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Top Paying Business Skills for IT Pros
Top Paying Business Skills for IT Pros Business Process Management/Modeling/ImprovementTechnology plays a driving role in the automation necessary for impactful business process changes, but if those who deploy it don’t know how the business works in the first place they won’t be nearly as effective at their jobs. No Title Predictive Analytics and ModelingThe more…
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Gartner: Technology Providers Should Specialize, Consider Tech-as-a-Service
IT managers are beginning to view the data center more holistically and are taking a more strategic approach to technology procurement and deployment, and technology and service providers that sell into the data center will want to broaden their marketing approach, according to a report from IT research firm Gartner. The company identified six ways…
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For IT Pros, Business Savvy Trumps Certifications: Foote
IT skill certifications don’t hold the same value as they did during rosier economic times, according to the latest report from IT employment and consulting firm Foote Partners. Global instability and a lack of confidence in the U.S. economy are leading to a flattening of salaries between workers who have IT certifications and those who…
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IT Security Pros Should Earn 4.5% More in 2012
Salaries for IT security professionals are projected to increase by 4.5 percent in 2012, according to a new salary survey. The increasingly hostile threat landscape and growing demand for cloud computing has made security the hottest IT career in terms of salary growth, staffing firm Robert Half Technology said in its latest 2012 Salary Guide…
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Hello, Siri, People Aren`t Obsolete Yet
By Charles Eaton Like most users of the new iPhone 4S, I’ve been having fun discovering what Siri, the phone’s virtual personal assistant, will say to odd requests. The Apple team has done a great job giving her witty responses. Make a HAL reference, for example, and Siri sighs like she’s heard it a million…
