Back in 2007, executives at BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina (BCBS SC) realized that for the foreseeable future they would have more job openings in Information Technology (IT) than they would have qualified applicants. BCBS SC turned to nearby University of South Carolina to develop a partnership that would address the accelerating shortage of qualified IT candidates – not just for BCBS SC, but for other businesses in the Southeast as well. 

In 2008, IBM decided to support this initiative – and as a result of this partnership, the Consortium for Enterprise Systems Management was formed. Today the non-profit organization is known as IT-oLogy (based in Columbia, SC with branches in Charleston SC, Greenville SC and Dallas TX) and includes numerous corporate and educational sponsors, including 450 businesses across a range of industries and 180 universities nationwide.

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