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10 Hot IT Certifications
In conjunction with the release of their quarterly IT Skills and Certification Pay Index, the IT compensation experts at analyst firm Foote Partners released its most updated Hot List for IT Certifications. The rankings are based on Foote Partners’ analysis of pay trends and interviews within the industry that help project the certification demand in the next three to six months.
Ex-Employees Pose Growing Security Threat
Reprisals from recently departed employees and a lack of adequate security budgets and resources are becoming major concerns for senior IT professionals, according to the 12th annual Ernst & Young Global Information Security Survey. Channel Insider takes a deeper look into this growing problem.
Creating Jobs: How IT Influences the Economy
Finally, some good news. Analyst firm IDC is predicting that between now and 2013, IT and software spending will help create nearly 5.8 million new jobs and 75,000 new IT companies. The predictions stem from a recent IDC study, commissioned by Microsoft, that measures how IT contributes to a number of economic metrics in 52 different countries, including GDP, job creation, the formation of new companies and local IT spending. It contributes a lot, apparently. Read on to see how Channel Insider breaks out the data.
CompTIA Survey: Confidence Returning to IT Industry
Study shows more technology companies renewing plans to invest in R&D and add to the ranks of their staff over the next six months.
Career Killers: Seven Deadly Sins of Social Networking
Social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn can be incredibly useful tools for those in the channel to connect with clients, prospects, vendors and even future employers. But every rose has its thorns. The extremely informal nature of social networking communication tends to invite participants to let their guard down. If you’re not careful, you may just make that misstep that could cost you a potential opportunity down the line, or worse yet, cost you your job right now.
The Startup Master Tells His Secrets
Despite the downturn, Sir Terrence Mathews thinks now is the time for investors to invest in telecoms. We caught up with the Chairman of the Board at Mitel Networks after he delivered his keynote address to the audience here in Los Angeles at the ITEXPO. Mathews was positively effervescent about the investment opportunities that exist in communications if people know where to look. He does and tells you how as well.
IBM's CIO Study Taps Into Current Trends
Among the study's findings was the importance for CIOs of leveraging analytics to gain a competitive advantage and improve business decision making.
Stupid User Tricks, Vol. 1
End users are IT’s worst nightmare. They have a nearly inexhaustible capacity for misusing and damaging equipment, misunderstanding instructions and applications, and ignorance for how technology works. The Spiceworks community of IT professionals and service providers maintains a rolling list of stupidest questions end users ask. Here’s a sampling.
Small Business IT Budgets Drop, but Some Spending Remains
While IT budgets at small and midsize businesses are down this year, a new report from Forrester Research shows that some businesses are still spending on technology products and services. Forrester also identified top SMB IT priorities for the year.
Hottest IT Skills and IT Certifications
What are the top IT skills and certifications sought out by employers, even in the midst of a devastating recession that has pushed unemployment to its highest level in decades? Foote Partners, a research firm specializing in employment matters, has compiled 'Hot Lists' of the top Non-Certified IT Skills and the top IT Certifications. Better still, Foote Partners has broken it down further to specializations and listed the top paying skills and certifications in descending order. Where do you fit?
Finding the IT Skills That Command Premium Pay
While the overall value of IT skills certifications continues to decline, particular categories, including security and virtualization, continue to command premium pay regardless of certification. A recent survey by Foote Partners shows that some categories of IT skills and IT certifications are still paying well in spite of the recession.
Accenture: Price Under Pressure, Outsourcing Stronger than Consulting
Technology outsource and consulting giant Accenture saw net revenues and net income fall in fiscal Q3, reporting pressure on price by clients looking to renegotiate existing contracts. In addition, Accenture executives say the outsourcing business grew stronger, overshadowing the formerly dominant consulting business.
OnForce: Surge in Applicants for IT Contract Jobs
More applicants are flocking to online marketplace OnForce in search of IT contract jobs. The company reports a big surge in Q1 in new applicants wanting to become IT service professionals with the marketplace. Other trends for Q1 include the growth of paychecks for home theater jobs, while VOIP also commanded a hefty fee.
Hiring Grade-A Talent
Many small companies feel talented sales and technology people--especially those working for large technology companies--are out of their reach. One solution provider discovered just how wrong that notion is when they landed a big sales fish out of a giant networking company. >> Read More From Our Careers News Archive
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