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Your CIO's Strategic Wish List For 2022

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 12:51:59 -0500

As the calendar turns a page to a new year, CIOs are reappraising their strategic priorities to address the impact of social, economic and technological trends on the enterprise and the services performed by their IT organizations. Macro concerns include the Great Resignation's impact on labor shortages, high inflation, and...

Retaining Talent: Tech’s Starring Role In The Great Resignation

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 13:41:16 -0500

We’re in the middle of a major shift in the workforce. The pandemic caused a massive change from shared office space to remote work. As people spent time at home—and as they faced a multitude of intense stressors and even direct loss—they reevaluated what’s important when it comes to their careers. Because of this...

The US’s top 15 emerging jobs of 2020, according to LinkedIn

Thu, 12 Dec 2019 03:00:00 -0500

It’s never a bad time to be an engineer—or to have people skills. LinkedIn’s third annual US emerging jobs report has identified the 15 fastest-growing jobs, as well as the skills and cities most associated with them. This year...

Here’s a breakdown of most in-demand skills for 2020—in finance, marketing, sales and engineering

Thu, 05 Dec 2019 04:00:00 -0500

There’s a strong demand for advanced tech skills in the workforce, and that demand won’t be slowing down any time soon. That’s according to Udemy’s 2020 Workplace Learning Trends Report, which indicates...

We study the UX industry. Here’s what will change in 2020

Thu, 05 Dec 2019 00:00:00 -0500

Every year, the UX Collective publishes a report on the state of the UX industry, covering everything from the tools we use to the career challenges we face. The report is based...

Salaries Of Data Scientists: Why Google And Salesforce Spent $20 Billion On Self-Service Data Science

Fri, 21 Jun 2019 04:00:00 -0400

Earlier this month, Salesforce announced the acquisition of data visualization and analytics leader Tableau for $15.7 billion and Google announced the acquisition of data discovery and analytics platform Looker for $2.6 billion. Both acquired companies will...

Best Places to Work in IT 2019

Fri, 21 Jun 2019 03:00:00 -0400

Ever upward. Those are the words that come to mind when we look over the 2019 list of the 100 Best Places to Work in IT and think about the listings of past years.

At this point...

The 9 hottest jobs in IT

Fri, 10 May 2019 04:00:00 -0400

Job candidates for the most in-demand IT positions are hard to find and, sometimes, hard for hiring managers and recruiters to describe, as new technologies appear and current ones evolve...

Filling the digital transformation skills gap

Fri, 10 May 2019 00:00:00 -0400

As someone who doesn’t have a technical background, Phil Bertolini, CIO for Oakland County, Mich., knows he needs to surround himself with people who have tech skills - but...

Essential traits of business-driven IT leaders

Wed, 24 Apr 2019 04:00:00 -0400

Marc Lalande found himself dealing with a scenario typical for CIOs: The unauthorized use of an application.

Lalande, CIO and partner at the creative services firm Sid Lee, learned...

10 IT certs paying the highest premiums today

sarah_white@idg.com — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 02:00:00 -0400

T certifications can boost your career, but it’s not always easy to tell which certifications hold the most value for your resume. Moreover, the pay associated any given certification can fluctuate based on business interest in the credential and the supply of IT pros who hold it. To help gauge certification values...

Top IT spending priorities for 2019

Fri, 15 Mar 2019 01:00:00 -0400

The CIO role continues to grow, thanks in large part to digital transformation, with IT executives adding new responsibilities, ranging from data analytics to product development, according to our 2019 State of the CIO. To meet these goals and continue to innovate...

Acquiring the Right Cloud Skills Will Be Major Challenge for IT in 2019

Fri, 01 Mar 2019 00:00:00 -0500

As the rate at which applications are being either built on or shifted into the cloud accelerates, it’s become clear that IT organizations will need to more aggressively either develop new skills internally or recruit IT professionals that already have them. Recruiting that talent, however...

The 13 most in-demand tech jobs for 2019 — and how to hire for them

sarah_white@idg.com — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 01:00:00 -0500

As companies scramble to adapt to a tight IT job market, they’re doing whatever they can to attract top tech talent. For some that means getting a head start in filling next year’s most in-demand roles, which range from...

10 Must-Have Skills For ITSM Pros

sarah_white@idg.com — Thu, 13 Dec 2018 15:20:00 -0500

New technologies like machine learning, cloud computing and IoT are changing how businesses serve clients and customers. Deploying these technologies in an IT service management (ITSM) environment can help businesses offer...

8 CIO Archetypes: What Kind Of IT Leader Are You?

Fri, 28 Sep 2018 12:28:00 -0400

Global business disruption is quickening the evolutionary timeline of the CIO role. Market dynamics are forcing IT leaders to extend beyond taking orders and delivering sustainable IT systems to massaging digital strategies and driving business outcomes. At least, that's the level many CIOs are aspiring to reach. The reality is that...

