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In Gartner’s Emerging Risk Report , talent shortage landed in the #3 spot out of the top 10 emerging market risks. “In this strong economic environment of significant business growth and record-low unemployment levels, the battle for talent is heating up as employees now have more bargaining power,” said Matthew Shinkman, practice leader at Gartner. While that is great news for individuals seeking a new position, employers face quite a challenge. The situation is particularly acute for businesses like colocation data center providers who are seeking expert technicians to run their operations. In fact, the colocation industry has one of the lowest unemployment numbers across industries (a rate of less than ½ of a percent), making talent acquisition – an already difficult task – even harder. See some of the other challenges companies are facing from my previous blog on colocation recruitment and retention insights . To get a deeper understanding of this current employment landsc...

Industrial Control System (ICS) operators recognize the need to improve cybersecurity , but many lack the understanding on how to operate a system in a secure manner.  Schneider Electric has authored a whitepaper “Effectively Maintaining the Security of Industrial Control Systems” that takes asset owners through the system maintenance process.  In this blog article, I will provide a brief overview of the concepts presented in the whitepaper. The Maintenance Phase consists of a variety of independent activities that must be effectively managed on an ongoing basis.  Activities can be divided into 2 key types – those that occur on a continual basis, and those that are event driven. Continual Monitoring – Security monitoring is typically not as simple as having personnel look at the alarms each morning.  Personnel must have in depth knowledge of the monitoring applications. Asset Monitoring – Ongoing monitoring of the network to track devices connected to the syst...

Written by guest blogger, Abhijeet Shegokar Arriving in Paris In February, I was fortunate to visit our Schneider Electric headquarters in Paris, also known as “The Hive” for the first time. Back then I was working with the Software Business (now Aveva) based in Lake Forest, California. I was visiting Paris to meet our colleagues from Knowledge Management Office, learn more about their operations and  about the culture at the Paris Office. I was able to meet leaders and senior managers, explore the Hive as well as Paris during my one-week visit. The day I reached Paris it was snowing and was pretty cold, and I was very thrilled with my first snow experience in the city of lights. I took the metro to the hotel, and by that time the snow had started to come down heavily. Eager to see the office, I hurriedly got ready and headed straight there. Five minutes into the walk I saw the road signs for the office and a little ahead I could see the nicely lit green logo on top of a buildi...