--- title: BLOG | Technical Skills description: Technical Skills | Industry news and insights on Information Technology in the Boston Cambridge area, specifically for small and medium business enterprises. Supported by Focus Technology Solutions IT Consulting Firm Boston, MA. --- ![blog-and-news-banner](https://info.focustsi.com/hubfs/blog-and-news-banner.jpg "blog-and-news-banner") ## [Is a Talent Shortage holding CIOs and Business Back?](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/resource/is-a-talent-shortage-holding-cios-and-business-back) Posted by [Bill Smeltzer](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/author/bill-smeltzer) on Mon, Oct 26, 2015 # The Talent Shortage After attending my fifth straight Gartner Symposium a couple w![CIOBlog](https://info.focustsi.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/CIOBlog.jpg?width=250&height=269&name=CIOBlog.jpg)eeks back one common theme across all five has remained consistent, CIOs still sight lack of skills as their biggest inhibitor. Working in the IT industry for over 20+ years, I’ve experienced the talent shortage firsthand. We had it in the late 80s as the PC and LAN technology entered the business, through the 90s with the dotcom era, and 2000 with virtualization. With all of these trends the skillset required needs change. Although what I listed is a small sample of technologies, the point is that the CIO’s needs are constantly changing to keep up with these trends. [Read More](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/resource/is-a-talent-shortage-holding-cios-and-business-back) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/resource/is-a-talent-shortage-holding-cios-and-business-back#comments-listing) Topics: [CIO](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/cio), [Skills](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/skills), [Talent Shortage](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/talent-shortage), [Gartner Conference](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/gartner-conference), [Technical Skills](https://info.focustsi.com/it-services-boston/topic/technical-skills) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) | | | | --- | --- |