skills

The virtual mindset

ITworld staff — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:14:50 -0400

As companies are diving deeper into virtualized storage projects, IT managers are getting a better understanding of the staff skills they need to make those projects succeed. The exact talents required depend on the type of storage implementation, but most employers say they're in the market for two kinds of IT worker: technicians with vendor-specific SAN or NAS knowledge, and systems administrators and IT architects who understand the complexities and interdependencies among applications, operating systems and I/O, all of which affect storage requirements.

Does Your Organization Have the Skills to Use SOA?

ITworld staff — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:04:40 -0400

If your company is considering SOA, there are many issues and challenges that need to be addressed in order to improve the chances for a successful implementation. One issue that is often overlooked early on is an assessment of the company's existing skill sets and the application development culture.

IT Career Traps to Avoid

Paula Moreira — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:56:34 -0400

Feel like your career isn't going anywhere? Check out these career traps and how to avoid them.

Innovative IT schools to watch

ITworld staff — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:58:10 -0400

These leading-edge graduate school are moving at the pace of the IT workplace, delivering coursework that's relevant to today's IT professionals. Read profiles of 10 innovative schools, plus view listings of 56 top IT schools from across the country.

Lack of business writing skills derailing Kenya's projects

ITworld staff — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:43:37 -0400

A lack of business-plan writing skills has hindered Kenyans from accessing a venture capital fund worth US$100 million, said Richard Bell of East Africa Capital Partners, the fund's manager.

16 hot roles for IT pros

ITworld staff — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:59:34 -0400

T professionals who want to become irreplaceable to their organizations should cultivate existing skills and pick up a few new ones, according to Forrester Research, which recently identified 16 IT roles that CIOs will need to fill in the near term.

Is your brain a core competency?

Sean McGrath — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 12:29:54 -0400

One of the golden rules of commerce is that you should not seek to outsource your core competencies. One of the golden rules of brain surgery is that you cannot cut a brain into pieces to outsource some bits of it, without doing significant damage to the owner of the brain.

Meet the whiz kids: 10 overachievers under 21

abennett — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:08:12 -0400

Mark Zuckerberg, watch your back. Sergey and Larry? Consider early retirement. The next generation is coming up fast, and they aren't waiting for you Web 2.0 geezers to step aside. Here are 10 serious overachievers -- 20 years old or younger -- with more ambition, energy, tech smarts, and business savvy than you'll find in most companies, let alone individual adults.