Don E. Sears

Demand for IT security professionals with certifications is hot and does not appear to be cooling down. Whether for federal government organizations, enterprises or small and midsize businesses, several studies reveal a strong demand for security skills. “Professionals with ‘cyber’ on their resume can command a 20 percent salary premium, as both the public and […]

21 Tech Certifications That Keep IT Workers in Demand by Don E. Sears No Title VMware Certified Professional (VCP) No Title Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) No Title GIAC Security Audit Essentials (GSAE) No Title Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) No Title Check Point Certified Security Expert (CCSE) No Title Check Point Certified Security Administrator […]

Professional services, systems integrators, security professionals, health IT software companies and large-scale technology service providers all stand to benefit from information technology spending in fiscal year 2011 and beyond, according to upcoming annual research on government spending. The latest figures on IT budget requests for the federal government are $79.4 billion for fiscal year 2011, […]

The No. 1 thing on the mind of large and midsize businesses is revenue generation, according to an IT industry report from the Computing Technology Industry Association on technology business confidence. Over the next two quarters, 53 percent of companies surveyed plan to invest more in research and development, entering new markets, and rolling out […]

Given the March employment figures released by the government the week of March 29, technology jobs in the last six months have shown some real signs of growth, with over 22,000 new jobs being reported. The problem is that there are still some signs of instability in the air, as March also saw the loss […]

Enterprise software company CA announced it will be slashing 1,000 jobs from its workforce at the end of April, according to an internal memo from CEO Bill McCracken. As part of a larger business strategy with an emphasis on cloud products, CA has been rapidly expanding its product base with cloud company acquisitions. As part […]

If you are in need of a job or looking to switch out of a dead end in technology, it may be time to buy an American flag lapel pin and get training, certification and real-world experience in Internet, networking and computer security. The Department of Homeland Security, the FBI and a host of other […]

There was a bump of 162,000 new, non-farm jobs in March and the unemployment rate was held unchanged at 9.7 percent, according to monthly employment numbers released April 2 by the U.S. Department of Labor. Factors at play included growth in construction, manufacturing, health care, temporary job expansion and government-backed jobs from the 2011 census.Technology […]

Seventy-nine percent of surveyed CIOs are feeling optimistic about their companies’ prospects for growth, and 40 percent are planning for new projects. But that positive streak does not necessarily translate into big growth in full-time hiring in the second quarter, according to a recent hiring and skills report.Only 9 percent of 1,400 CIOs polled for […]

It is still mostly about the money for information technology workers, according to a 2010 skills and salary study from Cary, N.C.-based technology-training provider Global Knowledge, but it is not everything when it comes to job satisfaction. Global Knowledge, in partnership with TechRepublic, surveyed more than 19,500 technology workers and captured over 90 percent of […]