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Businesses set to bridge data scientist skills gap through new degree apprenticeship
The apprenticeship , now enrolling ahead of a September 2021 start , will help to address the UK ’ s chronic shortage of data talent which by the government ’ s own admission is costing organisations more than £ 2 billion a year .
It will enable employees from a broad range of industries – including energy , finance , healthcare , higher education , insurance , pharma , public sector , research and science-based organisations – to gain a deeper understanding of the area of data science , giving them the skills to address the issues raised by large-scale data analysis and facilitate data-driven decision-making .
Businesses who want to improve their data quality and become better data-informed but may lack the right skills to execute a successful strategy in response , have received a boost with the launch of a new Data Scientist degree apprenticeship by the University of Nottingham .
Against the backdrop of the government ’ s National Data Strategy , which outlines its ambition to establish the UK as a world-leading data economy and highlights data skills as one of the focus areas to reach its goal , the new University of Nottingham programme will develop the core mathematical and computer science skills needed to present , analyse and understand large data sets . Apprentices , who will be awarded a Level 6 Data Scientist apprenticeship certificate and a BSc ( Hons ) Data Science upon successful completion of the qualification , will use real-life examples from the workplace to enhance and consolidate their teaching and learning , thus giving real-time benefits to employers .
Brunel chooses SD-WAN from Orange Business Services to turbocharge its network
Brunel , a Dutch international specialist recruitment consultancy , has chosen Orange Business Services to deploy a comanaged SD-WAN built on Cisco Meraki . This will provide the company with a secure , cloud-centric , anytime , anywhere , easy-tomanage global network solution to support business growth .
Brunel , which has a long-term strategic partnership with Orange , needed to consolidate and standardise its WAN network . This was primarily so that employees could use Microsoft ’ s Modern Workplace , providing them with the tools to collaborate and be productive wherever they are . At the same time , it wanted to simplify the management of its network and improve cost efficiencies while having the ability to set up new offices faster .
Orange Business Services is deploying a global Meraki SD-WAN solution for Brunel , using managed Internet connections and integrated with Microsoft Azure Public Cloud . The service will be co-managed by Brunel and Orange . Day-to-day operational changes can be done by Brunel employees locally via a dashboard , simplifying management and scalability for its small core IT team .
“ We have an established trusted relationship with Orange . It has provided us with a 21st century solution that is providing us with the continuity , flexibility and scalability our business demands .
“ At the same time , we have managed to make cost savings of around 30 % by replacing MPLS with SD-WAN , while giving our employees robust anytime , anywhere access and future-proofing our network ,” said Stefan de Boer , Chief Information Officer at Brunel .
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