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Current News in the Tech Industry:

IT Boom Coming?

A new report by an analyst with Forrester Research indicates that we may be entering a boom period for IT.

The report, highlighted by Redmond magazine, says that the uptick should kick in next quarter, i.e. next January. Actually, says the analyst, the boom started in 2007, but was stalled because of the recession and related financial problems. Here's the money quote from the story:

"The whole PC category had been going into a slump both from the release of Vista and because of emerging technologies such as netbooks and smart phones ... We see the release of Windows 7 as playing a factor in new capital investment in PCs, especially for companies that have not refreshed their PCs in four or five years."

What does that mean for certification? Good news all around. With an increase in spending will come an increase in jobs, and certification can help you land one of those jobs. In addition, Microsoft is already starting to release Windows 7 exams, and more are coming. In other words, there's never been a better time to get certified.

IT Boom Coming? originally appeared on About.com Tech Certification on Thursday, October 8th, 2009 at 21:35:20.

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If you're a manager, you not only need to be concerned with your own career growth -- which includes keeping your tech skills up to par and current -- but also those of your direct reports.

Happy employees are those that feel challenged in their current positions and who are given opportunities to develop their skills even further. It's part of your job then to assist employees along in this growth, working with them to set obtainable goals and coaching along the way.

Read up on these career development tips, which can help you empower employees to make sure they're heading down their desired career path.

Coaching Your Employees originally appeared on About.com Tech Careers on Tuesday, May 24th, 2011 at 11:14:03.

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Not long ago, I wrote about how Linux skills are in high demand these days.

While contributors to the Linux kernel have traditionally been portrayed as hobbyists or volunteers, I recently came across an article in APC magazine that cited some interesting stats about where Linux code is coming from.

In a Linux.conf.au presentation, Jonathan Corbet, a kernel contributor and the founder of LWN.net, pointed out that, between December 2009 and January 2010:

• 18 percent of kernel contributions came from people not affiliated with any single corporation (volunteers);
• seven percent of contributions weren't classified;
• 75 percent of contributors were paid to write Linux code as part of their jobs.

According to the article, these are some of the tech companies that have been hiring developers specifically to write Linux code:

• Red Hat;
• Intel;
• IBM;
• Novell;
• Oracle.

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75% of Linux Contributors Getting Paid for Their Work originally appeared on About.com Tech Careers on Sunday, May 23rd, 2010 at 06:39:03.

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