Re: Its a body count thing....
This.
The thing about a lot of IT experts in the past, is that it's their hobby as well, and have spent a lot of time outside work doing stuff that give them skills.
But there's only so many people who have an obsession with tech and will 'train' on their own time.
Everyone else will need time and money being trained, even if they have the required aptitude. And that costs a lot of money that businesses and governments aren't used to paying.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
