Ryan Day

Cybersecurity Supply Hasn’t Caught Up with Demand – A Decade of IT Trends, Part IV

August 30, 2017 Ryan Day Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Unlike cloud computing, the concept of cybersecurity didn’t burst onto the IT scene in the past 10 years. Securing data has always been of the utmost importance. From our inaugural survey to this year’s 10th annual IT Skills and Salary Report, cybersecurity has remained one of the principal IT focal points. Since 2011, security has ranked either first or second in terms of top tech interest by our survey respondents. While cybersecurity has always been a priority, managing it has changed drastically in the last decade. IT security professionals have different responsibilities than they did in 2008.

Cloud Computing: Zero to Hero in Under 10 Years – A Decade of IT Trends, Part III

August 22, 2017 Ryan Day Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

The shift to cloud platforms has been swift and impactful. The rapid rise and adoption by IT departments has been well documented in our annual IT Skills and Salary Report. In our 2017 report, cloud computing has the highest salary by functional area has emerged as a top tech interest area worldwide.

IT Salaries Outpace Other U.S. Industries – A Decade of IT Trends, Part II

August 15, 2017 Ryan Day Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

As more professionals have trained over the last decade, IT salaries have risen in unison. The industry bounced back from the most recent recession and continues to show signs of long-term staying power. But changes are needed to ensure positive trends continue.

IT Certifications: 5 New Realities – A Decade of IT Trends, Part I

August 8, 2017 Ryan Day Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Microsoft, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

Certifications are now considered the pinnacle of achievement in the tech industry. That’s a huge change in perspective from a decade ago when many IT professionals still didn’t understand the merit of certification.

What Drives IT Pros to Change Jobs? The Evolution of the IT Decision-Maker, Part III

August 3, 2017 Ryan Day Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

OK, so unhappy employees are looking to change jobs. That’s not exactly breaking news. But how many IT professionals are actually exploring new employment opportunities? Since we started our report in 2008, the percentage of respondents considering a job change has ranged from 24 to 70 percent. That low point came in the first year of our survey. The high was two years later, just as the economic recession was ending and IT professionals emerged from a “just happy to be employed” mindset.