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With the onset of the Digital Age, IT professionals today are hit with a tsunami of changes! "By 2018, adoption of mobile, social, cloud, analytics will redefine 90% of IT roles" according to IDC 2014 Predictions: CIO Agenda.
Large organizations are eliminating silos. Small and medium organizations are outsourcing technology services. Digital natives have entered the workforce.
New roles will emerge as new ways of doing business are introduced and as old technology fades away. Today's IT professionals must adapt, and a new set of skills is in order.
Join Pranav Shah, Manager of Information Technology and Security at Sony Canada, and Pam Maguire, Business Development Manager, Global Knowledge, for a 60 minute webinar on how to future-proof your IT career in the Digital Age. You will learn about how IT roles are changing, what organizations are looking for, and what you can do now to be ready.
Pranav Shah brings over 20 years of experience leading technical teams at Sony Canada, as the Manager of Information Technology and Security. His areas of expertise include managing and architecting IT infrastructure services, database management, security, and POS systems and websites. He is member of Sony Canada's IS Platform Governance Board and is a key player in developing Sony's IT strategy and execution for Canada. Pranav provides leadership to a team of 16 IT professionals in delivering services and solutions, and mentors them to develop their skills in at least 5 to 10 technologies to improve their agility. Pranav earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science degree from York University in Toronto, and also holds ITIL and CISM certifications.
Pam Maguire brings extensive strategic and technology market development experience to her position at Global Knowledge Canada in IT product management and business development. At Global Knowledge, she is responsible for overseeing the IT training portfolio management for various technology areas including software development, virtualization, security, and cloud computing. Prior to Global Knowledge, Pam worked in various technology firms including Juniper Networks, Redknee, QuickPlay Media, and Nortel Networks in a variety of engineering, manufacturing, product management, and marketing roles. Pam holds a Bachelor of Science - Engineering degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Industrial Engineering.
Outline:
- The Digital Age Impacts Everyone - Are You Ready?
- What are the emerging challenges?
- What choices do you have?
- What steps can you take?