5 Ways IT professionals will want to change in 2015

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5 Ways IT professionals will want to change in
2015

• IT has been and will continue to be one of the
  most demanding fields in terms of changing what
  the public needs and, thus, what IT professionals
  should look to provide. If you work in the field,
  you have certainly noticed that skills which were
  the hottest thing five years ago might be close
  to irrelevant today. In order to help you stay on
  top of the most recent developments, we have
  comprised a list of five areas you will
  definitely want to look into for 2015 if you
  havent already.

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1) Security

• The first place in this list should definitely
  not come as a surprise. A vast number of security
  issues have been made public, from open-source
  troubles to breaches into internal servers of
  major companies like Sony. Security is definitely
  one of the most hyped things right now. Skills
  like threat management, being able to tell where
  an attack comes from and what its scope might be
  are more important than ever.

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2) Programming/application development

• According to a Computerworld survey, programmers
  and web developers are going to be the most
  sought-after IT professionals of 2015. Openings
  here are most likely. Specialists say that
  companies are not just looking for people with
  some development background, but rather the
  experience to handle big scale projects.

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3) Fixing issues rather than devices

• This is another trend that has been showing for
  some time, but some IT professionals still dont
  realize. Computers and mobile devices have gotten
  very cheap. Compare their price to that of 10
  years ago and you will probably reach the
  conclusion that is rarely worth it to actually
  repair a computer anymore. Most people just buy a
  new one. Support should, then, focus more on
  fixing specific issues like network connectivity,
  login problems and dealing with software that
  doesnt function properly.

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4) Database management

• Big Data has been one of the most mentioned words
  IT conventions in 2014. Companies are
  increasingly getting their hands on vast amounts
  of data. More often than not, they dont really
  know how to best utilize it. Database management,
  administration and design are becoming
  increasingly more important to enterprises over
  the world.

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5) Diversifying into management

• Last but not least, IT is no longer a business
  where a genius comes up with a new device in his
  garage and manages a breakthrough. Today, the
  field is so saturated and competitive that
  project management is absolutely essential.
  Diversifying into softer skills and being able to
  responsibly handle a project and make sure it is
  completed on time while also understanding the
  subject matter is becoming invaluable in IT.

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