Top 12 Project Management Certifications For 2018

Fri, 13 Jul 2018 11:40:04 -0400

Behind every successful IT project, you'll find a highly skilled project manager. From hardware and software upgrades to ongoing security patches, to application development and the rollout of software itself, project managers keep your teams on task and productive. Almost any IT pro can benefit from...

Report: Demand For These Skills Will Rise Dramatically By 2030

Fri, 25 May 2018 08:11:26 -0400

Here's further evidence that robots and automation aren't going to replace workers. A new McKinsey Global Institute paper looked at 25 core workplace skills today and in the future for the U.S., France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the U.K. The report found that there will be significant changes in what workers need to know in the coming decade...

The 7 Most In-Demand Tech Jobs For 2018

Fri, 18 May 2018 11:44:57 -0400

As companies scramble to adapt to the modern workforce, they're doing whatever they can to attract top tech talent. For some that may mean getting a head start in filling next year's most in-demand roles, which range from data-focused to security-related positions, according to Robert Half Technology's 2018 IT salary report. The survey also reveals...

10 Top-Paying Cloud Skills

Fri, 18 May 2018 11:00:13 -0400

Though overall tech salaries leveled off in 2017, demand for specialized skills remains hot, with salaries for IT pros versed in cloud computing, process management, big data and others rising, according to the 2018 Dice Tech Salary Survey. In these areas...

IT's Worst Addictions (And How To Cure Them)

Fri, 13 Apr 2018 10:55:40 -0400

Everybody has bad habits, but sometimes they can turn into compulsions. While technology addiction is a real thing, especially for teenagers, IT pros have their own monkeys on their backs. Whether you're an infrastructure junkie or a Slack head, chasing the data dragon or...

Essential Skills And Traits Of Elite Data Scientists

Mon, 02 Apr 2018 06:32:19 -0400

Data scientists continue to be in high demand, with companies in virtually every industry looking to get the most value from their burgeoning information resources. "As organizations begin to fully capitalize on the use of their internal data assets and examine the integration of hundreds of third-party data sources, the role of the data scientist will...

12 Technologies That Will Disrupt Business In 2018

Mon, 05 Mar 2018 11:00:37 -0500

In 2018, disruptive technologies like artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and computer vision are maturing, going from game-changing ideas to foundational tools for business. This year, we'll see these and other technologies drive how business gets done and what new products will launch in the near future. To get a sense of what's ahead for this year...

The 50 Best Computer Science Schools In The World

Mon, 05 Mar 2018 10:53:43 -0500

A computer-science degree from one of the world's top higher education institutions can help graduates land their dreams job at companies like Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, or Amazon. But if your goal is to impress prospective employers, which university should you shoot for?...

13 Emerging IT Certifications For Today's Hottest Skills

Mon, 19 Feb 2018 07:33:49 -0500

IT is evolving rapidly, and the skills required to succeed in IT are changing quickly as well. Cloud computing, cybersecurity and data analytics are just a few of the skills employers will look for in the next few years, and several certifications are emerging to help you demonstrate your expertise...

3 Ways To Reshape Your Workforce In The Age Of AI

Mon, 05 Feb 2018 10:34:18 -0500

Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to impact nearly every industry, and businesses that don't take immediate steps to upskill their workforces to collaborate with machines will miss out on revenue, according to a recent report from Accenture Strategy. If businesses invest in AI and human-machine collaboration at the same rate as top-performing companies, they could...

The 13 Most Valuable IT Certifications Today

Mon, 05 Feb 2018 10:18:38 -0500

Certifications and skills can help boost your salary, set you apart from the competition and help you land promotions in your current role. A survey from Global Knowledge found that 83 percent of IT professionals in the U.S. and Canada hold an IT certification - and in the U.S. the average salary for a certified IT professional is...

6 Secrets Of Highly Innovative CIOs

Mon, 22 Jan 2018 04:52:23 -0500

As one of the original fintech companies, TD Ameritrade has leveraged technology to do business differently. CIO Vijay Sankaran says he's well aware of that tradition. "This ability for technology to innovate is probably one of the most important things for us," he says. "The cornerstone of that is how technology facilitates speed and how it helps with the prototyping and adopting of new paradigms." Innovation is often portrayed as...

20 Ways To Kill Your IT Career (Without Knowing It)

Mon, 18 Dec 2017 06:09:13 -0500

Planning your IT career in a shifting tech landscape can be difficult, especially when your big plans can be wiped like a hard drive. Learning new tech skills and networking are obvious ways to solidify your career. But what about accidental ways that could put your career in a slide...

Skills And Salaries For Today's Top IT Executive Roles

Mon, 18 Dec 2017 06:05:28 -0500

There are countless roles that fall under the umbrella of IT executive management and it seems each year there's a new role to fir a new need. With the rise of data, analytics and software services, businesses are stocking up on IT executives to help manage daily technology operations. Read on to discover the average salary, highest paying cities and the most popular skills for the top IT executive jobs currently on the market, according to data from PayScale...