Posted on 01/07/2014 10:16:45 AM PST by SeekAndFind
But what if I don't want to process large data sets for the NSA?
I can't say I've experienced this. Recruiters are all over me.
RE: But what if I don’t want to process large data sets for the NSA?
You can use the same skills for PRIVATE INDUSTRY ( and they’ll pay you better IMHO ).
That is ok it will be in the cloud so you won’t know it is for the NSA.
Big data is HUGE right now (pardon the pun). Big data and BI are THE buzzwords in IT. Teradata is a player in this market and is making big data a corporate watchword.
What they’re trying to accomplish is wholesale cataloging of your life for both business security AND marketing. For instance, in the financial industry, your card purchases are cataloged and put into massive data warehouses where your spending habits are analyzed and presented to corporate leadership to watch for trends and new business opportunities. This data is also used for fraud detection and prevention.
If you’ve consistently spent money in the same area, the card company assumes you live, work and play in that area. If, however, your card is swiped at a POS three states over and there’s no record of you traveling (airline ticket purchase or fuel purchases on major roadways between point A and point B), they flag that purchase as potentially fraudulent. Likewise, most fraud-suspect websites are usually blocked even if you are the one making the purchase.
This is good and bad, really. It’s great for the protection of your account and your hard-earned money. It’s bad because the marketing is going to be tailored to what you’re buying, and you’ll be flooded with spam you don’t want. This, however, has been going on for over a century, so it’s really business as usual.
Linux is a highly marketable skill as well. I’m a lowly admin on the Linux front. I know how to get around and follow online write ups. The real money is in scripting and automated systems management. Word to the wise: if you’re learning Linux, practice on Fedora or CentOS. If you want to play with RHEL, do so, but RHEL can’t be updated without a subscription; and since RHEL is the most common Linux distro in corporate IT, it’s best to play with the distros designed off the same kernel (Fedora & CentOS).
Then you just need to be an expert on Little Data.
The top handful of the best and brightest from schools will get jobs, the rest will be scrambling in frustration and that is the truth.
The market is horrible out there and if not for 40% of the jobs being government jobs in the market the real unemployment would be near probably 17% right now.
PFL
If you are a PM with one Technical cert, you have it made. I am going with the PMP/VCP5 combination with security +.
That will ensure employment that can carry me to retirement.
What? No big demand for 4th Dimension developers?
Time will tell
“What? No big demand for 4th Dimension developers?”
No, but the demand for 5th dimension developers will begin when the moon is in the 7th house and Jupiter aligns with Mars.
Tech Bookmark.
The types of IT jobs I see most in demand/salary are in the area of development/programming, but since I’m primarily into Server/Network stuff, I can’t be more specific.
IMO, Linux and skills in Virtualization are a great combination. Being skilled in Linux also helps a great deal with VMware in particular, as it runs on Redhat. A Microsoft Admin and or a Cisco Certification thrown into the mix would also be a great plus. Skills in advanced Wireless networking and VOIP are also a great combination.
Network/System Security demand is huge, and continuing to grow. Speaking of ‘security’, a security clearance with .gov is a BIG help, and can make you employable for many high paying IT jobs. IMO, a .gov security clearance is getting to be about as significant on a resume as a degree from a university when it comes to IT.
Maybe, maybe not. In my experience, when that happens, then peace will guide the planets and luh-uh-uh-uh-uhv will steer the stars.
2. Business Sintelligence (BS) designers.
Let me show you a chart showing tremendous growth....
18 posts and no mention of migration of ESX + VMware and VDI to Server 2012 Storage Server, Server 2012 Hyper-V and MS VDI?
Anyone who knows and can do that is literally worth millions /year to any large sized IT dept. in licensing costs alone.
Seriously, I haven’t seen such a MS-heavy incentive since the days of Groupwise and the advent of Server 2000 and DNS-based Active Directory. But this migration is much larger since it also includes SANs and cluster management as well as virtual desktops. That’s money. Big money.
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