has revealed at least 25 per cent of network engineers are expected to retire in the next five years, based on the 86 per cent of the chief information officers (CIOs) in the United States (US) surveyed.
The networking industry is facing a skills shortage as engineers continue retiring, with almost 95 per cent of CIOs surveyed said that lack of engineers has led to an inability to manage networks, and 91 per cent of US engineers and 81 per cent of global engineers surveyed agreed.
“As skills shortages persist, technologies such as Smart Out of Band can empower under-pressure IT teams to flexibly deploy, manage and remediate business networks, allowing them more time to focus on critical network tasks for better business performance and improved customer satisfaction,” said Opengear President, Gary Marks.
According to a statement, the study surveyed 502 CIOs and 510 network engineers across the US, the United Kingdom (UK), France, Germany and Australia.
It found that 98 per cent of the US engineers surveyed have been forced to achieve more with fewer resources over the past three months, which is even higher than those in the UK (88 per cent) and globally (87 per cent).
To remedy this issue, both surveyed CIOs (61 per cent) and engineers (62 per cent) identify investment in automation, artificial intelligence or other emerging technologies as vital to addressing the tech skills shortage, along with remote/hybrid working capabilities (47 per cent of CIOs and 37 per cent of engineers).
Headquartered in New Jersey, US, with a research and development centre in Brisbane, Australia, Opengear solutions enable provisioning, orchestration, and remote management of network devices through innovative software and appliances.
-- BERNAMA
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