How to Transform yourself to the Digital Workforce

Digital workplace is a collection of all of the digital tools provided by an organization to allow its employees to do their jobs. So when we talk about digital tools – we have in mind access devices (think Android, iPhone, tablets, etc.); communications infrastructure to support voice, video, and data capabilities; and telecommunications and collaboration tools for real-time presence like audio, video, and web-conferencing; not to mention, the cybersecurity network that keeps it all protected. In other words, when we think of the digital workforce we should have in mind this rich set of tools and resources at our disposal that are emblems of the digital age – most of which emerged in just the past few years.

Closely aligned with the trends towards digitization, other technological forces are changing the very nature of work. Machine learning, artificial intelligence, automation, and smart machines are making certain jobs obsolete

Mr. Sunil Kilaru, CEO of PRIMUS Global Technologies Pvt. Ltd. substantiates this with client demands for workforce with Digital skills. Given this situation, people in the workforce should proactively steer their own ongoing skills development. In other words, recognize that you need ongoing training, and realize that you hold the responsibility for your own education. Do that, and you can improve your marketability for years to come. There are tons of options out there to fit all schedules and budgets, ranging from free online tutorials like (or very low cost ones like Treehouse) or the selection of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Course) that have sprung up in recent years such as Udacity, Coursera, Khan Academy, and edX. Do this exercise every few years. If the half-life of a job skill is about five years (meaning that every five years, that skill is about half as valuable as it was before), you want to get ahead of that decline in value. Assess your own skills every two or three years, and get started learning new skills sooner rather than later.

This applies to Non IT workforce too. For example, if you are a truck driver, you can see that autonomous vehicles are a likely threat to your employment — maybe not this year or next year, but certainly within five or 10 years. Don’t wait until self-driving trucks are a common sight on the highways to start building skills for your next job. Start doing it this year, so you will be ready when the time comes.

About Sunil Kilaru:

Sunil Kilaru is an Entrepreneur based out of Bangalore, India focusing on two verticals - IT and Real Estate.

Sunil is the Founder Director & Promoter for PRIME Living. PRIME Living focuses on developing various Commercial and Residential Real Estate Ventures in Bangalore and Hyderabad.

Sunil is the Chairman and CEO of PRIMUS Global Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Under the Leadership of Sunil, PRIMUS acquired XT global’s India IT consulting division, Sarayu Telecom & Cafezee.

Prior to PRIMUS, Sunil was Vice President responsible for Professional Services of IPELION, a Dallas based Software Solutions Company.

Prior to getting into Management, Sunil was an IT Architect for Hitachi Consulting. At Hitachi, he was a Technical Project Manager for Hitachi’s Oracle Practice. His responsibilities included implementing Onsite/Offshore Oracle ERP solutions for Hitachi’s Clients like Haggar Clothing, AECOM, IHOP, Tekelec, etc. Prior to that Sunil was a Senior Consultant for the Technology group at Whittman-Hart, Inc. He has extensive experience in designing, building, developing and integrating various Web/ERP/Client-Server based applications for the fortune 500 clients of Whittman-Hart. Sunil was the first employee of Whittman-Hart Dallas office before it grew into a 10,000 strong consulting firm. Sunil helped the Dallas office of Whittman-Hart in getting a good client base with his extensive contacts during the initial phase. Sunil was involved in designing and developing IT solutions for client's like American Airlines, i2, 3M, InterVoice, Silicon Graphics, Aimco, Westin Resorts, and Warrantech.

Sunil has an MBA in IT & Finance from The University of Dallas, M.S in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Arlington and a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from Nagarjuna University.

Sunil is involved in various NGO’s like Truth Labs, Crime Stoppers India and Genome Foundation.

Sunil Kilaru is an Entrepreneur based out of Bangalore, India focusing on two verticals - IT and Real Estate.