James Maguire

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Also see: The 2011 IT Salary Guide And: The 2009 IT Salary Guide And: IT Salary Survey, January 2009(compares ’08 and ’09 IT salary levels.) Clearly, the 2010 IT Salary Guidereveals that average starting salaries are suffering a rough patch. It’s a bit grim to look at the list of IT salaries and see numbers […]

ALSO SEE: • 2008: Top 200 Tech Blogs • 2007: Top 100 Tech Blogs Is the list of top tech blogs settling into a sort of established universe? Odd, but apparently true. I noticed a pronounced maturation as I created Datamation’s third annual list of top tech blogs. The tech blogger is less the buzzy […]

The IT job market is a gloomy place right now. There’s no denying it. Job listings are down and even many fully employed IT staffers are feeling insecure. IT salary levels are squeezed along with companies’ bottom lines. Foote Partners, an IT analyst firm, found that in Q2 pay premiums for non-certified and certified IT […]

A truly cool iPhone app boosts the iPhone’s already exceptional form factor. Right out the box, the fashionable handheld (ever the cool kid’s accoutrement) handles everything from texting to movie downloads to shooting video. But add a few choice apps – say, a top-flight personal organizer or a cool music app – and your iPhone […]

The salary site Glassdoor recently passed its one-year anniversary, which gives fresh meaning to the question: are the tech salaries the site publishes accurate? Glassdoor generated a tempest of controversy the moment it launched. Many sites list IT salary levels – here’s 2009 IT salaries and 2004-09 IT salaries – describing pay by job title […]

If you’re inclined toward an optimistic view, you might look at the slight dip in IT salaries without too much worry. Sure, IT pay in 2009 is looking anemic. Based on data from Janco Associates(see chart below) the average paycheck slipped a fraction of one percent from 2008. That’s not great, but hey, it’s not […]

What’s your experience with today’s IT job market? Please comment below. If you’re inclined toward an optimistic view, you might look at the slight dip in IT salaries without too much worry. Sure, IT pay in 2009 is looking anemic. Based on data from Janco Associates(see chart below) the average paycheck slipped a fraction of […]

It always hurts a tech company’s feelings to be called an “acquisition target.” Oh no, protests the small fish, we’re not in business to be gobbled up – we’re going to succeed in our own right. While that hope may be sincere, big obstacles loom before a tech firm can call itself “entrenched.” Nowhere is […]

Security is a hot area for IT job openings. While the need for some tech skills waxes and wanes as IT churns through its constant overhaul, the need to protect the infrastructure seems only to increase. And, security jobs can’t be shipped overseas. Businesses need a vigilant staff scanning for intrusions right on premise. Do […]