Skills Shortages and the Great Reshuffle

The working world has experienced a lot of upheaval and chanrge over the past few years, from the pandemic to “The Great Resignation.” Now, prepare for “The Great Reshuffle.”

“The ‘Great Reshuffle,’ combined with skills shortages, has created much change in the IT industry. It’s likely the industry will continue to feel the effects going into 2023. Workforce changes and skills shortages are both an opportunity and a risk to partners, resellers and MSPs.

“This means more businesses will be looking to invest in new solutions that can handle a distributed workforce effectively and safely. For other businesses, this change in work may call for an MSP to better manage the network.

“Similarly, skills shortages in the IT industry mean many businesses are lacking the necessary skills within their IT teams. So resellers can recommend AI-driven network solutions that offer an extra pair of expert hands, and MSPs provide the specialist skills businesses need to navigate digital transformation successfully.

“The flip side is that the channel landscape is also hit with the same skills shortages and workforce changes. Therefore, those same challenges are impacting resellers and MSPs. In 2023, the channel should prepare to see a continuation of these issues and plan for upskilling the workforce to harness the opportunities with businesses.” – Sander Groot, head of channels EMEA, Juniper Networks