The demand for big data experts in large companies is expected to more than double by 2017 to 69,000, according to a study sponsored by data analytics specialists SAS. In 2013, there were 31,000 people employed as big data specialists at ...
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Lloyds Banking Group is looking for 30 IT apprentices to take up specialist roles that it says cannot be filled by graduates. The group, which is the parent company of high street bank Lloyds TSB, is looking for school leavers with a ...
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Job vacancies for IT workers are increasing at a faster rate in areas outside of London, despite an on-going drive by the government to promote Tech City and start-ups in the East End of the Capital. This is according to the latest data ...
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Hiring of technology professionals has been on the upswing in the first half of this year, with new IT hires accounting for about 10% of all the job growth in the U.S. in June, according to two independent assessments. Total tech ...
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Data from IT employment firm CWJobs.co.uk shows the IT jobs market is continuing to bounce back in certain areas, with vacancy levels now only 15 per cent below Q1 2008, when the global recession struck. While the electronics side of the ...
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BlackBerry's free Messenger service is being expanded to work with iOS and Android devices. Analysts regarded the move -- announced today at BlackBerry Live -- as mostly positive, since it could help an improving BlackBerry expand its ...
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Many U.S. tech companies are pushing hard this year for an increase in the number of high-skill immigrants allowed into the country, but many veteran IT workers question their motives for wanting to increase the number of visas under the ...
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There are more IT managers working today than two years ago, but their unemployment rate is rising as well. It's a paradox of government data, but there are theories for the apparent discrepancy. The government reported that the ...
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CompTIA, the non-profit association for the information technology (IT) industry, concluded its fourth Annual Member Meeting this week with heavy focus on how to do business in an increasingly mobile world where technology users expect and ...
There's plenty of reason for optimism about IT jobs. CIOs are ramping up hiring, average salaries are climbing, and companies are increasing their investments in core tech areas such as security, mobility and data analytics. Concerns about ...
Demand for information security experts in the United States is outstripping the available supply by a widening margin, according to a pair of recently released reports. A report from Burning Glass Technologies, which develops ...
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General Motors is hiring 1,000 IT staff for a center in a suburb of Phoenix, as part of its strategy to move more high-value IT work in-house. The new center will join three others it has set up in Austin, Texas; Roswell, Ga., and Warren, ...
According to a pair of recently released reports, demand for information security experts in the United States is outstripping the available supply by a widening margin. A report from Burning Glass Technologies, which develops ...
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Jason Stamper summarises the most recent technology results and deals announcements. Of those reporting in this period it is Cisco that's the bellwether, and its results should give a little encouragement to the sector as a whole. But not ...
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Rackspace plans to add 1,000 people to its staff of about 5,000 over the next two years. It is doing so under an agreement with the state of Texas, which will help train its workers. The state is providing a $2.5 million grant for the ...