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IT Pros Voice Optimism Amid Industry Transitions
Optimism Robust Expansion The global IT market will grow by 5% this year, up notably from a prior forecast of 3.4%. Segment Breakdown Telecom services account for 44% of the global IT market, followed by IT hardware (27%), services (18%) and software (11%). Optimistic Outlook, Part I The current IT Industry Business Confidence index is…
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Programmer and Developer Jobs Still Tough to Fill
IT hiring Critical IT Roles for Organizational Success For 2015, 48% of respondents ranked IT managers as most critical to organizational success, up from 21% in 2014. In the second and third spots were project managers, at 45%, and programmers and developers, at 43%. Skilled Workers Needed: Programmers and Developers For the third year running,…
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Access to IT Talent Defines Channel Prospects for 2015
For solution providers across the channel, the vagaries of demand for IT services can be nothing short of maddening. When demand in one class of IT services begins to spike, it takes time for solution providers to develop expertise in that area. Once they begin moving to acquire the necessary IT talent, the number of…
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CompTIA Expands Its CertMaster Portfolio
CompTIA Adds to Its CertMaster Porfolio CompTIA has expanded its CertMaster portfolio with a new course. The new CompTIA IT Fundamentals certification provides coursework in the basics of computing technology and covers a range of IT topics. The certification targets organizations that want to verify basic fluency in IT terminology and concepts among their employees, as…
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Tech Talent Shortages Loom Large for IT Industry
Tech jobs High Marks The overall confidence rating in the tech sector among execs is 71.9 out of 100, up from 66 in 2013. Meanwhile, they gave their own companies a 72.2 rating, up from just under 68.8 last year. Booming Business 62% are planning to increase investment in new products and business lines, up…
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Software Industry Seeks More Innovation, Analytics
App dev Focus Points 77% of software industry leaders and software development professionals ranked software product/app development as a top priority, and 64% said new tech product/innovation creation or integration is a top priority. Augmentation Areas 38% felt their user interface design is in great need of improvement, while 34% said the same about their…
