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IT Pay Trends Whats Up Whats Down
IT Pay Trends Whats Up Whats Down IT Pay TrendsBy Ericka Chickowski No Title According to IT Skills and Certifications Pay Index (ITSCPI), released by the IT pay analysts with Foote Partners, most IT specializations have lost a bit of their luster during this year’s economic crunch. The quarterly ITSCPI examines the pay premium of…
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10 Hot IT Certifications
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…
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Bleak Unemployment Numbers Spell Opportunity for VARs
With unemployment hitting 10.2 percent last week and a few other technology vendors announcing layoffs, the question arises of what exactly does this mean to solution provider community. Sister publication eWEEK says the unemployment picture for technology companies is shady, and that education and health services are the only categories showing any signs of positive…
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The Channel Sales Commission Conundrum
Here’s a trick question: What do salespeople do? What is their role in a solution provider’s organization? Ah, you’re right. They sell. They sell your products. They sell your services. They sell your expertise. They sell your brand. They sell your reputation. Now, what’s the role of a sales engineer? If you say to consult…
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Creating Jobs How IT Influences the Economy
Creating Jobs How IT Influences the Economy Global spending on IT will create 5.8 million new jobs between the end of 2009 and the end of 2013. The expected growth rate of 3 percent a year is more than three times as fast as the growth of total employment. No Title IT spending is expected…
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CompTIA Survey: Confidence Returning to IT Industry
Things might just be looking up for the economy. At least that’s the word from IT industry association CompTIA, whose recent survey of technology company confidence shows some signs that the market could be on the upswing. CompTIA surveyed 200 technology companies across three different confidence measures to come up with an overall indicator instrument…
