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IT pros less in demand than catering staff
News The demand for IT pros has now fallen beneath that of catering workers, according to figures drawn from the Reed Recruitment Index. Areas of growth -- and where IT pros might do well to re-skill -- include programming skills for Web services and...
[September 3, 2002, 15:42]
IT pros 'need better communication skills'
News A report published on Thursday by City & Guilds, a vocational qualifications awarding body, claims that the days of IT pros being "resident office nerd, allergic to conversation and operating in a world of their own" will soon be over.
[May 15, 2003, 15:06]
IT pros: A life of unpaid overtime?
News It's one of those topics where IT pros will comment, but many don't want their names mentioned for fear of jeopardising their careers. When asked, one IT pro said he couldn't remember the last time his manager had taken him aside and told him to...
[April 12, 2002, 11:53]
IT pros fear offshoring, executives don't
News IT pros and software and web developers, however, were more concerned. Though no job in the enterprise is safe from being offshored nowadays, the top of the IT department feels the most secure while the rank-and-file IT workers are the most...
[May 17, 2006, 15:35]
Home Office 'wrong' over criminalisation of IT pros
News However, Coaker insisted that IT pros would not be affected by the law, arguing that the courts would be directed to consider whether the tool had been created for criminal purposes. The Home Office has been blasted by lawyers over its claims that...
[July 19, 2006, 16:45]
VoIP security fears spook IT pros
News In a debate at the Infosecurity conference in London last Wednesday, an audience of security and IT pros voted that Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) wasn't able to support mission critical communications at the moment.
[May 3, 2006, 13:30]
Most IT pros finding work 'within three months'
News Half of job-seeking IT pros are finding work within three months despite the economic downturn, a new survey has found. However, the survey of 350 job seekers, commissioned by IT recruitment company First Point, also revealed a substantial...
[June 11, 2009, 9:19]
Top 5 Windows Product Key Activation Challenges IT Pros Encountered and Solved
White Papers These changes, while simple, often caused concerns and operational challenges for IT Pros in deploying Windows. Windows Vista® and Windows Server® 2008 include some significant changes relating to product activation over Windows® XP and...
[February 24, 2009, 10:58]
IT pros fear offshoring, executives don't
Talkback I used to think that, I have seen the 'well qualified' and 'expert' offshore staff first hand. They haven't got a clue what to do, it now takes me twice as long to explain to one how to do something than it would take me to do it AND I have to...
[June 16, 2006, 20:59]
IT pros fear offshoring, executives don't
Talkback Gee, there's a shock. The guy who makes teh decision to off-shore all his workers and destroy the local tech skills base is not scared about losing his job as part of that decision. So let me get this right, he therefore doesn't implement something...
[May 18, 2006, 23:28]
IT pros fear offshoring, executives don't
Talkback Didn't have to wait long! Google Dell or Apple or Delta Airlines and the work offshore to see how a lot of companies are coming to their senses!
[June 9, 2006, 6:26]
IT pros fear offshoring, executives don't
Talkback Lets see now, lets pay the IT people (are critical to a business) just an average salary. For a job requiring high degree of business and technical skills lets not pay them a decent salary. Not forgetting the untold number of unpaid overtime that...
[June 20, 2006, 14:26]
IT pros fear offshoring, executives don't
Talkback Lets just give all the work to non-indiginous people! Good idea! How's that going to help our economy? Smart @$$es If you're the CTO or something, this will look great on paper becuase it saves money.
[October 7, 2006, 19:47]
UK law will criminalise IT pros, say experts
Talkback I also believe that hacking is currently illegal. I notice that this never stopped anyone! Dont worry about it, i highly doubt the coppers will come and get if if you write your software. IF you start to misuse it then maybe.
[September 1, 2006, 16:23]
Failing IT Pros?
Talkback How typical of somebody from Microsoft. The fact is that Microsoft are one of the worst offenders, they'd have no staff left due to their failed development projects. They deliver products that are late, full of bugs and nothing like the orginal...
[May 24, 2007, 12:44]
Home Office 'wrong' over criminalisation of IT pros
Talkback Its the same as "reasonably practicable" in the health and safety stakes. One man being wrapped up in cotton wool for his working life might be reasonable, to others given them a pair of gloves and telling them to walk along a 5mile high plank of...
[September 1, 2006, 16:18]
Home Office 'wrong' over criminalisation of IT pros
Talkback "more criminally" by who's definition? Sounds more like 'removing the burden of proof' to me. I guess it takes a real IT pro to judge another IT pro. I'm guessing not that many are working for the police and courts.
[July 25, 2006, 0:27]
UK law will criminalise IT pros, say experts
Talkback And where does this end? What defines an 'article' under this law? Are Dell guilty of supplying PC's to criminals; or Intel, or Microsoft. BT must know that sometimes their copper is used to transmit DDoS attacks.
[May 22, 2006, 10:28]
UK law will criminalise IT pros, say experts
Talkback The real goal lobbied for really is ofcourse getting control over those that could raise a finger and ask difficult questions. It's always better to obtain an additional stick to beat someone over the head with.
[May 20, 2006, 0:04]
UK law will criminalise IT pros, say experts
Talkback The sooner parliament is dragged kicking and screaming out of the 19th century and into this one, the better for us all. The digital revolution is up and running and it's going to leave all those dinosaurs in it's wake.
[May 20, 2006, 9:36]
