EMC India to set up 100 centres of academic excellence

Storage solutions provider EMC Corporation today said it plans to set up 100 centres of academic excellence in the country this year to provide skills in areas like IT infrastructure, data science and analytics.
These centres will be set up in leading IT institutes across the country and EMC, through its Academic Alliance initiative, will offer the technical expertise, resources, and study materials required for setting up the centres, EMC said in a statement.
The initiative will potentially benefit more than 50,000 trained engineering students develop the right skill sets in 2015, enhancing their employment prospects, it added.
So far, over 1.2 lakh students have been educated through EMC Academic Alliance programmes.

"The rapid growth in digital information is spurring the demand for trained storage, IT infrastructure, cloud, data science and analytics professionals who possess the skills and knowledge relevant for the changing industry," EMC said.
This fast-paced increase in demand has resulted in a massive shortfall of skilled industry-ready professionals, it added.

As per an EMC Zinnov study, the private cloud industry alone in India is expected to create one lakh jobs by 2015 from 10,000 in 2011 and the demand is unlikely to be met.
EMC will be providing training to the faculty of these institutions on a 'no cost' basis and access to the 'open courses' from the EMC Education Services.

While the potential is massive - right skills, a laser- sharp focus, and a passion for continuous learning and adaptation are a must to thrive in the digital universe of tomorrow, EMC Education Services Senior Director Alok Srivastava said.
"At EMC, our initiative is to create trained professionals with new skill sets who are ready to take challenges in the area of information infrastructure, cloud, data science and analytics," he said.