How to get the most out of mentoring
By: Sharon Florentine Mentoring isn’t just about bringing talent along so that they understand the workflow and process norms of a company; it’s about culture and nuances of learning a profession, communication skills, leadership skills and growth as a professional and as a person. It’s also about a building a deeper connection with someone who […]
6 hot IT leadership trends — and 6 going cold
By: Paul Heltzel IT leadership is changing nearly as rapidly as technology itself. Successful tech executives are shifting toward initiating strategic change rather than acting as trusted operators, as the CIO role sees greater emphasis on leadership skills related to digital transformation over keeping the lights on. While the spectrum for IT leadership success remains […]
ERP skills gap may open with moves to the cloud
Organizations must decide between using internal experts or outside consultants as they implement ERP systems. Experts say a combination of both may be the best option. When implementing ERP systems, companies face an age-old dilemma — should they build out on an internal ERP skills bench or rely on outside consultants? This decision is not […]
How to Build the Perfect ERP Implementation Team
The benefits of implementing an ERP system are abundantly clear. ERP software helps businesses better manage and derive value from their data, streamline and standardize processes, and even allows some core business functions to be automated, giving employees time to focus on tasks which require more attention. With the market expected to be worth $41.69 billion by […]
2019’s Top 5 Jobs in Artificial Intelligence
By: Saige Driver If businesses want to stay ahead of the competition, they need to stay current with best practices, new trends and emerging technology, including artificial intelligence. “Companies of all sizes and types are increasing their spending on emerging technologies to improve the customer experience, increase efficiencies, find new ways to leverage the growing […]
Top Data Science Certifications for Career Advancement
Being the fastest growing industry of this century, data science continues to bring changes in every sphere of our lives and make our society more & more technologically advanced. Evidently, as this domain keeps going bigger & bigger as we speak, it gives rise to a plethora of employment opportunities. The reach of data science […]
Microsoft is the hungriest tech company for AI talent, with almost 2,000 job openings listed
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has reiterated on various stages during several developer events, that the future of computing and technology will converge at an artificially intelligent endpoint. Dogfooding the philosophy of its CEO, Microsoft has been on a hiring blitz for developers, engineers, marketers, and managers to fill a wide variety of AI positions within […]
The cybersecurity skills shortage is getting worse
By: Jon Oltsik At the end of each year, ESG conducts a wide-ranging global survey of IT professionals, asking them about challenges, purchasing plans, strategies, etc. As part of this survey, respondents were asked to identify areas where their organization has a problematic shortage of skills. In 2018-2019, cybersecurity skills topped the list — 53 […]
Skills and salaries for today’s top IT executive roles
By: Sarah White Information technology has spread across the business, and it only stands to grow larger as companies adopt more technology in service of business goals. Here are the best locations, average salaries and popular skills for the top IT executive positions. See larger image Thinkstock Skills and salaries for today’s top IT executive […]
How to Pass Top Microsoft Certifications MTA, MCSA and MCSE Exams Using Practice Tests
We are all well familiar with the name of Microsoft as there is hardly a corner in the world where the software produced by this company is not used. However, Microsoft is not only a software provider; it also offers a huge certification program for IT professionals all over the world. We are all well […]