Is IT ready for the coming brain drain?

You'd think the words "brain drain" would strike fear into the hearts of IT managers. As the calendar has turned to 2008 -- and the oldest baby boomers are now eligible to receive Social Security -- it has become clear that growth in the number of older workers will soon surpass the growth in the number of those just starting out. In eight year's time, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, one in four workers will be 55 or older. And particularly in IT, there's not a big influx of