To address the IT skill gap, we must change the culture behind it

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Monika Fahlbusch of BMC Software thinks that ‘bro culture’ can bring advantages, but must not exclude anyone
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Monika Fahlbusch of BMC Software thinks that ‘bro culture’ can bring advantages, but must not exclude anyone

The male-dominated culture of Silicon Valley is turning women and minorities off from becoming part of the tech space

Changing the face of IT is a seminal issue of the day - arguably up there with ‘understanding the cloud' and ‘scrapping waterfall' in importance. For decades, the industry has been dominated by the Silicon...

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