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Clearly, any specific pay increases will not be found by presenting the statistics to the powers-that-be. The "no excuses" article is a good "don't go there" reminder.
According to Computer Economics, IT workers are getting a 1.5% pay bump in 2010. I find this common in jobs that require education, talent, skill set and an overall good attitude and work ethic. While there certainly continue to be layoffs, the slight pay hike goes to show that morale is very important. An interesting read indeed. Click Here to check out the entire article.
I see this in my current staff, they're pretty excited about what they do at work. It's good to see in IT that job satisfaction remains strong. http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Careers/Job-Satisfaction-Plummets-But-Some-IT-Jobs-Remain-in-High-Demand-655158/?kc=CITCIEMNL01062010STR1
Sounds interesting... and consistent with some discussions at our recent IT Executive Roundtable. http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1203743&promo=539&tag=nl.e539&cval=wit2.zdnet&ctype=default
Virtualizaton continues to be on the top of the list:
Local Access
Generally, the type of Internet or network access is irrelevant if the performance and repair commitments are up to needs. We’ve learned to be a little leery of wireless but fiber, cable, Ethernet or other hard-line stuff (T1s, T3s, DSL, etc) are all acceptable.
To succeed as an IT manager, and to advance your career into the executive sphere, you need some very specific traits--11 to be exact. From needs assessment to team building, these are the skills you need to be at the top of your game.
I have a client with multiple locations that wanted a new phone system and a network design that would fit a tight budget and have built in redundancy . Using TelePacific's flex PRI we were able to to keep the cost down and give them voice and data on the same circuit and set up a VPN using Juniper firewalls and built tunnels to each location. In the event of a failure Covad's wireless internet access was used as a redundant link. Radware's loadbalancing appliance was used to load balance between the primary and secondary links and provide automatic failover in the event of a failure. The Shoretel phone system was implemented at all locations.
Virtualization seems to be the topic of choice at most IT Executive Roundtable Dinner forums. We ask attendees what they want to talk or hear more about. Common requests including Virtualization, Cloud Computing and Security is always on the list. What other topics would you like discussed at the Roundtable.
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