Electronic Data Systems (EDS), the computer and data services giant, will double the number of workers it employs world-wide within two years, reports the Wall Street Journal. The simple reason is that countries in Asia have a cheap and growing workforce with the technical skills EDS needs, says CEO Michael Jordan. The company now has about 15,000 workers at “cost-advantaged locations” outside the U.S., Jordan says. “We found there is no way to reverse the trend,” he says, pointing to the decline in the number of people with engineering and information-technology degrees coming out of U.S. colleges. EDS currently has about 117,000 employees world-wide but, according to Jordan, as the number of EDS employees in Asia and other low-cost countries goes up, the number of employees in the U.S. and Europe will go down. –David Rosenbaum Related content brandpost Who’s paying your data integration tax? Reducing your data integration tax will get you one step closer to value—let’s start today. By Sandrine Ghosh Jun 05, 2023 4 mins Data Management feature 13 essential skills for accelerating digital transformation IT leaders too often find themselves behind on business-critical transformation efforts due to gaps in the technical, leadership, and business skills necessary to execute and drive change. By Stephanie Overby Jun 05, 2023 12 mins Digital Transformation IT Skills tip 3 things CIOs must do now to accurately hit net-zero targets More than a third of the world’s largest companies are making their net-zero targets public, yet nearly all will fail to hit them if they don’t double the pace of emissions reduction by 2030. This puts leading executives, CIOs in particul By Diana Bersohn and Mauricio Bermudez-Neubauer Jun 05, 2023 5 mins CIO Accenture Emerging Technology case study Merck Life Sciences banks on RPA to streamline regulatory compliance Automated bots assisted in compliance, thereby enabling the company to increase revenue and save precious human hours, freeing up staff for higher-level tasks. By Yashvendra Singh Jun 05, 2023 5 mins Digital Transformation Robotic Process Automation Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe