Every organization needs a pool of data scientists to extract insights from enormous data stacks for decision-making and build futuristic AI/ML models to help automate tasks. We put together a list of the top five career choices for today’s certified data scientists in terms of roles and responsibilities, skills, certifications, job prospects, and average pay.
Another top read for this week is a feature that contains insights from several Metaverse experts on whether the Metaverse could entirely replace physical board meetings in the coming years. Yuen Pin Yeap, the CEO And co-founder of NeuShield, also advises why a ransomware defense strategy is a must-have for every organization. In this interesting read, he lays down the differences between defensive, reactive, and proactive cybersecurity and the ideal approach every organization should take.
Finally, Becky Trevino, the VP Of Marketing at Snow Software, discusses how organizations can tackle the growing technical skills gap and strategically uplevel employees to fill staffing gaps. She recommends putting in place a people-first mindset and why employers must empower all levels of IT staff with the freedom and encouragement to make changes to longstanding practices that no longer serve the current state of the workforce.
Here’s a look at this week’s top reads from Spiceworks News & Insights.
Top five data science careers to consider in 2022
A successful career in data science can help a certified data scientist make up to $125,000 annually, depending on their skill sets, expertise, zeal to learn more, and leadership skills. Considering the quickly-expanding role of data science in every sector and its role in helping achieve digital transformation, today’s data scientists have many career options to choose from and prepare accordingly.
Making a career choice isn’t an easy task for data scientists. Considering this predicament, we put together the top five data science roles in terms of employment goals and responsibilities, skills, certifications, job prospects, and average compensation to help you pick. Each of these requires different skill sets and certifications and comes with attractive annual salaries based on the demand for these roles.
Click here to read about the top five data science careers to consider in 2022.
Could the Metaverse become your default boardroom a few years from now?
Research by Boardable found that the traditional boardroom’s C-suite executives are now more geographically dispersed than ever before. Such being the case, could the Metaverse serve as a platform for board members to meet virtually, no matter where they are located?Â
In a detailed look at the Metaverse’s utility as the boardroom of the future, we gauged insights from leading Metaverse experts to understand whether the Metaverse, which is attracting tens of millions of dollars in investments from Big Tech giants, has the tools and features to meet the needs of C-Suite executives in the coming years.
“Metaverse offers multidimensional interaction capabilities that help board members ideate, plan, and execute projects with desired efficiency and effectiveness. Further, real-time monitoring and tracking capabilities offered by Metaverse in interactive 3D paradigms ensure that the top echelons of companies take insightful decisions even amidst fast-changing business environments,†said Farheen Ahmad, founder & CEO of Interality. However, there are many things that organizations must consider before switching over to nascent technology
Click here to read more about the Metaverse’s utility as the boardroom of the future.
Top ways to to retain your talent and address the growing technical skills gap
In an insightful article for Spiceworks News & Insights, Becky Trevino, the VP Of Marketing at Snow Software, discusses how organizations can tackle the growing technical skills gap and strategically uplevel employees to fill staffing gaps. She recommends putting in place a people-first mindset and why employers must empower all levels of IT staff with the freedom and encouragement to make changes to longstanding practices that no longer serve the current state of the workforce.
In her article, Becky says that many organizations are unable to achieve digital transformation as, given the organization’s lack of training and resources, many IT employees are inadequately trained to keep up with the rapid pace of innovation, thus producing inadequate deliverables. This has created a cycle of skills gaps, burnout, attrition, and ultimately hurting the organization’s bottom line.
By 2030, the U.S. could miss out on $1.748 trillion in revenue due to labor shortages — about 6 percent of the entire U.S. economy — driven by a shortage of skills, not people. To address this, she says, organizations need to invest in upskilling employees to prepare them for specialized roles. They should also prioritize upskilling and reskilling opportunities for existing employees and recruit and retain with a people-first mindset.
Click here to read more about tackling the worsening technical skills gap.
Ransomware recovery, and not just defense, will ensure business continuity
All drivers put on their seatbelts as a precaution against unforeseen events. Similarly, all organizations should have robust ransomware recovery strategies in place to bounce back quickly, says Yuen Pin Yeap, the CEO And co-founder of NeuShield, in an article where he details different kinds of recovery strategies organizations can adopt and the ideal approach every organization should take.
In his Spiceworks News & Insights article, Yuen talks about the constant battle between business defenders and nefarious hackers, where the defender’s cybersecurity must be as agile as today’s workforce. It should ensure continuous and consistent protection and an optimal user experience, regardless of where infrastructure, users and devices are located.
Read more about the best ransomware recovery strategies that organizations should adopt.
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